AMERICA’S CUP

SORRY, New Zealand, but your boys choked something horrid in San Francisco in September. Leading 8-1 in the 34th edition of the America’s Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand had to win only one more race to claim the regatta. In the end, Oracle Team USA finally clicked into gear and won the next eight races to triumph 9-8. You just could not believe what was unfolding before your eyes. It had been 30 years since AustraliaII rolled Liberty to win the America’s Cup, so it was only appropriate that Aussie skipper James Spithill (pictured) guided the Yanks to a memorable victory.