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The Team :
Software entrepreneur Larry Ellison purchased the AmericaOne
assets and planned to keep as much personnel
continuity
as possible and to mixed the Paul Cayard's Team with his maxi
boat Sayonara Crew. |
| Head |
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CEO : Larry Ellison
(USA)
President : Philip Simon (USA)
COO : Bill Erkelens (USA) |
| Afterguard |
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Helmsman (?) :
John Cutler (ex AmericaTrue), Peter Holmberg (ex Stars &
Stripes)*
Tactician (?) : Tommaso Chieffi (ex Fast 2000)
Navigator (?) : Ian Burns (ex Abracadabra) |
| Crew |
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Traveller/mainsheet : John Sweeney (USA,
ex America True)
Stuart Argo (USA, ex AmericaOne), Bill Bates (USA), Bill
Bates (AUS, ex Spirit of Australia 95), David Brooke
(NZL, ex Tag Heuer 95), Chris Cantrick (USA), Nic Clarke
(USA), Stuart Clarke (USA), Rodney Daniel (USA),
Eric Doyle (USA, ex Stars & Stripes), Cameron Dunn (NZL,
ex Abracadabra), Stuart Felker (USA, ex Stars &
Stripes), Graham Fleury (NZL, ex TNZ), Mike Howard (USA,
ex AmericaOne), Phillip Jameson (NZL, ex TNZ)
Brett Jones (USA), Brian MacInnes (USA, ex Abracadabra),
Mark McTeigue (AUS, ex OneAustralia 1995),
Robbie Naismith (NZL, ex TNZ), Jim Nicholas (USA, ex AmericaOne),
Mike Sanderson (NZL, ex TNZ), Brian
Sharp (USA), Geordie Shaver (ex Stars & Stripes), Matt
Smith (USA, ex Stars & Stripes), Phil Trinter (USA,
ex
AmericaOne), Dave Ullman (USA), Brad Webb (USA, ex America
True), Matt Welling (USA, ex AmericaOne),
Bob Wylie (USA), Jon Ziskind (ex America True), Robbie Young
(USA, ex Stars & Stripes)
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Lead meteorologist
: Bob Rice (USA, ex TNZ)
Simon Cooke (NZL), Aaron McIntosh (NZL), Scott Sanford (USA),
Rex Sellers (NZL), Chad Turner (USA), Jim
Watters (NZL, ex TNZ) |
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* Paul Cayard and Chris
Disckson are off the boat
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| The Boats :
Oracle
Racing is a two boat challenge. |
| Design |
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Pincipal Designers
: Bruce Farr (NZL, ex Young America), Russel Bowler (USA,
ex Young America),
Design Manager : Erik Egleston (USA, ex Young America)
Performance Analysis : Bill Cook (USA, ex AmericaOne), David
Hulse (USA)
Designers : Roberto Biscontini (USA, ex Young America), Steve
Morris (USA, ex Young America), Chris Todter
(USA, ex Young America), Britt Ward (USA, ex Young America),
Mat Bird (USA, ex Young America), Greg Buley
(USA, ex Young America), Keith Carew (USA), James Criner (USA),
Jaye Falls (USA), Alon Finkelstein (USA),
Dave Fornaro (USA), Evan Gatehouse (USA), Wayne Haigh (USA),
Peter Heppel (USA), Richard Korpus (USA),
Chris Mairs (USA), Bill Milewski (USA), Mick Price (USA),
Jim Schmicker (USA), Michael Selig (USA), Pat
Shaughnessy (USA), Luke Shingledecker (USA), Bruce Thompson
(USA), Graham Williams (USA)
Sail Design : Mickey Ickert (NZL, ex TNZ) |
| Builders |
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Boat Building Managers
: Richard Gillies (NZL), Tim Smyth (NZL) |
| IACC |
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Trial Boats : Oracle
has sold Aloha (USA-50 and USA-54) and AmericaOne (USA-49
and USA-61)
IACC 2003 : USA 71 & 76 |
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Budget
: US$100 million estimated
(Larry Ellison was the only provider but was join by BMW)
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