Jimmy Spithill
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| Birth name | James Spithill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1979 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jennifer Spithill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Spithill (born 28 June 1979) is an Australian yachtsman.
In 2010, as skipper and helmsman for BMW Oracle Racing, Spithill won the America's Cup. He defended the cup twice, both times against Emirates Team New Zealand, first successfully in 2013, when Oracle Team USA came back from a −2 penalty score at the start to win 9–8 on the final race; and unsuccessfully in the 2017 America's Cup held in Bermuda.
In 2017, Spithill skippered LDV Comanche to win Line Honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. This win came after winning their protest against Wild Oats.
In the 36th America's Cup he was one of two helmsmen on the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli boat. Luna Rossa won the Prada Cup and lost in the Americas Cup Finals.
In 2024 Spithill was inducted into the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame.