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The Oldest Trophy In Sports

ByThe Rigging Company

Newport Rhode Island is no stranger to the Americas Cup. Annapolis local, Terry Hutchinson and Team Artemis seem to be the big match racing threat.  While James Spithill and Team Oracle maintain a 4 point lead in the overall standings just ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand. The standings atop the leaderboard are tight to say the least and this could be almost anyone’s game.

Check out the day 4 highlights of the Americas Cup World Series. The worlds best sailors enjoy perfect conditions and duke it out for the oldest trophy in sports…….

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXJkFHonAsk&w=560&h=315]

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