(When Diller bought it, the boat was the largest private sailing yacht in the world.) Ellison’s Musashi, meanwhile, comes in at 288 feet, while Brin’s Dragonfly is just 240 feet. 9 ...

Larry Ellison's yacht Katana in Auckland, New Zealand in 2002. Michael Bradley/Getty Ellison enrolled at a sailing course taught at the University of California shortly after he moved to the state ...

Some three decades would pass before Ellison re-entered the sailing world. In 1994, a neighbor in Woodside suggested Ellison get into big boat racing and referred him to East Bay sailor Bill Erkelens.

Oracle founder Larry Ellison takes his boat racing very seriously. His team’s entry in last year’s America’s Cup, the USA-17, is actually capable of sailing faster than the prevailing wind.

Although new Lanai owner Larry Ellison hasn’t said a word himself on what his plans are for Hawaii’s Pineapple Isle, his associates are certainly making a presence.

Australia is back in the America's Cup for the first time since 2000 after a challenge by winemaker and sailor Bob Oatley was accepted by software billionaire Larry Ellison.

At the first windward buoy, billionaire Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle Racing was positioned in fourth place Sunday out of a dozen America's Cup yachts, well ahead of the Swiss Alinghi team and ...

Sports; International sports; Larry Ellison’s new SailGP sailing league set to hit the water Thu., Jan. 24, 2019 A French race boat is tested on Sydney Harbor by a crew of members from several ...

His name is Larry Ellison. And Larry Ellison hates to lose: ... But the reality is there's nothing like sailing the real boat." And New Zealand native Coutts is considered to be the best.

SAN FRANCISCO — Larry Ellison was a novice sailor in his 20s, fresh to California from his home in Chicago, when he borrowed a small dinghy from the Cal Sailing Club in Berkeley — a Lido 14 that he ...

SAN DIEGO — Australia is back in the America’s Cup for the first time since 2000 after a challenge by winemaker and sailor Bob Oatley was accepted by software billionaire Larry Ellison. The ...