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Congratulating Oracle Team USA for winning the 34th America’s Cup. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 5, 2013 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mrs. BOXER) submitted 

the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating Oracle Team USA for winning the 34th

America’s Cup. 

Whereas the America’s Cup is known as the oldest trophy in 

sports; 

Whereas the United States has long maintained one of the 

most successful sailing traditions in the world, with its 

teams having won more America’s Cup competitions than 

those of any other nation; 

Whereas the America’s Cup was hosted 13 times in New 

York City between 1870 and 1920, 12 times in Newport, 

Rhode Island, between 1930 to 1987, and 3 times in San 

Diego, California, between 1988 and 1995; 

Whereas Newport, Rhode Island hosted the inaugural America’s Cup World Series Season Championship, the final 

race in the new AC45 professional circuit in the lead-up 

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to the 2013 finals, and is proud of its America’s Cup heritage; 

Whereas America’s Cup World Series races were also held in 

San Diego and San Francisco, California; 

Whereas on September 25, 2013, in San Francisco, California, Oracle Team USA won the 34th America’s Cup, 

defeating Emirates Team New Zealand 9 races to 8; 

Whereas this is the second consecutive America’s Cup victory 

for Oracle Team USA, which previously won the 33rd

America’s Cup on February 14, 2010 in Valencia, Spain; 

Whereas on September 18, 2013, Oracle Team USA had lost 

8 of the first 11 races in the America’s Cup finals to 

Emirates Team New Zealand, but refused to give up; 

Whereas despite this deficit, skipper James Spithill declared: 

‘‘We will keep fighting all the way to the end. There is 

still a lot of racing and I am still convinced that we can 

win races. We will go out in every single race thinking 

we can win; we have to.’’; 

Whereas beginning on September 19, 2013, Oracle Team 

USA was able to win 7 consecutive races to set up a winner-take-all race on the San Francisco Bay course; 

Whereas Oracle Team USA was able to accomplish one of the 

greatest comebacks in sporting history by winning the 

final race in decisive fashion and securing their second 

consecutive America’s Cup; 

Whereas Ben Ainslie, Darren Bundock, Simon Daubney, 

Dirk de Ridder, Shannon Falcone, Kinley Fowler, Murray Jones, Rome Kirby, John Kostecki, Kyle Langford, 

Jonathan Macbeth, Brian MacInnes, Matthew Mason, 

Will McCarthy, Matt Mitchell, Joe Newton, Sam Newton, 

Gilberto Nobili, Philippe Persti, Tom Slingsby, Joe 

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Spooner, Simeon Tienpont, and Brad Webb came together to form one of the most exciting and skilled crews 

to have ever raced in the America’s Cup; and 

Whereas the partnership between the City and County of San 

Francisco and Oracle Team USA owner Larry Ellison 

produced the most visually stunning and publicly accessible series of races in the history of the America’s Cup: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates Oracle Team USA for win3 ning the 34th America’s Cup; 

4 (2) recognizes the achievements of all the crew, 

5 coaches, and staff who contributed to the victory; 

6 and 

7 (3) offers best wishes and support for the team 

8 as it prepares to defend its title once again in Amer9 ican waters. 

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