31st America's Cup (2003) The team was created by purchasing the assets of
Paul Cayard’s AmericaOne syndicate which was the losing finalist against
Luna Rossa in the 2000
Louis Vuitton Cup. The syndicate got off to a rocky start with changes in the skipper position, alternating between Cayard and
Chris Dickson, to Dickson alone, to
Peter Holmberg, and then back to Dickson. Bob Wylie was a key member of the 2003 team contributing mainly to the tactics. Oracle reached the finals of the
2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, losing to
Alinghi 5–1.
32nd America's Cup (2007) BMW Oracle Racing through the GGYC was the Challenger-of-Record for the
2007 America's Cup which was held in
Valencia, Spain. BMW Oracle Racing, lost to Luna Rossa Challenge 5 to 1 in the
2007 Louis Vuitton Cup Semi Finals.
33rd America's Cup (2010) Larry Ellison hired
Russell Coutts to be the CEO of the
33rd America's Cup campaign. In July 2007, the
Golden Gate Yacht Club, sponsoring BMW Oracle Racing, filed a challenge with the
Société Nautique de Genève for the
33rd America's Cup stating that they did not believe that SNG's hand picked challenger, Club Náutico Español de Vela (CNEV) was a qualified club under the
Deed of Gift. After extensive court action,
Golden Gate Yacht Club was declared Challenger of Record and sailed against SNG's team: Alinghi, in February 2010 in
Valencia, Spain. The competing boats,
Alinghi 5 and
USA 17 were both 90-foot multihulls. BMW Oracle Racing won the America's Cup on February 14, 2010, off Valencia, Spain, beating
Alinghi 2–0 in the best-of-three series and becoming the first American syndicate to win the cup since 1992. The
rigid wing sail of
USA 17 provided a decisive advantage and Golden Gate Yacht Club won the
2010 America's Cup by a considerable margin.
2011–13 America's Cup World Series Oracle Team USA competed in the
2011–13 America's Cup World Series. In August 2013, the competition jury received a report from Oracle Team USA that their boat and others they had loaned had unauthorized modifications. The team withdrew from the competition on 8 August 2013. Penalties imposed included expelling three team members, a $250,000 fine, and a one-point penalty for each of the first two races of the Match in which they would otherwise score a point.
34th America's Cup (2013) Oracle Team USA's Larry Ellison declared that the 34th America's Cup would be sailed on
AC72 class
wing-sail catamarans. Oracle Team USA experienced the first major accident involving the new AC72 class, when the boat capsized during training off
San Francisco on October 16, 2012. Oracle Team USA successfully defended the trophy and won the 2013 America's Cup on September 25, 2013. They accomplished this achievement by coming back from 7 points down and one point away from defeat in the series, and completing the largest in-series comeback in America's Cup history.
The Wall Street Journal later called it "one of the greatest comebacks in sports history".
2015–16 America's Cup World Series Oracle Team USA was runner up in
2015–16 America's Cup World Series.
35th America's Cup (2017) Oracle Team USA was the defender of the
35th America's Cup. The event took place in the Great Sound of Bermuda in 2017, with challenger selection through the
2017 Louis Vuitton Cup on June 5–25. The finals against
Emirates Team New Zealand were June 17–26. The new
AC50 class rule governed the races; Oracle Team USA launched their yacht in February 2017. Oracle Team USA ultimately lost the challenge 7–1 to Emirates Team New Zealand.
36th America's Cup (2021) Oracle Team USA did not issue a challenge within the initial challenging deadline for the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada, June 30, 2018, ending Oracle's fifteen year presence in the Cup races. Oracle Team USA skipper
James Spithill previously indicated he was returning to challenging team
Luna Rossa for that competition. ==Boats==