Americas Cup champs capsize boat

Defending Americas Cup champion Oracle Team USA have capsized a catamaran in Bermuda.

Two-time defending America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA capsized a 45-foot catamaran while training in Bermuda on Wednesday.

Australian skipper Jimmy Spithill said there were no injuries and only slight damage to the catamaran.

The boat was quickly righted and sailed back to the dock and Spithill anticipates the crew would be sailing again on Thursday.

The skipper said the incident was similar to a race in the 2013 America's Cup when Emirates Team New Zealand's 72-foot catamaran rose up on one hull and hung in the air for a few seconds before righting itself.

This time, though, the Oracle boat went over on its side.

Spithill was at the helm when Oracle capsized a 72-foot catamaran on San Francisco Bay in 2012, causing significant damage.


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