America’s Cup defending champs capsize near the Golden Gate [video]

America’s Cup defending champs capsize near the Golden Gate [video]

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Oracle Team USA’s willingness to push the limits of their sport is an essential part of their winning style, but yesterday, it resulted in the rare capsizing of their nearly $8 million boat as well.

Fortunately, none of the fourteen-man crew was hurt when the ship went over near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and they assure fans they will bounce back from the experience to make a strong showing next fall at the America’s Cup race.

Andrew Wisner caught the following video of the event itself:

Here’s the team’s take on the incident:

Full story at Oracle Racing Team @ Facebook and NBC Bay Area.

Sailing through the setbacks.


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