Hurricane Nicole was no match for the trio of America’s Cup teams already based here.

Oracle Team USA, Artemis Racing and Softbank Team Japan all came through the category 3 hurricane, which passed directly over the island on Thursday packing winds exceeding 120mph, virtually unscathed.

“We prepared well for the storm and fortunately came through it pretty much unscathed,” Grant Simmer, the Oracle general manager, said. “We have some damage to our docks, but nothing that will affect our operations, so we’re spending the day putting the base back together and we expect to be fully operational by this evening.”

Oracle are no strangers to the weather phenomenon having also been confronted by Hurricane Joaquin at their Dockyard base last year.

“This is the second major storm the team has been through in Bermuda and like last year, we’re very impressed with how fast Bermuda bounces back,” Simmer added. “By early this morning, the sun was shining, roads were being cleared, power being restored and life returns to normal quite quickly.”

Situated nearby Oracle’s base at Dockyard’s South Basin is Team Japan, who also reported a clean bill of health.

“After weathering the storm with their families safely, the team arrived at our base at first light this morning to assess damage,” Matt Knighton, the team spokesman, said. “Fortunately, our buildings and boats made it through unscathed and benefited from our hurricane preparedness plan we had begun implementing Monday.

“We’re now busy putting boats and docks back in the water in anticipation that we’ll be back sailing tomorrow [today].”

Despite being totally exposed at the eastern tip of Morgan’s Point, Artemis Racing also emerged relatively untouched by the fury unleashed by the hurricane.

“Our base was designed and built to withstand a category 5, and we are happy to say that the building stood strong, and all our equipment remained safe inside,” Iain Percy, the team manager and tactician, said.

“There were certainly a few nerves when the winds were blasting at over 120mph on Thursday, and we did suffer some minor cosmetic damage including some light fittings and a few rogue floor boards. But thankfully all are relatively straightforward to repair.”