US Sailing interview with BMW Oracle Racing Team's John Kostecki

5:18 AM Thu 6 May 2010 GMT

'John Kostecki, the only person to have won and Olympic medal, a Round the World Race and, now, two America's Cups' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

US Sailing was fortunate to catch up with BMW Oracle Racing Team Tactician John Kostecki, while his team competes at the RC 44 Austria Cup. The two-time winner of US Sailing's Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Award (2002, 1988) has a diverse and unique racing resume that includes a silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in the Soling class, a win at the 2001-02 Volvo Ocean Race as the skipper for Illbruck Challenge, and most recently Kostecki served as the tactician for the America's Cup winning BMW Oracle Racing Team. Read on to hear what John had to say ...

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