jimmy spittle could write the book on pressure.s faced told the entire story. a skipper of the american team, oracle, sailed with ben ainslie in the last campaign. they arejust one bit ainslie in the last campaign. they are just one bit away. they had to use every ounce of their sailing knowledge to engineer the greatest victory the sport has ever seen. against all the odds, the comeback of the century is complete. from 8-1 down to an eventual 98 win, the sailing press may be dismissing the chances of sir ben ainslie this year, but there is no way spittle will. there is a lot of experience. many people said we were taking a knife to the gunfight. most people we re knife to the gunfight. most people were saying at 8—1 it was over. then were saying at 8—1 it was over. then we saw what happened. i think, in sport, the great thing about sport, is that you never know. i, for one, will not be discounting that team. both of us are very, very competitive. we have a lot of respect for each other. but i want nothing more for us to kill each