jimmy spittle could write the book on pressure.ld the entire story. the skipper of the american team oracle sailed with ben ainslie in the last campaign. the team is nowjust one win away from the america's cup! 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 9—8 winners, the sailing press may be dismissing the chances of sir ben ainslie this year, but there is no way spittle will. what i have learned in this game, especially in san francisco, many people said we were taking a knife to the gunfight. when we started racing team new zealand is that the america cup was over. most people 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 we want nothing more than to kill eac