American Magic issued Skipper Terry Hutchinson’s thoughts on his team:
“We were always one of those teams that was going to get better with more and more racing. We faced some setbacks, like Goody going down, but I’m so hugely impressed with Lucas and how well he stepped into it.
I’m also so proud of our team for how everybody evolved. It was so cool just to watch Tommy and Lucas’s relationship evolve in a very short period of time to a point where they were going toe-to-toe with the past winners of the Prada Cup and the last challenger in the America’s Cup.
We were there, knocking on the door, basically every single race. So the disappointment is that you can see all the promise and where we were heading.
Through the better part of six years, we’ve had a great team spirit, starting with Hap and Doug and filtering down through the team members. We’re incredibly fortunate to have that kind of support.
The fact that we never quit, that we always fight and keep pushing forward to get better each day—that team spirit is a hard thing to capture.
The worst part of all of this is going ashore and facing the families and all the people who support us and live the America’s Cup day in and day out, even though they’re not on the water with us. That’s the hardest part. That’s where the true disappointment comes from.”
