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ORACLE TEAM USA has announced that Olympic gold medalist Tom Slingsby will take over for skipper Jimmy Spithill at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Toulon this weekend.
Slingsby, the sailing team manager and tactician/helmsman will steer the boat with skipper/helmsman Jimmy Spithill electing not to compete as he rehabs an injured elbow.
“I wanted to be 100% right before I load it up in racing environment,” Spithill explained.
“The rehab is coming along well and I may actually be fit enough to race, but there’s a slight chance that I could re-injure it by coming back too early, and that’s a risk we don’t need to take.
Tom Slingsby is a Olympic gold medalist in the Laser class in 2012 and was tactician on board of ORACLE TEAM USA victory in 2013.
“This was always something we had to be prepared for as a team,” Slingsby said.
“In any position on board, you want to have a good back-up who can step in. Jimmy is very talented and experienced. I know it won’t be easy but I’m looking forward to the opportunity.”
The full race crew in Toulon will consist of:
Tom Slingsby
Kyle Langford
Sam Newton
Joe Newton
Louis Sinclair
