Jimmy Spithill gets Oracle coach Philippe Presti for America's Cup challengeORACLE TEAM USA Jimmy Spithill's coaching mentor Phillipe Presti is back for another America's Cup. Credit: ORACLE TEAM USAAmerica's Cup challengers Luna Rossa have signed Philippe Presti, the coach who helped mastermind the 2013 San Francisco comeback that denied Team New Zealand. It will be Presti's sixth America's Cup and he said the lure of the new boats was irresistible after Oracle Team USA decided not to challenge. Presti is also coach of the Australian team in the SailGP circuit which launches in Sydney this week. The Australian team has a heavy Oracle Team USA presence.

Source: Stuff February 11, 2019 22:30 UTC