Ben Ainslie was instrumental on Oracle Team USA that reversed a near capitulation trailing 1-8 to Emirates Team New Zealand in the 2013 contest, before snatching victory from the hapless Kiwis 9-8.Wow! He’s a comeback King. Fingers crossed he can continue.
Only a mumpsimus throttlebottom snollygoster bloviator called Johnson!Yes, it's really annoying seeing those guys go about their normal lives, sitting in the sun, and going to restaurants and bars. I wonder what we did wrong over here?
Having seen the recent news, fingers crossed US yacht is ok and they can still compete.
It's not a small hole either.....
I think they will either have to retire from next weekend’s races, in which case Britannia wins the Prada Cup (I think), or “race” in Defiant, boat #1, just for practice.