Oracle Team USA vs. Emirates Team New Zealand -- Race 18

From America's Cup Village at Marina Green on the grandstands, 9-24-13.

"In a sense, Team Oracle USA just gave them a taste of Kiwi!" :P


New Zealand-8, USA-6, Kiwis needed 1 to win, Americans needed 3. Oracle won both Race 17+18 to force a winner-take-all race the following day. Larry Ellison blew off his Oracle OpenWorld keynote speech to watch the race from a chase boat. Meanwhile, his super yacht 'Musashi' is anchored off of Sausalito, which you can see in the background.

The announcers are always pretty funny. Some of the cheesy lines I remember hearing during these races include:

1. "Let's not forget that just a few months ago seeing a boat foiling was like spotting Sasquatch."

2. "So the lead is back up to 300 meters for the Americans! They rolled the dice and it came up Yahtzee!"

3. "Annie's Blond Hair-o-Meter is showing that the wind speed is about 8-9 knots."


"The Kiwis have been on match point since last Wednesday, Sept. 18, but now face the possibility of watching the defender stage perhaps the most historic comeback in sport. Already ORACLE TEAM USA has won 10 races, but has 8 points because of a penalty imposed by the International Jury."

34th America's Cup, San Francisco.
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