Oracle Team USA

The Oracle Team USA command is founded in 2000. The sponsor of a command is a Larry Ellison, the head of Oracle corporation.

2010: A victory in the Cup of America

The command won the last ^[1] which were carried out in 2010.

2013: A victory in the 34th Cup of America

Loss of a victory because of an error in distribution of weight

In August, 2013 it became known that the head of Oracle Larry Ellison who is not only one of the most influential and rich managers of IT of the industry, but also the inveterate yachtsman lost sports awards, important for it, because of the misunderstanding allowed by its command.

Ellison team of Oracle Team USA allowed on three racing sailing vessels placement of a load of 5 pounds (a little more than 2.2 kg) in not put place that became severe violation of rules which forced a command to refuse the prize during the last races.

On a photo - new AC72 sailing vessels which will be involved in competitions in September, 2013

Total weight of each sailing vessel participating in a race was correct, but rules of competitions very scrupulously regulate each trifle, including distribution of a load and weight of a command that seriously affects controllability of the sailing vessel. The general weight of sailing vessels is about 12.5 thousand pounds at everyone.

It is about AC45 sailing vessels, a series of 45-foot yachts. Till this year they were actively used in competitions, and then passed into discharge of training: they were succeeded by AC72.

The Oracle Team USA command already officially recognized the error. According to her official statement, weight on the sailing vessel was redistributed by team members, without having delivered in a rate the management and skippers, and fraud was not their purpose: the mistake was made unconsciously.

America’s Cup (Cup of America) is one of the oldest competitions in the international sport, it is carried out already more than 100 years. Within the competitions there is a series of races of two sailing vessels that represents very spectacular action. A cup of 2013 there will pass in September in San Francisco, California. Oracle Team USA will be traditional to represent the USA, commands of Sweden, Italy and New Zealand will also participate in a competition.

Strong-willed victory

In September, 2013 the 34th America's CUP championship which the Larry Ellison team won against Oracle Team USA was held. This race was christened one of the most interesting sports events in the history as actions in it were developed very dramatically.

The Larry Ellison team defended a champion title in 2013

In that regatta the Emirates Team New Zealand command which needed to win only once was in the lead to become the champion. At the score 1:8 not in own favor of Oracle Team USA gathered and could break the meeting course in what there was a big merit of the chief specialist on tactics sir Ben Ainslie who, by the way, is a four-time Olympic champion. Ellison wards won that race with the score 9:8.^[2]

"All 11 participants of crew believed in a victory. We just very strongly wanted it. We knew that we will be able" — the skipper of Oracle Team USA Jimmy Spithill told then.

Unlike superiority of 2010 when Oracle Team USA won the first victory in the Cup to America, Larry Ellison did not participate in a regatta of 2013, but was the chief manager of a command and its sponsor. The founder of Oracle answered a question of the journalist Charlie of Charlie Rose of that why Ellison aimed at the second champion's title, the following:

"It is amusing that after two defeats I understood that I will not be able to leave the loser. However having won the Cup of America, I came to a conclusion that without one more victory I will not leave. My passion is not smoking, and sailing".

2014: Start of cooperation with Airbus

In October, 2014 Oracle Team USA signed the agreement with one of the largest aircraft-building companies in Airbus world. Within cooperation partners intend to create "the invincible hi-tech yacht".

According to terms of the contract, Ellison team will get access to the technologies of aerodynamics, materials science, hydraulics and data analysis belonging to Airbus. Designers of Orcale Team USA and airline will be engaged in joint improvement of courts, one of which will probably participate in the following Cup of America.

2017: the 35th Cup of America

Oracle Team USA prepares for the 35th cup of America's CUP which will pass in 2017. Ellison hopes to defend a champion title. As of November, 2014 the venue of a competition is not defined: organizers of the event select between the city of San Diego and Bermuda.

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