Russell Coutts to holiday in Fiji

New Zealand’s greatest sailor and the man who led the Oracle to their stunning come-from-behind win in the Americas Cup Sir Russell Coutts will be in Fiji soon.

Coutts told the NZ Herald that he has had a few days to debrief before flying to Europe for a business commitment.

He and family will then holiday in Fiji before returning to New Zealand.

Meanwhile, Coutts said the foil-adjusting technology rumoured to be the key to Oracle’s comeback in the America’s Cup was a figment of someone’s imagination.

The Oracle chief executive said it would be illegal to have an automated system on board.

Coutts cannot wait to get home and he has not ruled out the possibility of returning to his former team.

Coutts, in roles on and off the water, has now won the America’s Cup a record five times, twice with Team New Zealand, twice with Oracle and once with Alinghi.


Story by: Vijay Narayan