2013 — Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA win the America’s Cup with one of the greatest comebacks in sports history to keep the oldest trophy in international sports in the United States. Spithill steers Oracle’s space-age, 72-foot catamaran to its eighth straight victory, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay. All but defeated a week ago, the 34-year-old Australian and his international crew twice rallies from seven-point deficits to win 9-8.

In this Sept. 25, 2013, file photo Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill holds up the Auld Mug as they celebrate in the podium after winning the America’s Cup sailing event over Emirates Team New Zealand in San Francisco. Spithill, who skippered Oracle Team USA to two landmark victories in the America’s Cup, has joined Italian syndicate Luna Rossa. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)