Sailing World asked veteran Gary Jobson who he would have picked for an all-US America's Cup team.

Five times between 1976 and 1991, Gary Jobson was asked to recruit sailors for America's Cup teams. He did so for Courageous (twice), Defender (1983), Heart of America (1987), and America3 (1992).

"During that time, I never considered using any sailors from outside the United States", he said. "Today's international free agency allows the participation of sailors from countries that don't compete for the America's Cup, but it's also kept many Americans on the beach".

"At this writing, of the 374 sailors I counted on the rosters of the 12 America's Cup teams in Valencia, only 28 were American", he added. "Not even enough for one two-boat program".

Gary Jobson made a matrix of talented American sailors including college sailors, offshore champions, one-design aces, match-race specialists, Olympians, and current and past America's Cup sailors to assemble an All-American, America's Cup Team.

The Afterguard is an association of four-time Olympian Paul Foerster (skipper), Team New Zealand's Mark Mendelblatt (tactician), VOR ABN AMRO's One Stan Honey (navigator) and Harry Melges (strategist).

The other members of the crew would be :
- Jud Smith (Main trimmer) ;
- Anna Tunnicliffe (Runner/pit assist) ;
- Charlie Ogletree (Main caddy/traveler) ;
- Stu Argo (Port trimmer) ;
- Andrew Campbell (Starboard trimmer) ;
- Zach Railey, Lance Armstrong & Mike Howard (Grinders) ;
- Brad Nichol (Mastman) ;
- George Szabo (Pit) ;
- John von Schwarz (Sewer) ;
- Clay Johnson (Midbow)
- Rob Erda (Bow).