My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run.

My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run.

I've never sailed a schooner. Never even been on one.

It basically was an art before. We're just starting to scratch it into a science.

No question it's repairable. We'll be sailing again before the trials and everything will be fine. We're extremely fortunate.

With these new boats and our veteran crew of American sailors, I feel this is one of the best campaigns I've ever put together. The bare hull of USA-77 just left Newport, Rhode Island two weeks ago and here she is going sailing today, which is true testament to how hard our whole team has worked to make this day possible,