Jimmy Spithill, the Oracle Team USA skipper, recently tore a tendon in his left elbow and flew to California for an operation at the end of the Portsmouth regatta.
Last year he underwent surgery on his right elbow that he injured during the 2013 America’s Cup.
“Unfortunately I tore a tendon in my left elbow,” Spithill said. “The initial injury I did was on my right elbow during the 2013 America’s Cup. Like the previous injury we tried physio, cortisone, etc but after six months it had gotten worse and we decided to do it straight after Portsmouth.”
Spithill hopes to be ready to race at next month’s World Series regatta in Toulon.