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Harken sponsors Oracle Team USA<\/p>\n
18 Oct 2016<\/p>\n
Harken will provide hardware for Oracle Team USA in their America’s Cup challenge<\/p>\n
Harken is to sponsor Oracle Team USA, providing hardware for its America\u2019s Cup yachts.<\/p>\n
Harken has been involved in the America\u2019s Cup for 30 years with technology moving on from the 12-metre monohulls to today\u2019s wing-sailed catamarans.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking in the America\u2019s Cup pushes us to the limit,\u201d explained Peter Harken, Chairman of Harken.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started in 1987 with winches and titanium blocks but now with these boats, we\u2019ve had to learn to work in a whole different medium with the hydraulic systems.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything has to be super strong and zero weight. These guys beat the heck out of the equipment. It has to withstand that. We gain a lot of knowledge from that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs one of the grinders on board, I can say the pedestals, the pumps and the winches are key to how we sail every day,\u201d added Graeme Spence, Oracle Team USA crewmember responsible for working on the winches and systems on board. \u201cThere are lots of adaptations and demands on the technology and Harken is always up to the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n
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