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November 9, 2012 By Jack Griffin

Humor is a key survival skill

 

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Bits of wrecked USA 17 have been built into a seaplane for Red Bull Flugtag In his book Deep Survival, Laurence Gonzalez talks about the need to keep a sense of humor in serious situations, where your life (or your Defense of the America’s Cup) depends on your ability to survive.

No shortage of this attribute at Oracle Team USA, where Shannon Falcone seems to be leading the effort to build a flying machine from what’s left of USA 17’s wing after their catastrophic capsize and failed righting efforts last month.

Check out the 45 second video and come to McCovey Cove in San Francisco tomorrow for some good fun.

 

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