Oracle Team USA's Larry Ellison declared that the 34th America's Cup would be sailed on AC72 class wing-sail catamarans. Oracle Team USA experienced the first major accident involving the new AC72 class, when the boat capsized during training off San Francisco on October 16, 2012.

Oct 29, 2014 · Larry Ellison's intense desire to dominate yacht racing offers insight into the way he approaches business.

Oct 10, 2011 · USA-17 is the specially-built sloop rigged racing sail trimaran (a catamaran with three hulls) launched by the BMW Oracle Racing team that won the 33rd America’s Cup. It’s 90 feet long square...

Oct 17, 2012 · Oracle boss Larry Ellison wanted to make the America’s Cup more like Nascar. He’s succeeded. His team, the defending champions, capsized one of its AC72 catamarans in San Francisco Bay -- then...

Dec 6, 2016 · When he’s racing, Larry gets a break from being Larry Ellison. In a recent interview, Larry told me he didn’t realize when he first went after the America’s Cup that running a Cup campaign has “a lot more in common with my job running Oracle than my …

Oct 4, 2007 · When he died, the 32-knot vessel, originally named Eco, was snapped up by Larry Ellison to act as a fast mothership for his racing maxi Sayonara and the Oracle America’s Cup campaign in New Zealand.

Jun 12, 2024 · Ellison competed in the race on his yacht, Sayonara, and beat the previous race record by over one day. His victory in the race was a significant achievement and demonstrated his skill and expertise in offshore sailing.

Sep 25, 2013 · From an 8-1 deficit, Oracle won seven straight races to tie up the series, then won a convincing victory today over Emirates Team New Zealand. The horn on Ellison's motor yacht Musashi let out a...

Sep 25, 2013 · But Oracle has rallied in recent races, and finished the final leading the Emirates boat by a full 45 seconds. It’s the final result of Ellison’s long struggle for faster, lighter boats...

Jun 23, 2024 · Ellison, a longtime funder of the America’s Cup sailing race and chair at Oracle, remains a big backer of the league. His software company has given SailGP $2.3mn in exchange for sponsorship,...