Two-time America’s Cup winning skipper James Spithill on deck to win World Sailor of the Year crown | dailytelegraph.com.au

Two-time America’s Cup winning skipper James Spithill on deck to win World Sailor of the Year crown | dailytelegraph.com.au

The hero of Oracle’s extraordinary comeback to win the America’s Cup last year, the Sydney sailor will go head-to-head with an Australian Olympic crew for the prestigious honour after the five finalists for the top award in the sport were revealed.

Spithill is firm favourite to also win the title of World Sailor of the Year in November after orchestrating one of the greatest comebacks in world sport, when Oracle came from 8-1 down to claim the America’s Cup — exactly 30 years after Australia II’s historic victory.