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"It's the equivalent of being on the back of a linebacker during a (football) game, " Spithill said.
CNN: Turning global activism into a game
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Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill has often compared steering the powerful catamarans to driving a race car.
NPR: America's Cup Fatality Raises Safety Questions
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The Oracle team, like Artemis on Thursday, had failed to pull off the tricky bear-away move, said Mr. Spithill, the Oracle team skipper.
WSJ: Before America's Cup Capsize, Concerns About Safety
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Spithill was at the helm of Oracle's first 72-foot catamaran in October when the twin hulls dug into the waves and the boat tumbled stern over bow.
NPR: America's Cup Fatality Raises Safety Questions
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"What's so amazing about this boat is it's suspended on these tiny pieces of engineered carbon fiber, " Spithill told The Associated Press last month after Oracle launched its new boat.
NPR: America's Cup Fatality Raises Safety Questions
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The newest prize, announced on Friday morning in San Francisco, is the chance to ride along as a guest during an America's Cup practice run with champion yachtsman James Spithill.
CNN: Turning global activism into a game
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"The past America's Cups have been like watching paint dry, when the boats were very slow and miles offshore, " Jimmy Spithill, skipper for the Oracle team, said in an interview last month.
WSJ: America's Cup Team Feared Capsizing
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"The harder you push the accelerator, the faster you go, but there's a chance you hit the wall, " Spithill said in March during a visit to San Diego to promote the Red Bull Youth America's Cup.
NPR: America's Cup Fatality Raises Safety Questions
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"The past America's Cups have been like watching paint dry, when the boats were very slow and miles offshore, " Jimmy Spithill, the skipper for Oracle Team USA, said in an interview last month as his team was under way with its own training.
WSJ: Before America's Cup Capsize, Concerns About Safety