I hope so. Only time will tell. Here is a good video documentary on making stuff faster featuring the Oracle 72.

Video with Jimmy Spithill and Gary Jobson talking AC at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Md.
Watch it here.

Slingsby says time is critical in assembling a winning team

John Bertrand and the Oatley Challenge

Trauma, drowning killed America’s Cup sailor – medical report

America’s Cup TV picks up another award

"AC LiveLine, the revolutionary graphics package developed for the America’s Cup, was a centrepiece of the award-winning footage."

Adrian Newey targeted to design British AC boat
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more about here.

Nice interview with Spithill

Oracle Investors Reject CEO Ellison’s Pay at Annual Meeting

Excellent interview with Pete Melvin.

Inspiring video about youth Team Tilt Sailing

"It’s the second straight year shareholders have rejected executive pay packages, and the vote is non-binding.

“We’re constantly evaluating information and we will continue to do so,” Michael Boskin, an Oracle director, said at the meeting. “But we think we have a good process that is good corporate governance.”"

In other news: "Turkeys reject Thanksgiving"

Looks like our boy Grant Dalton is not going away . . .
Grant Dalton's fundraising drive to launch another America's Cup challenge

Is anyone actually surprised by this? I think it's great news, he is a tough competitor, and has an obvious passion for the event. Not to mention, he's a bit of a miracle worker, and if ETNZ were not as good as they were, the entire thing in San Fran would have been boring.

Mike

Tom Slingsby re-signs with Oracle Team USA for the next America’s Cup

technical details of Oracle's daggerboard system that changed their ability to foil upwind:

http://www.cupexperience.com/blog/2013/11/ac72-foil-control-system http://www.cupexperience.com/blog/2013/11/ac72-foil-control-system

What's everybody doing now?
USA Today Article Jimmy Spithill

None of the attention surpassed what Spithill found most moving: people suffering from cancer and other serious ailments who came up to tell him they were inspired by his never-surrender attitude.

"I expected people who enjoyed sport to come up to me," said the ultra fit Spithill. "But I didn't expect that. That was by far the coolest thing about the whole aftermath."

Ben Ainslie plugging away at his challenge.

Glen Ashby stays with ENTZ

What the heck is Iain Murray doing?

How 'bout the CEO of COR Team Australia