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Jimmy Spithill has laughed off criticism from Sir Russell Coutts after the Sail GP boss suggested the American boat might need personnel changes if their form doesn't improve

Jimmy Spithill has laughed off criticism from Sir Russell Coutts after the Sail GP boss suggested the American boat might need personnel changes if their form doesn't improve

19 August 2022

The Spithill-skippered US crew sit seventh in the nine-boat standings heading into round four of the foiling catamaran circuit in Copenhagen tonight.

He has no qualms with Coutt's opinion.

New Zealand won the second of today's three practice races and finished fifth in the third after failing to start the first.

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