This year's America's Cup, won by Team USA in an unprecedented sporting comeback, had a truly international flavour.

The winning skipper is an Australian, his chief tactician is an Australian Olympic gold medallist and his helmsman a four-time gold medallist for Britain.

In all, there were seven Australians on the winning Oracle team, along with seven New Zealanders, and another born in New Zealand who calls Perth home.

Canada, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Antigua were all represented. In fact, there were just two Americans on the team and one of those was replaced late by Brit Sir Ben Ainslie.

On top of that, a New Zealand firm played a leading role in the design and construction of the Oracle boat.

Meet some of the crew.

James Spithill (Australia): Skipper

Born June 28, 1979

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Spithill grew up sailing on Pittwater in Sydney and has now won the America's Cup as skipper twice, after claiming victory in the event in 2010 - which saw him become the youngest skipper to win the Cup.

He made his America's Cup debut in 1999 as a 19-year-old, skippering Young Australia.

He has twice been named Australian Male Yachtsman of the Year in 2005/06 and 2009/10.

Spithill was also part of the crew on Ragamuffin which finished third in the 1998 Sydney-to-Hobart race.

Tom Slingsby (Australia): Strategist/grinder

Born September 5, 1984

Tom Slingsby was one of Australia's few gold medallists at the 2012 Olympics. ( Reuters: Pascal Lauener )

Slingsby is a six-time world champion in the Laser class, including a five-year run at the top, which saw him claim the number one ranking in.

But he is perhaps best known among most Australians as one of our few gold-medallists at the 2012 London Olympics.

In 2010, Slingsby was voted the International Sailing Federation’s Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award.

He joined the Oracle team in 2011 and is well-regarded for his ability to read the wind.

Ben Ainslie (Great Britain): Helmsman

Born February 5, 1977

Sir Ben Ainslie has won five Olympic medals, four of them gold. ( Getty Images: Ezra Shaw )

Ainslie is one of the most decorated Olympic sailors of all time, having won medals at five consecutive Olympic Games, including gold at the past four.

he started sailing at the age of 11 in Cornwall, where he learned the importance of reading tides.

He is a 10-time world champion but this is his first America's Cup triumph.

In 2012, Ainslie was awarded a knighthood and was named ISAF World Sailor of the Year, becoming the only sailor to win the award four times.

He has been named British Yachtsman of the Year five times.

Darren Bundock (Australia): Coach/tactics

Born March 21, 1971

Bundock is a five-time world champion and is the only member of the Team Oracle crew that has done all his sailing on multi-hull boats.

He won two Olympic medals in Tornado class before that class was cut from the Olympics after 2008.

This is Bundock's first America's Cup campaign, having joined the US team in 2011, but sailing is well and truly in his blood.

He started sailing at eight years of age, when he crewed for his father on a Maricat 4.3 to win the NSW state championship.

Will McCarthy (Australia): Grinder

Born September 14, 1972

McCarthy has now won the America's Cup three times as a grinder - the most physically demanding job on a yacht.

He was also on board Nicorette, which won the 2000 Sydney-to-Hobart race.

Joe Newton (Australia): Trimmer

Born December 16, 1977

Newton grew up sailing in the tropical waters off Queensland.

After being introduced to match racing, he got the call up to join skipper Spithill onboard Young Australia for the 1999 America's Cup campaign.

The pair have teamed up numerous times over the years, including in the OneWorld Challenge in 2002/03.

As a team, they scored victories in the 2005 Match Racing World Championships , the 2005 Bermuda Gold Cup and the 2012 RC44 World Championship.

Sam Newton (Australia): Grinder

Born March 11, 1986

Newton grew up sailing in Sydney and joined the Oracle America's Cup team in 2011.

In 2008, he was a crew member on board Quest, which was the overall winner of the Sydney-to-Hobart.

He has also joined his father in an endurance car rally from London to Cape Town.

Kyle Langford (Australia): Trimmer/grinder

Born July 30, 1989

Langford also joined Team USA in 2011 and is the youngest of all the sailors in this year's competition.

His relationship with skipper Spithill also dates back a few years, with the pair teaming up in 2010 to win the RC 44 World Championship and RC 44 World Match Race championship.

Langford also won gold in the multihull class 2005 ISAF Youth World Championships.

He was voted Australian Youth Sailor of the Year in 2006.

Simon Daubney (New Zealand): Trimmer/grinder

Simon Daubney has now been a part of five winning America's Cup campaigns. ( Getty Images: Michael Bradley, file photo )

Born July 17, 1959

Daubney is one of the most experienced match racers in grand prix sailing, having now been a part of five winning America's Cup campaigns.

His first victory came in 1995 as part of the Team New Zealand crew. He helped Team NZ repeat the feat in 2000.

Daubney then joined Swiss Team Alinghi, who won the next two Cups in 2003 and 2007.

He also helped Alinghi to the finals in the 2010 competition.

During his nine years with the Swiss team, he was responsible for recruitment, which required him travelling the globe in search of world-class sailors.

He was clearly suited to the role.

In 2010 he was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame.

He has represented New Zealand at three Olympics and is an eight-time world champion.

He has also won 18 Grade 1 match race regattas.

Murray Jones (New Zealand): Trimmer/tactics

Born October 4, 1957

Jones has also now won five America's Cups and is a long-time team-mate of Daubney.

He is also a member of the America's Cup Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2010 after winning four consecutive matches, including 20 of 22 races.

He is renowned for his revolutionary thinking and tactics and played a part in the design of the catamaran developed for this year's competition.

Kinley Fowler (NZ/Ireland/Australia)

Born November 28, 1987

Fowler, who was born in New Zealand and calls Perth home, is one of the least experienced on Team USA's crew but among the most dogged.

He raced alongside Ainslie in the Extreme Racing Series in 2011, before funding his own trip to Venice to help out on Oracle's shore team.

His short career has also seen Fowler claim second place in the 2009 Match Racing World Championship and third in the 2010 event.

He also notched up a third placing in the 2009 Sydney-to-Hobart.

Source: americascup.com