A Landlubber's Guide to The America's Cup

‘‘This is a time for bold measures. This is the country, and you are the generation.” —Bono TeamBDA will make history in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup when it takes to the Great Sound in next week's competition.In August…

[caption id="attachment_5724" align="alignnone" width=""]Team Groupama grinders in action at right. In the foreground is the trampoline.[/caption]AbandonTo abandon a race means to stop racing prior to a yacht having sailed the course.BoundaryThe line that marks the limits of the racing area.CapsizeA…

Jimmy SpithillORACLE Team USAIt didn’t take long before the America’s Cup took notice of Spithill’s prodigious talent. Signed by Young Australia in 2000, he became the youngest ever America’s Cup skipper at just 19-years-old. He’s also the youngest ever winner…