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| 411.1 | 10/6 | CASAD1::THOMAS | | Mon Oct 06 1986 12:48 | 51 |
| Associated Press Mon 06-OCT-1986 03:47 America's Cup Glance
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[1mAmerica's Cup [m
[1mAt A Glance [m
[1mBy The Associated Press [m
[1mAt Fremantle, Australia [m
[1mCHALLENGER ELIMINATION [m
[1mStandings [m
[1mYacht, Country [m[1m W L Pts[m
Eagle, U.S. 1 0 1
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 1 0 1
America II, U.S. 1 0 1
French Kiss, France 1 0 1
New Zealand, New Zealand 1 0 1
White Crusader, Britain 1 0 1
Courageous IV, U.S. 0 0 0
USA, U.S. 0 1 0
Heart of America, U.S. 0 1 0
Azzurra, Italy 0 1 0
Italia, Italy 0 1 0
Challenge France, France 0 1 0
More -->
Associated Press Mon 06-OCT-1986 03:47 America's Cup Glance (cont'd)
Canada II, Canada 0 1 0
[1mRound Robin [m
[1mRound One [m
[1m(1 point for each victory) [m
[1mSunday's Results [m
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. Azzurra, Mario Pelaschier, 3
minutes, 9 seconds.
White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, def. USA, Tom Blackaller, :11.
America II, John Kolius, def. Canada II, Terry Neilson, 1:06.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges,
6:29.
Stars and Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Italia, Aldo Migliaccio,
5:49.
Eagle, Rod Davis, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 9:21.
[1mMonday's Races [m
Italia vs. New Zealand
French Kiss vs. Eagle
Stars And Stripes vs. Azzurra
Courageous IV vs. USA
Canada II vs. White Crusader
More -->
Associated Press Mon 06-OCT-1986 03:47 America's Cup Glance (cont'd)
Heart of America vs. Challenge France
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| 411.2 | 3 and counting | CASAD3::THOMAS | | Tue Oct 07 1986 13:41 | 39 |
| Associated Press Tue 07-OCT-1986 08:12 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup
At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 3 0 3
French Kiss, France 3 0 3
New Zealand, New Zealand 3 0 3
America II, U.S. 2 0 2
White Crusader, Britain 2 1 2
Eagle, U.S. 1 2 1
USA, U.S. 1 2 1
Heart of America, U.S. 1 2 1
Italia, Italy 1 2 0
Canada II, Canada 1 2 0
Courageous IV, U.S. 0 2 0
Azzurra, Italy 0 3 0
Challenge France, France 0 2 0
[1mMonday's Races
Heart of America, Buddy Melges, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot,
1 minute, 44 seconds.
White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, def. Canada II, Terry Neilson, 1:18.
USA, Tom Blackaller, def. Courageous IV, Dave Vietor, 8:04.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, 1:49.
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, :27.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 3:19.
[1mTuesday's Races [m
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, 3 minutes.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. USA, Tom Blackaller, 1:42.
French Kiss, Mark Pajot, def. Courageous IV, Dave Vietor, withdrew.
America II, John Kolius, def. White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, 1:27.
Canada II, Terry Nielson, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, 2:36.
Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, def. Azzurra, Mauro Palaschier, 5:10.
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| 411.3 | You want results hot off the press ? | SNOV17::CZARNIK | Larry Czarnik, Sydney Australia, 61-2-412-5252 | Wed Oct 08 1986 05:45 | 13 |
| With all due respect to Ed, if you want results that you can read
(refer .1) and you want them sooner than they appear in this confernece
and you want to TOUCH a little bit of Australia, try note 119 in
SNO78C::AUSTRALIA (use keypad 7 to add conference automatically).
Performance is also a little better to SNO78C from some locations.
Like within Austrlia !
BTW - where is CASV05 located ?
Regards,
Larry - a Yank in OZ that won't loose unless NZ,France,Eng or Italy win !
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| 411.4 | After 5... | CASAD2::THOMAS | | Thu Oct 09 1986 12:53 | 39 |
| Associated Press Thu 09-OCT-1986 06:56 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 5 0 5
New Zealand, New Zealand 5 0 5
America II, U.S. 3 1 3
French Kiss, France 3 2 3
White Crusader, Britain 3 2 3
Canada II, Canada 3 2 3
Eagle, U.S. 2 2 2
Heart of America, U.S. 2 3 2
Italia, Italy 2 2 2
USA, U.S. 1 4 1
Azzurra, Italy 1 4 1
Courageous IV, U.S. 0 4 0
Challenge France, France 0 4 0
Round Robin
Round One
(1 point for each victory)
Wednesday's Races
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. French Kiss, Marc Pajot, 40 seconds.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, 1:16
America II, John Kolius, def. USA, Tom Blackaller, 1:34.
Canada II, Terry Neilson, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 5:15.
Heart of America, Buddy Melges, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 0:18.
Eagle, Rod Davis, def. Courageous IV, David Vietor, 10:45.
Thursday's Races
Canada II, Terry Nielson, def. French Kiss, Marc Pajot, 1:42 New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. America II, John Kolius, 1:05.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. USA, Tom Blackaller, 0:06.
White Crusader, Harold, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 4:16.
Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, :03.
Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, def. Courageous IV, Dave Vietor, 3:53.
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| 411.5 | wheres CASV05 | RDF::RDF | Rick Fricchione | Thu Oct 09 1986 12:58 | 9 |
| CASV05 is in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. I would recommend that
until that VAXcluster moves to V4.4 (don't ask why it isn't yet)
you change your notes entry to CASV02::SAILING.
CASV02 is an 8650 and you might get a quicker connect and faster
response time.
Rick
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| 411.6 | 10/14 results | CASAD1::THOMAS | | Tue Oct 14 1986 10:36 | 40 |
| Associated Press Tue 14-OCT-1986 06:16 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 8 0 8
America II, U.S. 7 1 7
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 7 1 7
White Crusader, Britain 6 3 6
French Kiss, France 5 3 5
Italia, Italy 5 3 5
Canada II, Canada 5 4 5
Eagle, U.S. 4 4 4
USA, U.S. 4 4 4
Heart of America, U.S. 2 7 2
Azzurra, Italy 1 8 1
Challenge France, France 0 8 0
Courageous IV, U.S. 0 8 0
Round Robin
Round One
(1 point for each victory)
Tuesday's Races
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 17:40.
Canada II, Terry Neilsen, def. Azzura, Mauro Pelaschier, did not finish.
America II, John Kolius, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, 4:06.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Courageous IV, Dave Vietor, did not start.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, 4:00.
Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, 1:34.
Wednesday's Races
Heart of America vs. Courageous IV
Challenge France vs. Azzurra
America II vs. French Kiss
USA vs. Italia
New Zealand vs. Eagle
Stars and Stripes vs. Canada II
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| 411.7 | 10/20 | CASAD2::THOMAS | | Mon Oct 20 1986 11:22 | 58 |
| Associated Press Mon 20-OCT-1986 05:46 America's Cup Glance
Eds: UPDATES with Monday's Races
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 11 1 11
America II, U.S. 11 1 11
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 11 1 11
White Crusader, Britain 9 3 9
USA, U.S. 8 4 8
Canada II, Canada 6 6 6
Italia, Italy 6 6 6
French Kiss, France 5 7 5
Eagle, U.S. 4 8 4
Heart of America, U.S. 3 9 3
Challenge France, France 2 10 2
Azzurra, Italy 1 11 1
Courageous IV, U.S. 1 11 1
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Sunday's Races
Canada II, Terry Neilsen, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, 1 minute, 37 seconds.
White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, def. Courageous IV, Dave Vietor, 7:32.
USA, Tom Blackaller, def. French Kiss, Marc Pajot, 1:18.
America II, John Kolius, def. Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, 3:24.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 6:03.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, 3:07.
End of First Round
Round 2 starts Nov. 2. 5 points per race.
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
[1mYacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 3 0 3
Australia IV 2 1 2
Kookaburra II 2 1 2
Australia III 1 2 1
South Australia 1 2 1
Steak'n Kidney 0 3 0
Series A
(1 point) Sunday's Races
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. Australia IV, Colin Beashel, 43 seconds.
Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, def. South Australia, Phil Thompson, 4:00.
Australia III, Gordon Lucas, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, 1:11.
Monday's Races
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, 20 seconds.
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. Australia III, Gordon Lucas, 4:30.
South Australia, John Savage, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, 1:12.
Tuesday's Races
Kookaburra II vs. Kookaburra III
Australia IV vs. Steak'n Kidney
Australia III vs. South Australia
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| 411.8 | 10/23 | 15925::THOMAS | | Thu Oct 23 1986 12:08 | 46 |
| Associated Press Thu 23-OCT-1986 04:06 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 11 1 11
America II, U.S. 11 1 11
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 11 1 11
White Crusader, Britain 9 3 9
USA, U.S. 8 4 8
Canada II, Canada 6 6 6
Italia, Italy 6 6 6
French Kiss, France 5 7 5
Eagle, U.S. 4 8 4
Heart of America, U.S. 3 9 3
Challenge France, France 2 10 2
Azzurra, Italy 1 11 1
Courageous IV, U.S. 1 11 1
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DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 5 0 5
Australia IV 4 1 4
Kookaburra II 3 2 3
Australia III 2 3 2
South Australia 1 4 1
Steak'n Kidney 0 5 0
Series A
(1 point) Wednesday's Races
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. South Australia, John Savage, 6:43
Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, 4:11.
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. Australia III, Gordon Lucas, 3:07.
Thursday's Races
No races scheduled
Friday's Races
Kookaburra III vs. Australia IV
South Australia vs. Kookaburra II
Australia III vs. Steak'n Kidney
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| 411.9 | 10/27 | CASAD1::THOMAS | | Mon Oct 27 1986 11:04 | 23 |
| Associated Press Mon 27-OCT-1986 04:38 America's Cup Glance
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 8 1 8
Australia IV 7 2 7
Kookaburra II 6 3 6
Australia III 4 5 4
South Australia 2 7 2
Steak'n Kidney 0 9 0
Series A
(1 point) Monday's Results
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. South Australia, John Savage, 6:05.
Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, 2:33.
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. Australia III, Gordon Lucas, 2:17.
Tuesday's
Races
Australia III vs. Kookaburra II
Kookaburra III vs. Steak'n Kidney
Australia IV vs. South Australia
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| 411.10 | 10/28 | CASAD2::THOMAS | | Tue Oct 28 1986 16:42 | 38 |
| Associated Press Tue 28-OCT-1986 05:18 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 11 1 11
America II, U.S. 11 1 11
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 11 1 11
White Crusader, Britain 9 3 9
USA, U.S. 8 4 8
Canada II, Canada 6 6 6
Italia, Italy 6 6 6
French Kiss, France 5 7 5
Eagle, U.S. 4 8 4
Heart of America, U.S. 3 9 3
Challenge France, France 2 10 2
Azzurra, Italy 1 11 1
Courageous IV, U.S. 1 11 1
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DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 9 1 9
Australia IV 8 2 8
Kookaburra II 7 3 7
Australia III 4 6 4
South Australia 2 8 2
Steak'n Kidney 0 10 0
Series A
(1 point) Tuesday's Results
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. South Australia, Phil Thompson, 2:08
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, DNS
Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, def. Australia III, Gordon Lucas, 2:09.
End of Series A
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| 411.11 | 11/3 | CASAD2::THOMAS | | Mon Nov 03 1986 09:35 | 54 |
| Associated Press Mon 03-NOV-1986 06:19 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
America II, U.S. 13 1 21
New Zealand, New Zealand 13 1 21
White Crusader, Britain 10 4 18
USA, U.S. 9 5 13
Italia, Italy 8 6 12
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 11 2 11
Canada II, Canada 7 7 11
French Kiss, France 6 8 10
Eagle, U.S. 5 9 9
Heart of America, U.S. 4 10 8
Challenge France, France 2 12 2
Azzurra, Italy 1 13 1
Round Robin
Round Two
(5 points)
Sunday's Results
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, 13:06
White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, def. Auzzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 2:01.
Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 8:43.
America II, John Kolius, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, 1:49.
USA, Tom Blackaller, def. Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, :39.
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. Canada II, Terry Neilsen, 2:15.
Monday's Races
Canada II, Terry Neilsen, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 2:17.
Heart of America, Buddy Melges, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 1:40.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, :53.
White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, def. Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, 2:04
Eagle, Rod Davis, def. USA, Tom Blackaller, 3:22.
America II, John Kolius, def. French Kiss, Marc Pajot, :53.
Tuesday's Races
Challenge France vs. Stars & Stripes
Canada II vs. White Crusader
America II vs. Azzurra
USA vs. French Kiss
Heart of America vs. Italia
New Zealand vs. Eagle
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DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 9 1 9
Australia IV 8 2 8
Kookaburra II 7 3 7
Australia III 4 6 4
South Australia 2 8 2
Steak'n Kidney 0 10 0
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| 411.12 | 11/6 | CASAD2::THOMAS | | Thu Nov 06 1986 09:47 | 39 |
| Associated Press Thu 06-NOV-1986 05:19 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
America II, U.S. 16 1 36
New Zealand, New Zealand 16 1 36
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 14 3 26
White Crusader, Britain 11 6 23
USA, U.S. 11 6 23
Italia, Italy 10 7 22
French Kiss, France 8 9 20
Eagle, U.S. 7 10 19
Canada II, Canada 7 10 11
Heart of America, U.S. 4 13 8
Challenge France, France 2 15 2
Azzurra, Italy 1 16 1
Round-Robin
Round Two
(5 points)
Thurday's Results
Eagle, Rod Davis, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, DNF
America II, John Kolius, def. Canada II, Terry Neilsen, 3:41
USA, Tom Blackaller, def. White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, DNF
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 5:19.
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. Challenge France, Yves pajot, 4:01.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Italia, Aldo migliaccio, 5:15.
Friday's Races
Canada II vs. USA
Eagle vs. Stars & Stripes
French Kiss vs. Heart of America
Azzurra vs. Challenge France
White Crusader vs. New Zealand
America II vs. Italia
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| 411.13 | 11/7 | CASAD3::THOMAS | | Fri Nov 07 1986 11:26 | 31 |
| Associated Press Fri 07-NOV-1986 06:06 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
America II, U.S. 17 1 41
New Zealand, New Zealand 17 1 41
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 15 3 41
USA, U.S. 12 6 28
French Kiss, France 9 9 25
White Crusader, Britain 11 7 23
Italia, Italy 10 8 22
Eagle, U.S. 7 11 19
Canada II, Canada 7 11 11
Heart of America, U.S. 4 14 8
Azzurra, Italy 2 16 6
Challenge France, France 2 16 2
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Friday's Results
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, 1:28
America II, John Kolius, def. Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, 1:32.
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, 1:50.
Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 2:13.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, 6:29.
USA, Tom Blackaller, def. Canada II, Terry Neilsen, 4:06.
Saturday's Races
No races scheduled
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| 411.14 | 11/11 | CASAD2::THOMAS | | Tue Nov 11 1986 13:30 | 58 |
| Associated Press Tue 11-NOV-1986 06:10 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 20 1 56
America II, U.S. 19 2 51
Stars and Stripes, U.S. 17 4 41
White Crusader, Britain 14 7 38
French Kiss, France 11 10 35
USA, U.S. 13 8 33
Italia, Italy 11 10 27
Eagle, U.S. 8 13 24
Canada II, Canada 9 12 21
Heart of America, U.S. 5 16 13
Azzurra, Italy 2 19 6
Challenge France, France 2 19 2
Round Robin
Round Two
(5 points)
Tuesday's Results
America II, John Kolius, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 3:16
Canada II, Terry Neilsen, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, 4:05.
Eagle, Rod Davis, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 0:17.
White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, def. Stars & Stripes, 2:18.
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, 1:39.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson def. USA, Tom Blackaller, 1:25.
Wednesday's Races:
USA vs. Challenge France
New Zealand vs. Italia
Azzurra vs. French Kiss
Canada II vs. Stars & Stripes
America II vs. Heart of America
White Crusader vs. Eagle
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DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 12 1 15
Australia IV 11 2 14
Kookaburra II 9 4 11
Australia III 4 9 4
South Australia 3 10 4
Steak'n Kidney 0 13 0
Series B
(2 points)
Tuesday's Results:
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, 5:23
South Australia, John Savage, def. Australia III, Gordon Lucas, 2:27.
Kookaburra III, Peter Gilmour, def. Kookaburra II, Iain Murray, 1:34.
Wednesday's Races
Steak'n Kidney vs. Australia III
Australia IV vs. Kookaburra III
Kookaburra II vs. South Australia
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| 411.15 | KIWI MAGIC / POOR BONDY!! | CASAD2::THOMAS | | Thu Nov 13 1986 10:04 | 54 |
| Associated Press Thu 13-NOV-1986 06:03 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 22 1 66
America II, U.S. 20 3 56
Stars & Stripes, U.S. 18 5 46
French Kiss, France 13 10 45
White Crusader, Britain 15 8 43
USA, U.S. 15 8 43
Canada II, Canada 11 12 31
Italia, Italy 11 12 27
Eagle, U.S. 8 15 24
Heart of America, U.S. 5 18 13
Azzurra, Italy 3 20 12
Challenge France, France 2 21 2
Round Robin
Round Two
(5 points)
Thursday's Results
Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, def. Italia, Aldo Migliaccio, DNF
Canada II, Terry Neilsen, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, 1:32
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, 4:25.
USA, Tom Blackaller, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, 2:28.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 9:27.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. America II, John Kolius, 1:31.
END OF ROUND TWO
Round Three
(12 points)
Begins Dec. 2
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DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 14 1 19
Kookaburra II 11 4 15
Australia IV 11 4 14
Australia III 5 10 6
South Australia 4 11 6
Steak'n Kidney 0 15 0
Series B
(2 points)
Tuesday's Results:
Kookaburra II, Iain Murray, def. Australia IV, Colin Beashel, 1:41
South Australia, John Savage, def. Steak'n Kidney, 0:24.
Kookaburra III, Peter Gilmour, def. Australia III, Gordon Lucas, 2:01.
Friday's Races
No races scheduled
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| 411.16 | 12/4 | CASAD1::THOMAS | | Thu Dec 04 1986 09:11 | 102 |
| Associated Press Thu 4-DEC-1986 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 25 1 102
French Kiss, France 16 10 81
Stars & Stripes, U.S. 20 6 70
America II, U.S. 21 5 68
White Crusader, Britain 17 9 67
USA, U.S. 17 9 67
Italia, Italy 13 13 51
Canada II, Canada 12 14 43
Heart of America, U.S. 7 19 37
Eagle, U.S. 8 18 24
Azzurra, Italy 3 23 11
Challenge France, France 2 24 2
Round-Robin
Round Three
(12 points)
Thursday's Results
Heart of America, Buddy Melges, def. Challenge france, Yves Pajot, 8:00
USA, Tom Blackaller, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 3:30.
America II, John Kolius, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, 8:36.
New Zealand, Chris dickson, def. Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, 0:32.
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. Canada II, Terry Neilsen, 4:21.
White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, def. Italia, Albino Fravezzi, 2:27.
Friday's Races
Challenge France vs. Stars & Stripes
USA vs. Heart of America
White Crusader vs. Azzurra
New Zealand vs. Eagle
Canada II vs. Italia
America II vs. French Kiss
Summary of Challenger Races
White Crusader defeated Italia.
White Crusader bounced back after being forced to drop out of
Wednesday's race with gear problems with a victory over Italia.
Harold Cudmore and White Crusader led at every mark after winning
the start by two seconds.
French Kiss defeated Canada II.
Marc Pajot steered French Kiss to a 4:21 win over Canada II and
Terry Neilsen. The victory moved the French boat into second place
in the standings. Kiss had a three-second advantage at the start
and quickly put the race out of the reach of the Canadians.
New Zealand defeated Stars & Stripes.
Chris Dickson beat veteran Dennis Conner to lead New Zealand to
a close win over Stars & Stripes. Dickson, who led by 17 seconds at
the first windward mark, lost the lead on the spinnaker run after
having halyard problems. But he managed to make up the 10-second
deficit to regain the lead for the remainder of the race.
America II defeated Eagle.
John Kolius and America II ended a two-race losing streak with
an one-sided victory over Eagle. Kolius' New York Yacht Club entry
had a one-second edge at the start, but was 57 seconds ahead at the
first mark and just sailed away from the Newport Harbor Yacht Club
boat during the remainder of the race.
USA defeated Azzurra.
USA led from start to finish in defeating oft-beaten Azzurra.
Tom Blackaller skippered the San Francisco-based boat to an
11-second lead at the start and then consistently outsailed the
slower Italian boat.
Heart of America defeated Challenge France.
Buddy Melges and Heart of America completely dominated Challenge
France. Melges helmed the Chicago Yacht Club boat to a one-second
lead at the start and then powered away from the hapless French
boat.
---
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 20 2 35
Australia IV 16 6 29
Kookaburra II 15 8 25
South Australia 5 17 11
Steak'n Kidney 1 21 3
Series C
(3 points)
Thursday's Results
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, 0:50.
Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, 0:39.
South Australia, bye.
Friday's Races
South Australia vs. Australia IV
Kookaburra III vs. Steak'n Kidney
Kookaburra II, bye
Summary of Defenders' Races
Australia IV defeated Kookaburra III.
Australia IV, skippered by Colin Beashel, came from behind on
the first downwind leg after trailing by 13 seconds, to take a slim
36-second margin over Iain Murray. He kept the hot Kookaburra III
at bay for the remainder of the race.
Kookaburra II defeated Steak'n Kidney.
Peter Gilmour steered Kookaburra II to a hard-fought win over
the improved Steak'n Kidney, skippered by Fred Neill. Kookaburra II
led all the way, but its lead was never more than 51 seconds and it
once dropped to nine seconds.
|
| 411.17 | 12/5 | CASAD1::THOMAS | | Fri Dec 05 1986 08:58 | 97 |
| Associated Press Fri 05-DEC-1986 06:28 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 26 1 114
French Kiss, France 17 10 93
Stars & Stripes, U.S. 21 6 82
White Crusader, Britain 18 9 79
America II, U.S. 21 6 68
USA, U.S. 17 10 67
Canada II, Canada 13 14 55
Italia, Italy 13 14 51
Heart of America, U.S. 8 19 49
Eagle, U.S. 8 19 24
Azzurra, Italy 3 24 11
Challenge France, France 2 25 2
Round-Robin
Round Three
(12 points)
Friday's Results
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. America II, John Kolius, 7 seconds.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, 6:00.
Canada II, Terry Neilsen, def. Italia, Albino Fravezzi, DNF
White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 3:57.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 10:48.
Heart of America, Buddy Melges, def. USA, Tom Blackaller, 0:36.
Saturday's Races
No Races Scheduled
Summary of Challenger Races
French Kiss defeated America II.
French Kiss staved off a last-ditch tacking duel by America II
to win by a slim seven seconds. Both 12-meter boats had spinnaker
problems and the lead changed hands several times.
New Zealand defeated Eagle.
New Zealand, skippered by Chris Dickson, easily defeated Eagle
by six minutes, leading all the way.
Canada II defeated Italia.
Bad luck continued to hound Italia. Forced to sail without their
injured skipper, Aldo Migliaccio, the Italians blew out a spinnaker
and lost a man overboard on the final run and were forced to
withdraw in their race against Canada II, which led by only 35
seconds at the time.
White Crusader defeated Azzurra.
White Crusader moved into fourth place with an easy 3:57 win
over Azzurra, leading all the way after a close start.
Stars & Stripes defeated Challenge France.
Dennis Conner took out his frustration over Thursday's loss to
New Zealand by pummeling hapless Challenge France. The French boat
were never in the race and trailed at the finish by 10:48 - its
25th defeat in 27 starts.
Heart of America defeated USA.
Heart of America kept its slim hopes of making the semifinals
alive by upsetting USA by 36 seconds. The San Francisco-based boat
led for two legs, but Buddy Melges then won a tacking duel and led
for the remainder of the race. The 36-second different at the
finish was the largest margin separating the two boats during the
race.
---
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 21 2 38
Australia IV 17 6 32
Kookaburra II 15 8 28
South Australia 5 18 11
Steak'n Kidney 1 22 3
Series C
(3 points)
Friday's Results
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. South Australia, Phil
Thompson, 7 minutes, 31 seconds.
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill,
1:52.
Kookaburra II, bye.
Saturday's Races
Kookaburra III vs. South Australia
Australia IV vs. Kookaburra II
Steak'n Kidney, bye.
Summary of Defenders' Races
Kookaburra III defeated Steak'n Kidney.
Kookaburra III won the starting duel with the improved Steak'n
Kidney, but was forced to stave off a late challenge. There was
only seven seconds separating the two boats going into the final
beat, but a furious tacking duel put Iain Murray's crew safely
ahead.
Australia IV defeated South Australia.
Australia IV kept pace with Kookaburra III by shellacking
hapless South Australia. Colin Beashel was ahead at the start by 26
seconds and was never headed.
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| 411.18 | 12/8 | CASAD1::THOMAS | | Mon Dec 08 1986 08:53 | 65 |
| Associated Press Mon 08-DEC-1986 04:55 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 28 1 138
French Kiss, France 18 11 105
Stars & Stripes, U.S. 22 7 94
America II, U.S. 23 6 92
USA, U.S. 19 10 91
White Crusader, Britain 19 10 91
Canada II, Canada 14 15 67
Heart of America, U.S. 9 20 61
Italia, Italy 13 16 51
Eagle, U.S. 9 20 36
Azzurra, Italy 3 26 11
Challenge France, France 2 27 2
Round-Robin
Round Three
(12 points)
Sunday's Results
Canada II, Terry Neilsen, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 3:50
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Heart of America, Buddy Melges, 1:32.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. French Kiss, Marc Pajot, 4:43.
Eagle, Rod Davis, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, 3:05.
America II, John Kolius, def. Italia, Albino Fravezzi, did not finish.
USA, Tom Blackaller, def. White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, :03.
Monday's Results
Heart of America, Buddy Melges, def. Eagle, Rod Davis, 3:57.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. Italia, Albino Fravezzi, 3:30.
White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, def. Canada II, Terry Neilson, 3:55.
French Kiss, Marc Pajot, def. Challenge France, DNF.
America II, John Kolius, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, 1:49.
USA, Tom Blackaller, def. Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, :42.
Tuesday's
Races
Canada II vs. USA
Azzurra vs. New Zealand
Eagle vs. Stars & Stripes
White Crusader vs. America II
French Kiss vs. Heart of America
Italia vs. Challenge France
---
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 23 2 44
Australia IV 19 6 38
Kookaburra II 15 10 28
South Australia 5 19 11
Steak'n Kidney 2 23 6
Series C
(3 points)
Sunday's Results
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, 2:26.
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour,:26.
South Australia, bye.
Monday's Races
No races scheduled
Tuesday's Races
Kookaburra III vs. Austrailia IV
Kookaburra II vs. Steak'n Kidney
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| 411.19 | 12/10 | CASAD1::THOMAS | | Wed Dec 10 1986 16:26 | 66 |
| Associated Press Wed 10-DEC-1986 06:05 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 29 1 150
French Kiss, France 19 11 117
Stars & Stripes, U.S. 23 7 106
America II, U.S. 24 6 104
USA, U.S. 20 10 103
White Crusader, Britain 19 11 91
Canada II, Canada 14 16 67
Italia, Italy 14 16 63
Heart of America, U.S. 9 21 61
Eagle, U.S. 9 21 36
Azzurra, Italy 3 27 11
x-Challenge France, France 2 27 2
x-withdrew
Round-Robin
Round Three
(12 points)
Wednesday's Results
No races scheduled
Thursday's Races
Stars & Stripes vs. French Kiss
America II vs. Canada II
USA vs. Eagle
Challenge France vs. Azzurra
Heart of America vs. Italia
New Zealand vs. White Crusader
---
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 25 2 50
Australia IV 19 8 41
Kookaburra II 16 11 31
x-South Australia 5 19 11
Steak'n Kidney 3 24 9
x-withdrew.
Series C
(3 points)
Wednesday's Results
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, 26 seconds.
Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, def. Australia IV, Colin Beashel, 5:11.
Thursday's Races
Australia IV vs. Steak'n Kidney
Kookaburra III vs. Kookaburra II
Summary of Wednesday's DefenderRaces
KOOKABURRA II defeated AUSTRAL-IA IV.
Kookaburra II sailed to a 33-second edge at the start when Colin
Beashel had trouble getting Australia IV moving in the light winds.
By the first mark, Kookaburra II had a 91-second edge, and by the
fourth leg it was leading by an insurmountable 5:27. Australia IV
was never able to make a serious move at the lead.
KOOKABURRA III defeated STEAK'N KIDNEY.
Steak'n Kidney, the most improved defender with her new rudder,
remained right on the heels of Kookaburra III throughout the race
after an even start. The Sydney-based boat trailed by 41 second at
the end of the sixth windward leg, managed to cut 18 seconds off
the lead on the following downwind run, but couldn't get any closer.
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| 411.20 | Gettin' down to the wire | CASAD1::THOMAS | | Fri Dec 12 1986 09:41 | 56 |
| Associated Press Fri 12-DEC-1986 06:03 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 30 1 162
Stars & Stripes, U.S. 24 7 118
French Kiss, France 19 12 117
America II, U.S. 25 6 116
USA, U.S. 21 10 115
White Crusader, Britain 19 12 91
Italia, Italy 15 16 75
Canada II, Canada 14 17 67
Heart of America, U.S. 9 22 61
Eagle, U.S. 9 22 36
Azzurra, Italy 4 27 23
Round-Robin
Round Three
(12 points)
Friday's Races
Stars & Stripes (Dennis Conner) def. French Kiss (Marc Pajot) 2:07.
America II (John Kolius) def. Canada II (Terry Bielson) 1:26.
USA (Tom Blackaller) def. Eagle (Rod Davis) 5:51.
Italia (Albino Fravezzi) def. Heart of America (Buddy Melges) :22.
New Zealand (Chris Dickson) def. White Crusader (Harold Cudmore) :06.
---
Saturday's Races
USA vs. America II
White Crusader vs. Challenge France
French Kiss vs. Eagle
Canada II vs. New Zealand
Italia vs. Stars & Stripes
Azzurra vs. Heart of America
---
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 25 3 50
Australia IV 20 8 44
Kookaburra II 17 11 34
Steak'n Kidney 3 25 9
Series C
(3 points)
Friday's Results
Kookaburra II, (Peter Gilmour) def. Kookaburra III (Iain Murray) :36.
Australia IV, (Colin Beashel) def. Steak'n kidney (Fred Neill) 1:08.
Saturday's Races
Australia IV vs. Steak'n Kidney
Kookaburra III vs. Kookaburra II
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| 411.21 | 12/15 | CASAD1::THOMAS | | Mon Dec 15 1986 10:59 | 83 |
| Associated Press Mon 15-DEC-1986 05:48 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht, Country W L Pts
New Zealand, New Zealand 33 1 198
Stars & Stripes, U.S. 27 7 154
USA, U.S. 23 11 139
French Kiss, France 20 14 129
America II, U.S. 26 8 128
White Crusader, Britain 21 13 115
Italia, Italy 17 17 99
Heart of America, U.S. 11 23 85
Canada II, Canada 15 19 79
Eagle, U.S. 10 24 48
Azzurra, Italy 4 30 23
Round-Robin
Round Three
(12 points)
Monday's Races
Eagle, Rod Davis, def. Azzurra, Mauro Pelaschier, DNF.
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. White Crusader, Harold Cudmore, 4:12.
Heart of America, Buddy Melges, def. Canada II, Terry Neilsen, 12:49.
America II, Tom McLaughlin, def. Challenge France, Yves Pajot, DNF.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. USA, Tom Blackaller, :59.
Italia, Albino Fravezzi, def. French Kiss, Marc Pajot, 1:55.
End Round Three
Summary of Monday's Races
Italia-French Kiss
Italia provided the upset of the day as it defeated French Kiss
by 1:55. The defeat kept Marc Pajot's boat in fourth place and now
he must meet New Zealand in the semifinals of the challengers'
trials. Italia led from the start, but it was a close race with
never more than 29 seconds separating the two 12-meters until the
final leg. French Kiss suffered mainsail problems and fell back
finishing 1:55 behind the winner.
New Zealand-USA
New Zealand and USA staged an excellent race. It was
particularly close through the first five legs with never more than
15 seconds between the two boats. On the third windward leg, New
Zealand pulled ahead to a 51-second margin and finished 59 seconds
in front of the San Francisco boat.
America II-Challenge France
America II needed just to sail around the course to record a
victory. Its designated opponent, Challenge France, had withdrawn
earlier in the series.
Heart of America-Canada II
A blown-out jib probably cost Canada II its race with Heart of
America and also dropped it from eighth to ninth place in the final
standings. Terry Neilsen steered canada II into the lead at the
first mark, and held it until the two boats rounded the final buoy.
On the last beat the jib blew in the heavy airs and Buddy Melges
sailed ahead to win easily by 12:49.
Stars & Stripes-White Crusader
Stars & Stripes, which revels in heavy airs, had a field day as
it secured second place in the standings and at the same time
routed White Crusader by 4:12. It was no contest from beginning to
end. The San Diego boat, helmed by Dennis Conner, led by 49 seconds
at the first mark and just kept adding to its lead on every leg.
Eagle-Azzura
Eagle defeated azzurra in what was a close race until the
Italian boat withdrew on the final leg. No reason for the
withdrawal was given.
Up to that point eagle led by never by more than 57 seconds and
the two boats were only 29 seconds apart at the final leeward mark.
---
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Kookaburra III 26 4 53
Australia IV 21 9 47
Kookaburra II 18 12 37
Steak'n Kidney 4 26 12
Series C
(3 points)
Sunday's Results
Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, def. Australia IV, Colin Beashel, 5:10.
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. Steak'n Kidney, Fred Neill, 2:54.
End Round Three
|
| 411.22 | 12/30 | CASADM::THOMAS | | Tue Dec 30 1986 09:04 | 75 |
| Associated Press Tue 30-DEC-1986 05:09 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Semifinals
Best of Seven
Tuesday's Results
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. USA, Tom Blackaller, 2
minutes, 23 seconds. Stars & Stripes leads series 3-0.
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, def. French Kiss, Marc Pajot, 0:13.
New Zealand leads series 3-0.
Wednesday's Races
No Races Scheduled
Thursday's Races
No Races Scheduled
Friday's Races
New Zealand vs. French Kiss
USA vs. Stars & Stripes
Summary of Tuesday's Challenger Races
NEW ZEALAND def. FRENCH KISS.
Chris Dickson led New Zealand to another come-from-behind
victory over French Kiss by 13 seconds in one of the best races in
the Cup series to date. French Kiss took the lead on the second
windward leg, when the Kiwis had trouble on a spinnaker takedown,
and kept the lead until midway of the final beat. New Zealand
pulled even and luffed French Kiss, forcing it to tack. French
Kiss' transom apparently scraped against New zealand and both
skippers raised protest flags.
STARS & STRIPES def. USA.
Stars & Stripes continued its mastery over Tom Blackaller and
USA. USA had a one-second edge at the start, but Dennis Conner
quickly put the San Diego Yacht Club entry ahead. Once in the lead
it was never in danger. The final margin was 2:23.
---
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Australia IV 25 9 65
Kookaburra III 27 7 59
Kookaburra II 20 14 52
Steak'n Kidney 4 30 18
Semifinals
Each boat races nine times
Six points per victory
Tuesday's Results
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. Steak'n Kidney, Phil Thompson,
14 seconds.
Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, def. Kookaburra III, Iain Murray,
50 seconds.
Wednesday's Races
No Races Scheduled
Thursday's Races
No Races Scheduled
Friday's Races
Steak'n Kidney vs. Kookaburra II
Kookaburra III vs. Australia IV
Summary of Tuesday's Defender Races
AUSTRALIA IV defeated STEAK'N KIDNEY.
Australia IV and Steak'n Kidney staged a close duel, won by
Colin Beashel's boat by 14 seconds. The defeat apparently
eliminates Steak'n Kidney from further competition. The difference
between the two boats was never more than 29 seconds, but Australia
IV led at every mark.
KOOKABURRA II defeated KOOKA-BURRA III.
In another close duel between the two Kookaburra boats,
Kookaburra II, with Peter Gilmour at the helm, won by 50 seconds
over Kookaburra III. Gilmour's boat led for the first four legs,
before Iain Murray grabbed the lead on the fifth leg and held it
until the final spinnaker run. Kookaburra II grabbed the lead by
nine seconds at the final mark and increased its margin to 50
seconds at the finish.
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| 411.23 | And Now for a few days rest..... | 15614::THOMAS | | Sun Jan 04 1987 21:05 | 53 |
| Associated Press Sun 04-JAN-1987 10:18 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Louis Vuitton Cup
Best of Seven
Begins Jan. 13
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, vs. Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner.
----
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Australia IV 26 11 71
Kookaburra III 29 8 71
Kookaburra II 22 15 64
x-Steak'n Kidney 5 31 24
x-eliminated
Semifinals
Each boat races nine times
Six points per victory
Saturday's Races
Steak'N Kidney, Phil Thompson, def. Kookaburra III, Iain Murray,
:39.
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour,
:41 but disqualified and points awarded to Kookaburra II after
protest.
Sunday's Races
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour,
8:57.
Australia IV, bye
Summaries of Saturday's Races
STEAK'N KIDNEY def. KOOKA-BURRA III
Steak'n Kidney was excused from further racing in the defenders'
trials, but she went out a winner as the Sydney boat defeated
Kookaburra III and denied her first place. The race was all Steak'n
Kidney as she led at the start and every mark, however the match
was close all the way with 39 seconds being the biggest difference
between the two boats.
AUSTRALIA IV def. KOOKABURRA II
Australia IV defeated Kookaburra II by 41 seconds but was
disqualified for a right of way violation after a protest hearing.
Kookaburra II led for the first three marks before Colin Beashel
took the lead after a near collision that led to Kookaburra II's
successful protest.
Summary of Sunday's Race
KOOKABURRA III def. KOOKABURRA II
Iain Murray and Kookaburra III buried their stablemate,
Kookaburra II, by 8:57 in the defenders' semifinals. Kookaburra III
led by 15 seconds at the start and gained on every leg, including
an incredible 5:33 on the final beat to the finish line.
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| 411.24 | The Final Four!! | CASADM::THOMAS | | Wed Jan 07 1987 15:04 | 43 |
| Associated Press Wed 07-JAN-1987 05:43 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Louis Vuitton Cup
Best of Seven
Begins Jan. 13
New Zealand, Chris Dickson, vs. Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner.
----
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Standings
Yacht W L Pts
Australia IV 28 11 83
Kookaburra III 30 9 77
Kookaburra II 23 16 70
x-Steak'n Kidney 5 31 24
x-eliminated
Semifinals
Each boat races nine times
Six points per victory
Wednesday's Result
Australia IV, Colin Beashel, def. Kookaburra III, Iain Murray,
24 seconds.
Kookaburra II, Peter Gilmour, bye
END OF SEMIFINALS
Summary of Wednesday's Defender Race
AUSTRALIA IV def. KOOKABURRA III.
Australia IV won the final race of the semifinal series with a
24-second victory over Kookaburra III. The race provided a preview
of the best-of-nine series the two boats will stage for the right
to defend the America's Cup. The defender finals begin Jan. 14.
Australia IV took the lead early by seven seconds and never
trailed. Its largest margin was 25 seconds, though at one mark,
Kookaburra III closed it to six seconds.
Final
Best of Nine
Begins Jan. 14
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America's Cup Challenger Elimination Series
Final, Best of Seven
Race 1
Fremantle, Tuesday, 13 January, 1987
Stars & Stripes beat New Zealand by 1 min 19 sec
This makes the provisional standings -
Finals after Race 1 (no points, best of 7 races) -
W L
Stars & Stripes 1 0 (US55, Dennis Conner, San Diego YC)
New Zealand 0 1 (KZ7, Chris Dickson, Royal NZ YC)
(#) = withdrawn from Challenge
* = protest
Schedule for final continues to be Stars & Stripes vs New Zealand,
for a best of seven races. Race 2 scheduled for Wednesday, 14
January.
Some notes -
Winds today were forecast for 15 to 20 knots southwest. Wind speed
was up to 23 knots during the race, with wind shifts of 5 degrees
common today on the course.
Table of margins at start, each mark and finish
m:ss = minutes : seconds
Start 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Finish
S&S :03 :15 :17 :30 :25 :18 :41 :49 1:19
NZ
The start was close but by the 1st mark S&S was a 15 seconds ahead,
increasing the lead to 30 seconds by the 3rd mark. NZ dogged S&S
and reduced the lead to 25 seconds at the 4th mark, with one of the
closest points putting NZ only 18 seconds astern of S&S at the 5th.
S&S powered comfortably ahead for the 6th and 7th mark and on to
the finish.
Pre race press conferences were abound with predictions. Conner
quietly confident and Dickson a little cocky revealing that he
was already aware of the S&S's changes that included a plastic
grooved coating on the hull and a new rudder. Chris stole Dennis'
thunder as the intention was for the S&S syndicate to reveal this
information at a later private conference.
The psychological side now favours Conner who has broken the
winning streak of NZ, which has seen NZ only beaten once before in
39 races, by no less than S&S itself. Score in face to face
matches: NZ - 3, S&S - 2.
Wind forecast for Wednesday is for similar to today of 15 to 20
knots.
Defenders Kookaburra III and Australia IV begin their best of nine
final series as well on Wednesday.
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| 411.26 | 2 Down, 6 to go | CASADM::THOMAS | | Wed Jan 14 1987 12:28 | 54 |
| Associated Press Wed 14-JAN-1987 07:34 America's Cup Glance
America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Fremantle, Australia
CHALLENGER ELIMINATION
Louis Vuitton Cup
Best of Seven
Tuesday's Result
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. New Zealand, Chris Dickson,1:20
Wednesday's Result
Stars & Stripes def. New Zealand, 1:36, Stars & Stripes leads
series, 2-0.
Thursday's Race
No Race Scheduled
Friday's Race
Stars & Stripes vs. New Zealand.
Summary of Wednesday's Challenger Race
STARS & STRIPES def. NEW ZEALAND.
Dennis Conner and Stars & Stripes made it 2-for-2 with an easy
1:36 victory over Chris Dickson and New Zealand - 16 seconds faster
than their win in the first race. New Zealand led by one second at
the start, but Conner led at all marks and stretched his lead on
the last three. Stars & Stripes gained on all legs except the the
first reaching leg, and has won every windward leg in the first two
races.
---
DEFENDER ELIMINATION
Final
Best of Nine
Wednesday's Result (Pending Protest)
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, def. Australia IV, Colin Beashal,
:29. Kookaburra III leads series 1-0.
Thursday's Race
Australia IV vs. Kookaburra III.
Summary of Wednesday's Defender Race
KOOKABURRA III def. AUSTRALIA IV.
A collision in the pre-start maneuvers marred a fine match race
won by Kookaburra III by 29 seconds. Australia IV led at the start
by 17 seconds and kept its lead through the first five marks. It
held a nine-second edge at the fifth reaching leg, but on the next
beat, Iain Murray and Kookaburra III gained the edge and led at the
end of the leg by 15 seconds. Murray picked up another second on
the final spinnaker run and then added 14 seconds as the two boats
went to weather on their way to the finish line. A protest meeting
will decide whether Kookaburra III retains the win. If it is
disqualified, the victory will go to Australia IV.
---
AMERICA'S CUP
Best of Seven
Begins Jan. 31
Challenger champion vs. Defender champion
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| 411.27 | The Way It Was | CASADM::THOMAS | | Fri Jan 30 1987 08:05 | 38 |
| Associated Press Thu 29-JAN-1987 21:52 1983America's Cup Glance
1983 America's Cup At A Glance
By The Associated Press
At Newport, R.I.
Best of Seven
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Race cancelled, insufficient wind.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Liberty, Dennis Connor, def. Australia II, John Bertrand, 1
minute, 10 seconds.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Liberty def. Australia II, 1:33.
Friday, Sept. 16
Lay day (called by Australia II).
Saturday, Sept. 17
Incomplete race, 5-hour, 15-minute time limit expired).
Sunday, Sept. 18
Australia II def. Liberty, 3:14.
Monday, Sept. 19
Lay day (called by Liberty).
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Liberty def. Australia II, :43.
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Australia II def. Liberty, 1:47.
Thursday, Sept. 22
Australia II def. Liberty, 3:25.
Friday, Sept. 23
Lay day (called by Australia II).
Saturday, Sept. 24
Race cancelled, insufficient wind.
Sunday, Sept. 25
Lay day (called by Liberty).
Monday, Sept. 26
Australia II def. Liberty, :41, Australia II wins series, 4-3.
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| 411.28 | Race 3 | CASADM::THOMAS | | Mon Feb 02 1987 14:12 | 86 |
| Associated Press Mon 2-FEB-1987 03:34 America's Cup Glance
tx
[1mAmerica's Cup At A Glance [m
[1mBy The Associated Press [m
[1mAt Fremantle, Australia [m
[1mAll Times EST [m
[1mBest of Seven [m
[1mSaturday's Result [m
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner, def. Kookaburra III, Iain
Murray, 1 minute 41 seconds.
[1mSunday's Result [m
Stars & Stripes def. Kookaburra III, 1:10.
[1mMonday's Result [m
Stars & Stripes def. Kookaburra III, 1:46, Stars & Stripes leads
series 3-0.
[1mTuesday, Feb. 3 [m
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III, 12:15 a.m.
[1mWednesday, Feb. 4 [m
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III, 12:15 a.m., if necessary
[1mThursday, Feb. 5 [m
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III, 12:15 a.m., if necessary
More -->
Associated Press Mon 2-FEB-1987 03:34 America's Cup Glance (cont'd)
[1mFriday, Feb. 6 [m
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III, 12:15 a.m., if necessary
[1mNOTE: [mEach yacht has the right to request one lay day during
the first four races and one lay day during the final three.
Associated Press Thu 29-JAN-1987 21:48 America's Cup Glance (cont'd)
Stars & Stripes def. New Zealand, 1:29, Stars & Stripes wins
series 4-1.
---
[1mDEFENDER ELIMINATION [m
[1mFinal Round-Robin Standings [m
[1mYacht [m[1m W L Pts[m
y-Kookaburra III 31 8 83
y-Australia IV 27 12 77
Kookaburra II 23 16 70
Steak'n Kidney 5 31 24
y-qualified for defenders final.
---
[1mFinal [m
[1mBest of Nine [m
[1mWednesday, Jan. 14 [m
Kookaburra III, Iain Murray, vs. Australia IV, Colin Beashal,
both yachts disqualified.
[1mThursday, Jan. 15 [m
Kookaburra III def. Australia IV, 1:34.
[1mFriday, Jan. 16 [m
More -->
Associated Press Thu 29-JAN-1987 21:48 America's Cup Glance (cont'd)
Kookaburra III def. Australia IV, :46.
[1mSaturday, Jan. 17 [m
Kookaburra III def. Australia IV, 2:06.
[1mSunday, Jan. 18 [m
Lay day (called by Australia IV).
[1mMonday, Jan. 19 [m
Kookaburra III def. Australia IV, 1:13.
[1mTuesday, Jan. 20 [m
Kookaburra III vs. Australia IV, :55, Kookaburra III wins series
5-0.
---
[1mAMERICA'S CUP [m
[1mBest of Seven [m
[1mSaturday, Jan. 31 [m
Stars & Stripes, Dennis Connor, vs. Kookaburra III, Iain Murray
[1mSunday, Feb. 1 [m
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III
[1mMonday, Feb. 2 [m
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III
[1mTuesday, Feb. 3 [m
More -->
Associated Press Thu 29-JAN-1987 21:48 America's Cup Glance (cont'd)
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III
[1mWednesday, Feb. 3 [m
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III, if necessary
[1mThursday, Feb. 4 [m
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III, if necessary
[1mFriday, Feb. 5 [m
Stars & Stripes vs. Kookaburra III, if necessary
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| 411.29 | OOPS! | CASADM::THOMAS | | Mon Feb 02 1987 14:14 | 6 |
| re .28
OOPS! sorry about the trailing stuff.
ET
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| 411.30 | Cup 95? | CONSLT::MCBRIDE | aspiring peasant | Mon Jan 16 1995 09:04 | 3 |
| Any news on the current cup preliminaries? How is A3 doing?
Brian
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| 411.31 | Out on the Web | WASTED::map | Mark Parenti, OSG | Mon Jan 16 1995 11:42 | 13 |
| Brian,
If you have WWW access you can go to:
http://www.ac95.org
for the latest and greatest America's Cup info. They even had
leg by leg updates on Friday during the first race.
Mark Parenti
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| 411.32 | Try the net for the latest | WRKSYS::SEARS | Paul Sears, PK3-1, 223-0559, Pole 8h | Mon Jan 16 1995 11:44 | 5 |
| If you have access to the WWW (e.g. mosaic), try the URL:
http://www.ac95.org/
All the news that's fit to print about the cup in '95 is there.
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| 411.33 | DC whooped by A� | MILKWY::WAGNER | | Mon Jan 16 1995 11:46 | 13 |
|
You didn't see the cover of the Globe? A� won with a combo of
Dennis having to do a 270� for (I guess) a port-starboard and less
boatspeed. This happened at the start, he never ate up much time.
If anybody has the leg times, please post! The story intoned that,
like some recent football calls, the judges were not 100% sure of this
call. And, let's face it, Dennis is gonna use strategy more than boatspeed
this time around, unless his boat gets some magic gofast.
Watch him do the badmouth show to help sell newspapers, too!
Scott.
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| 411.34 | faster in light air, though | NOVA::FINNERTY | Oracle Rdb Engineering | Mon Jan 16 1995 13:18 | 5 |
|
...but Dennis won the next race the following day in light winds by
a fairly large margin; about 5 minutes.
/jim
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| 411.35 | Everyone Beats A3 | CSOA1::GELO | | Tue Jan 17 1995 13:28 | 8 |
| PACT 95 beat A3 too. I think the "We Can Do It" clan on A3 needs more
than raw boatspeed to compete. They need better boat handling skills or
this will be a short regatta. The win against DC was on a questionable
call at the start, although A3 did manage to defend their lead the
entire race.
I hope the A3 team gives it a good fight. I'd like to to see them
defend for the cup.
|
| 411.36 | Either all ot open or Class !! | NZOV02::DUKE | | Wed Jan 18 1995 04:01 | 23 |
| Oh please,
The best boat/crew/organisation should defend just as the best
boat/crew/organisation should challenge. I gravely doubt the A3 and
other US defenders won't join forces. So will the 2 Australian
challenges and the 2 kiwi ones.
The limit of 2 boats per challenger and defender is being tested.
Australia has 2 challengers. ie 4 boats. Funny they both used the
same design team and builder !
The name of the game is winning in May. All the rest is "gloss". There
should not be limits on the cost when the aim is "best". Its only then
that you get true open contests.
This should not be class racing but the cutting edge. If you want class
racing then you get exactly the same boats/gear for every one and sail
and every other race you change.
AC should be the leading edge. Where money, skill, development and
organistation count.
IMHO
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| 411.37 | | OTOOA::MOWBRAY | This isn't a job its an Adventure | Wed Jan 18 1995 08:33 | 15 |
| Ignore the details on the number of boats or any of that stuff, if the
US is to win, just give Dennis the nod and throw all the resources
behind him.
By the way, a large amount of the tank testing for one of the
"Australian" challengers was done here in Newfoundland so, if the old
rules about countries still applied it would be a NEWFOUNDLAND (OK and
Canada) entry.
Americas cup in Newfoundland in 1998, do it at the same time of year
with ice strenghtened hulls and bergs as race markers now THAT would be
interesting.
{sorry I was just reading the OZ notes file and forgot to calm down
before coming into Sailing!}
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| 411.38 | unlimited competetion | TINCUP::CLAFLIN | | Wed Jan 18 1995 14:53 | 30 |
| There are some drawbacks to the unlimited competition approach.
America's Cup backed off of the J boats (very big, VERY EXPENSIVE) match boats.
They (NYC?) felt that the cost had become prohibitive even by rich man's
standards. Competion was broadened by going to 12 meters.
The CANAM (sic?) car circuit has backed off of unlimited competition several
times. Many of these centered around Jim Hall and his Chapparels. It seems
that his wing, then telescoping wing, and finally blower cars beat everyone
else. Not fair said the other teams. Not fair said CANAM as the sponsers
withdrew. The final time CANAM tried this was when Prosche came out with the
917. This brute of a car was available to anyone who would poney up the money
(about 10x the going cost ofr other cars). It did 0-100 in under 3 seconds and
could turn both directions. With a top end of over 200 mph there were concerns
that drivers could not see far enough ahead to drive safely. These are examples
of reasons to limit by some arbitrary rules, from a pragmatic standpoint.
Having said that, I must confess that America's Cup does not mean much to me.
The money spent and the cry baby squabbling just turn me off. I do not know how
this compares to Maxi racing (I have never seen any). Still I applaud the
effert in both sailing and technical matters which produce the races. I sort of
get a kick out of a "K" boat getting destroyed by a 60' cat. I think the
Aussies won and even lost the America's Cup with class.
Personally I am hoping to get good time in on my 30 year old Choey Lee Ketch.
My skills actually get me to the windward now, but broad reaches are still
preferred.
Doug Claflin
dtn 592-4787
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| 411.39 | Money talks, I listen. | MILKWY::WAGNER | | Thu Jan 19 1995 11:36 | 22 |
|
Wow, I thought the gas crunch/Jimmy Carter crushed CanAm. That's
what my boss at the Elkhart Lake track told me when they cancelled- but
what did this kid know?
The Cup was won by the best financially backed syndicates all
along, pretty much. With the rules skewed to favor keeping it at the
NYYC, until pretty recently-right?
Anyway, the way I see it ("IMO" alert!) your Cheoy Lee, my Sunfish,
and lotsa models inbetween and outside have enjoyed things like UV
protection, resin upgrades, aluminum/EGlass/carbon fiber/etc, dacron
resination, plastic sails (including nylon), cheaper instruments, ad
nauseum, on the limitless dimes of Koch, Bond, Lipton, and all the
others. No, racing's not for everybody. But I'm glad the envelopes get
pushed.
Of course, I get a LOT bigger kick watching the kids in Oppies.
That's racing!!!
Scott (who Likes Dacron... Scrim!)
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| 411.40 | | NETRIX::"[email protected]" | revel | Mon Jan 23 1995 17:05 | 7 |
|
I have installed mosaic on to my node but I have never used it before
and i get an erro can not connect to service. can anyone help.
cheers
revel
[Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
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| 411.41 | | LARVAE::CSOONE::BARKER | | Tue Jan 24 1995 04:10 | 4 |
| If you are using mosaic from within Digital's network, you need a specially
patched version to enable it to "see" through our secure internet gateway.
If you can't see any external stuff, then that may be the cause.
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| 411.42 | If you can try out Netscape | STAR::KENNEY | | Tue Jan 24 1995 08:05 | 17 |
|
If you are using a PC or an OSF system check out Netscape. I use
it and Mosaic and prefer Netscape. In Netscape you will have to go to
preferences select Mail & Proxies and fill in for everything but news
proxy either of these choices:
src-www.pa.dec.com port 8080
Or
www-proxy.crl.dec.com port 8080
Then add to NO Proxy on box DEC.COM
Forrest
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| 411.43 | | TINCUP::CLAFLIN | | Wed Jan 25 1995 15:33 | 30 |
| Hi all,
Just did a quick drive from Mass to Colo.
I basically agree with Scott Wagner about the benefits of pushing the envelope.
I am consistantly amazed with how fast those big racing machines go, tack,
and how close they routinely come to each other.
Unlimited budget is simply not true in anything we do. Even the defense
budget was "limited". There are limits to what people can or are willing to
pay. The current structure of the America's Cup indicates that the limit has
not currently been reached. I suspect the limits will express themselves first,
in people squealing about the cost of the J Boat, 12 Metere, or America's boat.
Second, will be the increasing difficulty of obtaining sponsorship. Third,
will be a weak field of both challengers and defeneders. I personally do not
see any these happening in any significant way.
I would like to see the races on tape. I am far to cheap to pay for ESPN, or
cable for that matter. I blow it going skiing in the winter. Though like
Scott said, my 30 year old Choey Lee benefits from dacron sails and sheets, and
nylon rode (used to be an American exclusive for AC boats), GPS (unlimited
funds compliments of the DOD) and other goodies.
As the golden rule says,
"He who has the gold, makes the rules!"
Doug Claflin
dtn 592-47877
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| 411.44 | Warning, My opinion Follows.... | MCS873::KALINOWSKI | | Wed Jan 25 1995 18:24 | 27 |
| While in NZ, they had lots of info on the America's Cup. Only 3 TV
stations, but one of them sponsered the NZ team (not Chris Dickinson's
Tag Heugler (sp)). Every night at 5pm was a half hour program on what
had happened including the starts and anything interesting. Replays at
11. Back home and it's zip. Like Bruce Springsteen says "57 channels
and nothings on".
I also heard Dennis make fun of the A3 boat before the first round. I
lost a lot of respect for him after I heard him. What a jerk. I sure
hope Pact 95 kicks Dennis's butt and then goes head to head with either
Australia or New Zealand. France and Spain look slow, and Japan
may get there, but they are not showing much yet. Plus the fact it
blows like stink in Oz and N.Z. I am sick of San Diego with no wind.
As to the number of boats one can use, anyone see the discussions on
Nippon? Evidently, they are racing the "same" boat except the hull,and
spars have been extensively modified. Could be interesting by the time
round 3 comes up.
Also, have you seen how well the man up the mast has been working for
NZ in finding wind shifts??? I expect to see everyone do this soon.
How about Rod Davis, Mr matchracer, whacking France one once, but twice
the other day. Everyone is still learning. This could get really
good...
john
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| 411.45 | cannot access any external information | PIHIA::ARLINGTON | | Fri Jan 27 1995 15:11 | 18 |
| hello Forrest,
I am using a PC and had installed Moasic on the host, it would appear
that I can access internal information but cannot get through the
gateway. How do I get the patched version, I know there is proberly a
notes conference on it somewhere.
What is Netscape I have not heard of it?
I have a workaround in place, I go to a collegues Ultrix workstation
and it works, and all those uncomplementary things I have said about
Unix.
The racing restarts Monday so I should get on to it. There is no lack
of information here in NZ with the radio carrying regular updates
during the racing and a 1/2 hour highlights show at 5:00pm.
cheers
revel
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| 411.46 | Will mail you a setup file that may help | STAR::KENNEY | | Fri Jan 27 1995 17:13 | 7 |
|
Not sure where you can get a patched version. On the VMS host I
use someone did it for me. For my PC at home, and my notebook I have
Trumpet Winsock, and Netscape installed. Works great.....
Forrest
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| 411.47 | Nice tech discussion but .... | OTOOA::MOWBRAY | This isn't a job its an Adventure | Mon Jan 30 1995 07:59 | 3 |
| Could someone perhaps post some of the America's Cup stuff for those of
us that are Internet-impaired ? I can get there from home after a long
process, however there is no access through the office yet.
|
| 411.48 | Challenger Series | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Mon Jan 30 1995 19:18 | 27 |
|
Results from Sunday 29th KJan
nippon beat spain 1min.48secs
Team New Zealand beat Sydney 95 1min.56secs
oneAustralia beat Tag Heuer 1min.7 secs - this is a reversal on the
first round, changes have been
made to mast and keel (gossip)
This was a very close race with Tag only 7secs behind at the first mark.
oneOz won the righthand side at the start and dickson was trapped below
and didn't have any advantage in boatspeed to get clear, approaching the
top mark tag came back on port and was forced to dip oneOz who immediately
tacked on top of them and then proceded to go pass the starboard layline.
It was a nice move leaving tag nowhere to go but to follow into the mark.
Defenders:
America 3 beat Pact 95 14secs.
30th jan races.
TNZ v Nippon
OneOz v France
Syndey 95 v Spain
Tag bye
Last heard no breeze.
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| 411.49 | Extract from the Internet | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Mon Jan 30 1995 20:41 | 318 |
|
Thanks to Forrest for helping me through the Gateway.
Cheers
Revel
Challenger Races Cancelled
OneAustralia Back to Winning Form; Nippon Wins On, Off Water
Louis Vuitton Cup: Second-Round Pairings Announced
Australian Challenge Is Law-Less
OneAustralia Christens New Boat; Will Sail Older Boat
Challenger Races Cancelled
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 30, 1995) -- All races on the challenger course were
cancelled today, following a twoand a half-hour postponement due to light,
shifty wind. The schedule is being pushed back, with today's races
now scheduled for tomorrow, and so on.
Return to News Index
OneAustralia Back to Winning Form; Nippon Wins On, Off Water
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 29, 1995) -- John Bertrand's OneAustralia returned to
its winning form today,winning a tough race against Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer
Challenge, which sailed the race with a broken primary winch, by 1 minute,
7 seconds. Almost all that time was made on the final beat. Until then,
oneAustralia's largest lead was 29 seconds. In the final Round 1 race, TAG Heuer
Challenge downed world
champion oneAustralia by 3:52.
The Nippon Challenge celebrated victories on and off the water today. The
Japanese team overcame equipment problems and held off the Spanish Challenge's
Rioja de Espa�a to win on the water by 1:48.
Off the water, they were relieved when the international jury ruled that
protests filed by Team New Zealand andthe TAG Heuer Challenge over the two-boat
rule were invalid and that the jury had no authority to proceed with the
hearing.
Nippon spokesman Peter Gilmour, the team's sailing coach, said it wasn't the
protest itself that was so puzzling, but the timing. Questions regarding the
modifications to the Nippon boat were raised a month ago, he said. He believes
the Kiwis waited to see how well the reconfigured boat performed. And after
Nippon won four of six races in the first round, the protest was filed in order
to weaken the Japanese team's morale.
"If they were really serious about the protest, why didn't they file it two or
three weeks ago?" Gilmour asked.
"There needs to be an interpretive system when questions are being asked in an
The undefeated Team New Zealand, meanwhile, continued its winning ways, downing
the Australian Challenge by 1:56. The Kiwis lost ground on only one leg.
With winds from the northwest, building steadily from 8 knots all the way to
15 knots, the challengers had perfect sailing conditions with flat seas and
just a slight wave chop. Conditions were cold and for the last third of the
race visibility was drastically reduced by fog. But the timing was such that
football fans made it home in time to watch the Super Bowl, even if the
result of the game wasn't what they wanted.
The start of the first race race saw the Spanish boat dominated. They were
eventually bounced off to port tack and were automatically disadvantaged by
being on the right-hand side. Both boats rounded the weather mark within 50
seconds of each other and the Spanish boat made a small gain on the first run
The second beat saw Nippon lose control of their mainsail when they broke the
outhaul. The main flogged for quite some time and four of the six battens were
broken before the crew repaired the damage. During this time they couldn't sail
the same close-hauled course as the Spanish challenger. Rioja de Espa�a gained
only twelve seconds on this leg,however, and Nippon rounded the second weather
mark maintaining a 47-second lead. The broken battens were cause for concern
on Nippon, but the crew managed to keep their lead to the end.
A new starting helmsman in the shape of Australian Neville Wittey took Syd
Fischer's Sydney 95 through the pre-start. Although he never totally
relinquished control of the start, Russell Coutts, sailing Team New Zealand's
Black Magic 2, judged the timing correctly. When the two had hung in the wind
at a minute to go --just three boat lengths back from the line near the pin end
-- Coutts, who was to weather, tacked on to port and crossed the line at full
speed whilst Wittey had to bear away on starboard tack, pick-up speed and tack
over onto port and head for the pin end crossing at half speed 12 seconds
after the New Zealander.
The black-hulled boat rounded the first mark 1:20 ahead and seemed to relax
after that, crossing the finish line nearly two minutes ahead.
Originally scheduled to be the second start today, the TAG Heuer challenge
requested a delay whilst they attempted to repair one of their primary winches.
They started as the third sequence and it was clear from onboard cameras that
the suspect winch was not repaired in time. The crew had to use one of the
primary winches as a fairlead to the centre-line halyard winch, something that
would definitely have been a handicap all day.
The pre-start was frantic, with oneAustralia's Rod Davis controlling the start
for the last third on the right-hand side.
Both boats hung into the wind with about a minute to go
lightly up from the pin. Davis turned and tacked away to make his approach
to start on port tack a little bit early and ended up having to luff-up
around the committee boat to lay the line. Meanwhile, Dickson tacked onto
port at the right moment and accelerated up to full speed as the starting gun
went.
The two boats headed out to the right paralleling each other on port tack with
the Kiwis to weather. Two minutes later, Dickson tacked away to the left
followed shortly after by oneAustralia. The two then sailed all the way to
the other side of the course, arriving near the top with the advantage back in
oneAustralia's hands. They rounded ahead, but it as close -- just 14 seconds
separated them. The first run saw the boats on top of each other, Dickson
never more than a boat length behind. They rounded the leeward mark with
little change between them, Dickson still behind, splitting tacks and gaining
some separation to the right before tacking back to the right.
The race remained close, with only 29 seconds between them at the second
weather mark. Dickson gained a bit on the last run in the building breeze
before he finally started to lose distance on the last beat. The last
windward turn saw a minute between them, which stayed the same as the boats
finished in thick fog.
For the race stats and Round 2 standings, see the Race Results section.
Return to News Index
Louis Vuitton Cup: Second-Round Pairings Announced
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 28, 1995) -- The pairings for the second round of the
Louis Vuitton Cup challenger selection series were chosen this morning.
Most eyes will be watching the match-up between Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer
Challenge and John Bertrand's oneAustralia when the racing resumes tomorrow.
Both boats underwent modifications between rounds, Dickson's receiving a new
mast, and oneAustralia was reportedly returned to a keel configuration similar
to that during last fall's IACC World Championship, which it won without
losing a single race.
But what really has the America's Cup grapevine abuzz are much bigger changes
in boats and crew make-ups. Syd Fischer, head of the Australian Challenge,
confirmed that he will have new faces aboard his Sydney 95 when the racing
resumes Sunday, and the protest against the Nippon Challenge, which has
decried the action, is being heard today.
At this morning's press conference, Fischer confirmed that he terminated Chris Law,
who had "contravened the terms of the team agreement." As rumored yesterday,
Neville Wittey was named as a helmsman, though
Fischer said that tactician Michael Coxon will also do some steering.
"Chris Law was steering the yacht at the start of and for more than 80 percent of the last race of Round 1,"
Fischer said. "The implications of this are clear in light of his allegations. Reports have come to hand that he
became very emotional and reportedly made critical comments regarding the syndicate and some of its
personnel in a public bar, which, in another frame of mind, he may have regretted." Fischer refused to elaborate
further on the matter, saying he didn't want to get involved in a "defamation action."
Meanwhile, the Japanese syndicate is expressing offense over accusations that it has attempted to gain an
unfair advantage by circumventing the two-boat rule.
"The Nippon Challenge is very disappointed by the media statement made by Team New Zealand following
their alleged protest," Nippon officials said. "Nippon Challenge is confident that we have not infringed any rules.
This accusation by Team New Zealand has caused negative impact to the image of our team, and caused the
disappointment to the supporters of our campaign."
At issue is whether or not the modifications to the Nippon yacht are such that they, effectively, have built a new
boat.
Dickson, who was the Nippon skipper in the 1992 America's Cup regatta, said he shares the concerns of his
rival countrymen. "There is a principle involved," he said. "The intent of the rule is to control costs, to keep the
campaigns on a level playing field, and not have a situation where the biggest checkbook has the biggest
advantage.
"We don't believe changing 99 percent of a boat makes it the same boat," continued Dickson, who has a
one-boat program. "We are happy to race against a two-boat campaign, but not a three- or four-boat
campaign."
The America's Cup is as much gamesmanship as sportsmanship, which Team New Zealand knows first hand.
The emotional battering of being accused of cheating can break a team's morale and their resolve to win on the
water. There are many people who believe New Zealand had the fastest boat of the 1992 challengers, but the
lengthy battle over their boat's bowsprit -- and the subsequent 11th-hour change of the skipper --
demoralized the crew to the point that they were no longer competitive on the race course.
Le D�fi Fran�ais is experiencing similar strife, but it is entirely internal. The syndicate sponsors are unhappy
with the performance so far, Marc Pajot having won only one race in the opening round robin. A French
journalist reportedly compared the team members to a band of Mexican bandits lounging around San Diego. The
French crew members have responded by growing droopy, Pancho Villa-style mustaches.
The French are sailing their new boat, France 3, in the second round, which finally passed muster after
modifications to the trim tab on the keel were made. They get an extra day of preparation, however, being the
odd team out on Race Day 1.
The pairings for Round Robin 2 are:
Race Day 1 (Jan. 29):
Nippon Challenge v. Spanish Challenge
Team New Zealand v. Australian Challenge
oneAustralia v. TAG Heuer Challenge
Le D�fi Fran�ais - day off
Race Day 2 (Jan. 30):
oneAustralia v. Le D�fi Fran�ais
Nippon Challenge v. Team New Zealand
Australian Challenge v. Spanish Challenge
TAG Heuer Challenge - day off
Race Day 3 (Jan. 31):
Australian Challenge v. TAG Heuer Challenge
Le D�fi Fran�ais v. Nippon Challenge
Team New Zealand v. oneAustralia
Spanish Challenge - day off
Race Day 4 (Feb. 1):
Australian Challenge v. Le D�fi Fran�ais
oneAustralia v. Spanish Challenge
TAG Heuer Challenge v. Nippon Challenge
Team New Zealand - day off
Race Day 5 (Feb. 2):
Team New Zealand v. Le D�fi Fran�ais
Spanish Challenge v. TAG Heuer Challenge
Nippon Challenge v. oneAustralia
Australian Challenge - day off
Race Day 6 (Feb. 3):
Spanish Challenge v. Le D�fi Fran�ais
TAG Heuer Challenge v. Team New Zealand
oneAustralia v. Australian Challenge
Nippon Challenge - day off
Race Day 7 (Feb. 4):
Nippon Challenge v. Australian Challenge
Spanish Challenge v. Team New Zealand
Le D�fi Fran�ais v. TAG Heuer Challenge
oneAustralia - day off
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Australian Challenge Is Law-Less
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 27, 1995) -- The reputation of fiery, fiesty Syd Fischer, head of the Australian
Challenge, remains in tact. Chris Law, the helmsman of Fischer's Sydney 95, left San Diego this afternoon,
saying Fischer had fired him this morning.
The scuttlebutt is that Neville Wittey, currently an umpire for the selection series now under way, will take
over as helmsman aboard Sydney 95. Fischer, who calls himself the skipper and serves as navigator during the
races, said only that we would see some new faces on his boat, 2-5 in the first round, when the racing resumes
on Sunday. During the 1992 competition, Fischer pulled a similar move, bringing in a new helmsman when his
Challenge Australia was not winning any races.
Law, who's own quick temper is legend on the world match-racing circuit, said he didn't know why he was
abruptly fired, but acknowledged that it may well have resulted from a dispute he had with Fischer during the
final race of Round 1. Trailing Team New Zealand in a dying breeze and with no hope of winning, Sydney 95
dropped out of the race. Law, who is a professional skipper, said afterward that it was not his decision to drop
out, but refused to say who had made the decision.
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OneAustralia Christens New Boat; Will Sail Older Boat
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 26, 1995) -- Some would call it an omen. After days of record-setting rainfall, the
skies cleared this morning as John Bertrand's 15-year-old daughter, aptly named Sunshine, christened the
latest generation of oneAustralia (sail number: AUS-35).
"May you win the America's Cup," Sunshine said as she broke a bottle of champagne over the bow of the
gumleaf-green boat.
The boat, along with stablemate AUS-31, then promptly left the dock for a day on the water. The boat, which
was launched for the first time last week, will not be sailing when the racing resumes on Sunday, however.
"It's not ready," said spokesman John Fitzgerald. "We're still trying work up 31." AUS-31 underwent
modifications earlier this week and may be sailed through Round Robin 3 of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger
selection series.
Whether AUS-34 is ready or not is a matter of speculation. Some observers believe that the Australians
simply don't want to reveal their new boat -- rumored to have a tandem keel -- any sooner than they have to.
A diver was in the water during the christening, presumably to ward off any would-be spies trying to
photograph the new boat's keel.
In 1983, Bertrand, at the helm of Alan Bond's Australia II, became the first challenger to win the America's
Cup, ending New York Yacht Club's 132-year- winning streak. The boat sported a then-controversial winged
keel that became the center of an international incident that ultimately involved the U.S. and Australian state
departments.
Similarly, Bertrand's oneAustralia syndicate was immursed in controversy last year, when it was accused of
building three boats, in violation of the two-boat rule. One Australia ultimately prevailed. If it had not, the boat
christened today would have been ineligible to compete for the America's Cup.
In a turn about, oneAustralia is one of several teams suggesting that the Nippon Challenge is now violating the
two-boat rule.
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| 411.50 | | OTOOA::MOWBRAY | This isn't a job its an Adventure | Tue Jan 31 1995 07:58 | 1 |
| Thanks that was a great fix !
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| 411.51 | day2 challengers | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Wed Feb 01 1995 21:07 | 1 |
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| 411.52 | day2 revisited with some text. | PIHIA::ARLINGTON | | Wed Feb 01 1995 22:00 | 155 |
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Oops I dont know what happened there!!!
Race Day 3: Challenger Races Cancelled Due to Lack of Wind
Race Day 2: Kiwis Given Scare, But Winning Streak in Tact
Race Day 2: Kiwis Down Nippon; Both Aussie Boats Win
Race Day 3: Challenger Races Cancelled Due to Lack of Wind
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 1, 1995) -- The anticipated match between undefeated
Team New Zealand and oneAustralia was postponed for 24 hours when today�s
challenger races were cancelled when the summer-like conditions did not
produce a breeze above 3 knots.
The races have been rescheduled for tomorrow, pushing the second round robin
into its second reserve day, Feb. 9. The Louis Vuitton Cup organizers will
continue to reschedule the racing, if necessary, up until the eve
of the third round, which begins Feb. 14.
Also scheduled today were Le D�fi Francais versus the Nippon Challenge, and
the Australian Challenge versus the TAG Heuer Challenge.
For the current standings, see the Scoreboard.
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Race Day 2: Kiwis Given Scare, But Winning Streak in Tact
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 31, 1995) -- Team New Zealand's undefeated streak came
close to ending at seven as the Nippon Challenge took the early lead, lost it,
regained it and then pushed the Kiwis right to finish. But the black
New Zealand boat prevailed in a fierce jibing duel on the final run to win by
12 seconds after more than two and half hours of racing. It was the slimmest
margin yet in this year's racing. "If we have more races like that, we'll
have some exhausted guys out there," said New Zealand skipper Russell Coutts.
"I lost count of the number of jibes on the last leg."
Nippon won the start, and prevailed in a dogfight near the windward mark,
forcing New Zealand to duck behind the Japanese boat. "Another great job by
the navigator," joked skipper Makoto Namda, who is also thenavigator and who
could easily be voted the most jovial skipper in the regatta.
He also acknowledged making a mistake on the final windward leg, allowing New
Zealand to stay ahead and win the race. One Kiwi team member said they were
lucky to win, that it could have easily gone the other way.
OneAustralia was also given a scare as the new French boat, France 3, showed
its promise by leading the firsthalf of the race. But the Aussies capitalized
on a favorable wind shift and went on to win by 1:27.
Syd Fischer's Sydney 95, under new skippership, had a relatively easy day,
beating the still winless Spanish Challenge by 2:14.
The Kiwis carried their battle off the race course, asking the international
jury to re-open its protest against Nippon over the modifications made to the
Japanese boat (JPN-30) in December. The international jury refused to hear
the protest earlier. But late Tuesday, the jury announced the protest is valid
and will be heard as soon as possible following Wednesday's races.
"We're just trying to clear it up and get it over with," said Coutts. "If you
allow people to put a new hull under the old deck, then you're back to same
old thing (of spending unlimited sums of money). People are saying, 'We've got
the same bow fitting, therefore it's the same boat.'" "It's a 'Fluid Thinking'
boat," added Brad Butterworth, a member of the Kiwi afterguard, in reference
to the earlier battle with oneAustralia over an alleged violation of the
two-boat rule. OneAustralia prevailed in that matter, though some believe it
will be re-opened, when additional evidence comes to light.
The French, who have won only one race, may launch a protest as well, but
against Fischer's Australian Challenge. The story making the rounds is that
Fischer ordered an illegal rudder change during the first round. This is also
what is believed to be at the heart of the dispute between him and his former
helmsman, Chris Law, who was dropped from the team last Friday. Fischer has
repeatedly refused to comment on the matter.
The course used by the challengers today had to be moved a mile to the west
to find steady winds. After a short delay, it turned out to be a typical San
Diego sea breeze day with the wind blowing 8-9 knots from the northwest at
the start, dropping off in the middle of the afternoon and swinging further
to the North, before rising again to 10-12 knots by the finish.
In a battle to win the pin end of the line, oneAustralia bounced the French
boat off onto port tack with 20 seconds to go. The French started on port at
the committee boat and quickly came back onto starboard tack to follow the
Australians out to the lefthand side of the course. But the French, on the
right of the pairing, showed good speed and benefited from a right-hand shift
in the wind to get ahead and lead around the first mark by 19 seconds. The
run to the first leeward mark saw a slight gain for the Australians but the
French rounded the mark still ahead. Rod Davis tacked the Australian boat
onto port right at the mark and immediately benefited from a further shift
to the right in the falling breeze. This brought France 3 onto the unfavoured
tack and with it they straight away lost most of her advantage. The end of
the second beat saw the Australians round ahead togain on every leg to the
finish, except the last run. The closest and most exciting race so far this
year saw three lead changes and some dramatic match racing. At one minute
to go before the start, both boats were hanging in the breeze over the line
a third of the way up from the pin. John Cutler tacked Nippon over onto port,
dipping the line to start correctly, while Coutts, steering Team New Zealand,
had to bear away to dip the line. He was still on the course side when the gun
went. He eventually started correctly, 19 seconds after the Japanese
challenger.
Nippon came back quickly onto starboard tack to cover, but was happily on
the right of the pairing and benefited from the same windshifts that the
French were enjoying further up the course, crossing safely infront of the
Kiwis on several occaisions. Approaching the weather mark the boats were much
closer with Coutts approaching on port tack and needing to dip the starboard
tack Nippon to avoid a collision. As Coutts started to bear away so did Cutler,
on starboard, aiming right at him hunting him away from his course. This
caused Team New Zealand to bear right away onto a run whilst Nippon luffed up,
tacked and rounded the mark. By the time Coutts had recovered he had to make
two more tacks and from a position before the mark where he was just a few
seconds behind he eventually rounded 45 seconds after the Japanese boat.
The last beat promised to be exciting and the Kiwi crew, with slightly better
upwind speed, initiating a split in tacks, a duel of the highest calibre began.
Every time the boats approached each other the New Zealandershad gained a
little bit before they were forced to tack away again by the starboard tack
Nippon. Then, just before the weather mark, in a re-run of the first mark
rounding the two boats approached for the last time. This time Team New
Zealand, on port tack, was half a boat length further forward and just crossed
ahead of Nipponrounding the last mark just nine seconds ahead. The last run to
the finish saw a frantic jibing duel between the two boats with more than ten
jibes being exchanged, but Coutts and his team positioned their boat
correctly every time and managed to finish twelve seconds ahead.
The start of this race saw the Australians win the left-hand side of the
course with the Spanish having problems laying the committee boat on port and
loosing precious time. Both boats sailed to the lefthand side of the course
before tacking for the first mark. Sydney 95 rounded with a lead of over a
minute and continued to gain on the following two legs to round the second
weather mark with a lead of almost 3 minutes. The Spanishboat started to
whittle away the Australians' lead, but Sydney 95 was never really threatened.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings,
see the Scoreboard.
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Race Day 2: Kiwis Down Nippon; Both Aussie Boats Win
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 31, 1995) -- Taking a war of words to the race course,
the Nippon Challenge threatened to end TNZ�s winning streak. But the Kiwis
took the lead for good on the final beat and won by 12 seconds (protest
pending). In the other two races, both Australian boats were victorious.
OneAustralia defeated the new French boat, and Sydney 95 kept the Spanish
Challenge winless.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference.
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| 411.53 | When rights don't mean a thing.... | MCS873::KALINOWSKI | | Wed Feb 08 1995 12:17 | 15 |
| I picked my brother up from a week's holiday in S.D. last night. 3
items he mentioned:
1. You cann't get near the compounds if it is not a vistors day
2. You can see the boats leave for the course, but they are out too
far to see any action
3. Last week it was extra warm, light winds and lots of fog. On one
race, two 12 meters were racing when the bow of a BIG aircraft
carrier appeared out of the fog on the course in a very close
position, much to amazement of the sailors.
When reporters asked what the devil an Aircraft Carrier was doing on
a race course posted in notice to mariners months ago, the Navy replied
"No Comment!"
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| 411.54 | Breakdown in communications | STAR::KENNEY | | Wed Feb 08 1995 13:15 | 17 |
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According to the AC95 web page the Navy later said they were sorry.
They were under the impression that the races were called off because
of the heavy fog. They also promised to keep in closer contact with
the race organizers to prevent it from happening again. The organizer
also promised to make sure the Navy is informed.
As I recall from the last series some of the areas the boats transit
are areas controlled by the Navy. They Navy gave the AC organization
and racers permission to pass through. They did not have to....
I would chalk it up to a break down in coordination between the navy
and the AC race committee.
Forrest
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| 411.55 | The carrier had the right of way | STAR::KENNEY | | Wed Feb 08 1995 13:22 | 12 |
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The carrier right or way it was the vessel that was less able to
maneuver. Wish I could remember the exact wording and costal regulation
number. Check out Chapmans....
Your talking about a ship with a turning circle measured in miles.
We won't talk about stopping distance. What has not been said is did
how far out did the carrier detect the problem and how correctly did
they react. You can be sure if someone messed up they will pay....
Forrest
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| 411.56 | | LEEL::LINDQUIST | Luke 2:4; Patriots 200:1 | Thu Feb 09 1995 16:38 | 17 |
| �� <<< Note 411.55 by STAR::KENNEY >>>
�� -< The carrier had the right of way >-
��
�� The carrier right or way it was the vessel that was less able to
�� maneuver. Wish I could remember the exact wording and costal regulation
�� number. Check out Chapmans....
Just watch CAPTAIN RON
Captain Ron:
"They'll get out of the way -- I learned that driving the Saratoga."
From the NYNEX Boaters' Yellow Pages (RIP):
1) Anchored
2) Not under command; restricted in their ability to
maneuver; fishing constrained by draft(intl only)
...
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| 411.57 | | SX4GTO::WANNOOR | | Thu Feb 09 1995 16:58 | 7 |
| The carrier only had right of way IF its ability to maneouver was
constrained by its draft. If it was not in a channel, the aircraft
carrier's right of way was not a priority over the sailboat's (in a
strict interpretation, anyway). Otherwise, large ships could run over
sailboats anywhere in the oceans, and that's naughty.
Cheers!
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| 411.58 | feb 2 | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Thu Feb 09 1995 20:43 | 158 |
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Challenger Race Day 3: Bertrand Overboard; French Tide Turns; New Zealand 9-0
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 2, 1995) -- John Bertrand, the first challenger to win
the heralded America's Cup, today joined another select club. He became the
second skipper in the history of the 144-year-old event to fall off his boat
during a race. The dubious honor of being the first went to French skipper Bruno
Troubl�, who fell over the side during the start of a challenger race in 1977.
Bertrand went "walkabout" as he was attempting to keep the boom from swinging
across the boat as oneAustralia, which was trailing Team New Zealand,
approached the first leeward mark on almost a dead run. He lost his balance and
stepped off the boat. "I was checking for kelp on the keel and rudder. I'm a
strong swimmer and a particularlly good aquaplaner," he joked afterward.
Bertrand said he spotted the spinnaker sheet on the way down, grabbed it and
"hung on to that sucker." He was immediately pulled back aboard, the entire
incident over in less than five seconds. He figures it cost them no more than
half a boat length and was not a factor in the outcome of the race, which the
Aussies lost to their rivals from across the Tasman Sea by two minutes, six
seconds. The Australians filed a protest against the New Zealanders, however,
which regards the continued practice of the New Zealand boat to have a crewman
up the mast when the wind is light.
The win was the Kiwis' ninth straight, and, at 12 points, gave them a five-point
lead over oneAustralia and the TAG Heuer Challenge, which easily beat the
Australian Challenge by 12:24.
It was a big day for Le D�fi Francais, which knocked off the then-third-place
Nippon Challenge to notch the second victory in eight races. The only other win
by the French was at the expense of the winless Spanish Challenge, which did not
race today.
The victory means a lot because Marc Pajot's team has been under great pressure
from the French public, press and sponsors to begin winning races, as rumors
persist that if the losing tide does not turn soon, the team may be sent home
before the end of the round robins. Only the top four boats advance to the
semi-final round, which begins in mid-March. The French are currently in sixth
place.
"There is a feeling of relief that we're somewhere in the game," said spokesman
Harold Cudmore, sailing advisor to the French team. "We had a similar pace with
Nippon, and seemed a bit quicker downwind. But the conditions were so variable
it's hard to analyze it well."
The French are now sailing their new boat, France 3, which has a record of 1-1.
"We're still in the tweaking process," Cudmore said, adding that he didn't
expect the boat to be up to speed until the third round. "When we look at TAG
Heuer and Team New Zealand -- how they come off the line -- we can see there is
still a big hill to climb."
Bertrand said he felt a bit sheepish after going overboard. Just a few days ago
he had instructed crewman Matthew Mitchell, who fell over the side during a
practice sail, "Never leave the boat during a race.
"That spinnaker sheet saved my life in terms of being persecuted by the crew,"
Bertrand said. A boat must the race with all its crew, so if Bertrand had not
been able to grab a line, his crew would have had to make a costly turnaround to
pick him up.
The trip into the drink also landed Bertrand an honorary membership on the
1994-95 Cuben Swim Team, a faction within the Sheila Bay Yacht Club, which was
founded the women of the America3 Foundation. He readily accepted, and said in
reply, "I am, of course, proud to have been afforded the honor of First Male
Member." He was also given a new nickname: "Drag". It was the first time since
1960 that Bertrand had gone overboard, he said.
As of 9:55 p.m. PDT, the international jury still had not ruled on oneAustrlia's
protest against Nippon. The protest is that the man up the mast was outside the
boat's sheerline when the boat heeled over, in violation of the rules. The
earlier protest by Team New Zealand accusing Nippon Challenge of violating the
two-boat rule is still pending as well.
Today's racing was postponed for almost two hours as the sea breeze fought to
establish itself through a severe smog. The breeze, when it did settle in, never
blew stronger than 6 knots and was initially from the south. Toward the end of
the day, the boats finished near sunset, the land breeze took over again There
was a five foot swell and bright sunshine.
In a fairly tame pre-start session, due mostly to the lack of wind, Chris
Dickson timed his return to the line perfectly, forcing Neville Wittey to tack
away onto port from a position behind and to leeward of the TAG Heuer Challenge,
to start sixteen seconds behind. Dickson had won the left-hand side of the
course and tacked over to port himself to cover the Australian. From here both
boats sailed most of the way to the starboard tack layline, exchanging tacks
from time to time with the Australians actually getting to within half a boat
length on one occasion. But the TAG Heuer Challenge always seemed to point
higher and eventually rounded the first weather mark with a lead of over two and
a half minutes. It was a day for the boat ahead to stretch their lead and when
Sydney 95 tried to do something different and split tacks on the last beat, the
biggest shift of the day went against them and they ended up tacking several
more times for the mark whilst Dickson reached in to round fourteen minutes
ahead. The Australians didn't give up however, clawing back nearly two minutes
on the last run.
A good pre-start by Russell Coutts, steering Team New Zealand, saw him win the
left hand side of the course as the two boats approached the start line. Both
boats were at full speed and both boats cut the line equally as the gun went,
but Rod Davis didn't have enough windward gauge to be able to live close to the
black boat and was forced to tack away onto port. With this move Davis gave away
his last chance of fighting for the left-hand side advantage, and Coutts reaped
the benefits. The New Zealanders tacked to the right to cover oneAustralia and
both boats headed for the right-hand side of the course, exchanging tacks on
several occasions. At the first mark Coutts rounded first with a 28 second lead,
but at the first leeward mark it looked as if Davis had managed to catch up the
deficit and except for an incident onboard, which resulted in skipper John
Bertrand falling over the side, the delta at the bottom mark might have been
less than the thirty-two seconds it ended up at.
Just before the mark and during the spinnaker takedown, Bertrand went forward to
hold out the boom as the boat slowed down. As he reached out for the boom he
lost his balance and fell into the water catching a spinnaker sheet as he fell.
The crew reacted quickly and thanks to the open stern of the boat got him back
onboard very quickly. The New Zealanders stretched out the distance on every leg
except one, to finishmore than two minutes ahead and maintain their unbeaten run
in the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger selection series.
The first meeting of the new French boat and the Japanese challenger saw both
boats approach the line too early on starboard tack. John Cutler steering,
Nippon, sensing the danger, tacked away onto port but had in effect tacked too
early and misjudged the layline to the committee boat. This caused him to have
to luff up and lose precious speed as the gun went to get around the committee
boat. Bertrand Pac�, steering France 3 at the start, found himself almost at
full speed after the start but with his adversary luffing hard underneath him
while trying to clear the committee boat. Once clear of the obstruction, Cutler
was forced to bear away to pick-up speed again and here the French gained some
more ground.
Both boats sailed for the right-hand side of the course, but the French boat, to
weather, always gained from being on the left of the pair and was never really
threatened pulling time on every leg except the last by which time they had a
healthy buffer. Today's win by the French is a timely relief for this syndicate.
As a result of their previous boat's lack of performance the French press have
been heaping criticism on this highly funded syndicate. Their downwind
performance today against one of the stronger challengers shows that their new
boat is competitive.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings, see
the Scoreboard.
Challenger Race Day 3: French Defeat Nippon; Kiwi Boats Win
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 2, 1995) -- Le D�fi Fran�ais upset the Nippon Challenge
today, winning in very light winds by 2 minutes, 24 seconds. The victory was
only the second for the French, who began sailing their new boat this round.
Team New Zealand extended its winning streak to nine victories without a loss,
downing oneAustralia by 2:06. OneAustralia skipper John Bertrand fell over the
side as the boat approached the first leeward mark, but he was quickly recovered
and it was not a factor in the outcome of the race. The TAG Heuer Challenge
downed the Australian Challenge by 12:24.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile,
check out the race stats in the Race Results section, and the Scoreboard for
the current standings.
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Challenger Race Day 4: OneAustralia, French Move Up
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 3, 1995) -- It was a Chamber of Commerce kind of day in
San Diego: clear skies, 7-9 knots of wind, and an afternoon temperature that
hovered in the 80-degree range. OneAustralia and Le D�fi Fran�ais also had
Chamber of Commerce days, with the Aussies beating the Spanish Challenge and
leapfrogging the idle Team New Zealand into first place, and the French moving
into fifth by virtue of beating the Australian Challenge in this second round of
the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger selection series.
Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge solidified its third-place position by
beating Dickson's former teammates aboard Nippon.
Off the water, things aren't so picture perfect, however. The French filed a
protest against Syd Fischer's Australian Challenge, and Team New Zealand,
outraged by the last night's jury ruling, have asked the jury to re-open the
protest.
The French, who now have their longest winning streak at two victories, are
protesting the fact that former umpire Neville Wittey is now crewing on a
competitive yacht. Secrecy is as much a part of the America's Cup as the
sailing, and the French are claiming Wittey, as an umpire, was given a guided
tour of the French camp. He now is in a position to use that knowledge to gain
an unfair advantage as the member of a competing team, the French argue.
"We have a sense of disbelief," said spokesman Harold Cudmore. "This can't be
happening, surely." There is a rule prohibiting competitors from being within
200 meters of each others' boats unless they are racing.
The Kiwis also have a sense of disbelief regarding their disqualification. On
Jan. 23, they asked the jury for a clarification on the legality of their
practice of sending a man up the mast up the mast to look for wind. When they
didn't get a reply, they submitted a second request on Jan. 28. The answer came
the following day, but did not specifically say the practice was illegal.
The Kiwis concluded that having a man up the mast to look for wind -- a practice
that predates Columbus, and has been common aboard America's Cup boats for more
than a century -- did not violate the rule prohibiting crew members from having
their torso outside a vertical plane through the boat's sheerline except while
performing a necessary task. The jury's subsequent ruling left them baffled, and
the jury, today, agreed to re-open the protest.
Meanwhile, the ruling on Team New Zealand's protest against the Japanese over an
alleged violation of the two-boat rule has been postponed indefinitely pending
the resolution of these other protests.
Race summaries: Following the long delays and postponements of the last few
days, today's racing got off on time and the races were quick in steady breezes.
The wind started out blowing at seven knots from 320 degrees, swung to 305
degrees for the second beat and finished up at 315 degrees for the end of the
race. The visibility was about 2 miles at sea level and a thick smog covered the
whole race area.
1ST RACE: FRANCE 3 BEAT SYDNEY 95 - DELTA 6:49 With Bertrand Pac�, the current
match-racing world champion, steering the French boat in the pre-start, France 3
got the left-hand side of the pairing and crossed the line slightly ahead of
Sydney 95. The boats remained close up the first beat with France 3 rounding the
first mark just over half a minute ahead. But on the following legs the French
boat found top gear and started to pull significant chunks of time out of the
Australian boat to finish nearly seven minutes ahead.
2ND RACE: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT RIOJA DE ESPA�A - DELTA 4:13 An interesting
pre-start saw both boats disappear out to weather of the committee boat behind
the line in their battle for the sides. OneAustralia fought for the right-hand
side of the pair and won it as both boats approached the startline halfway down.
The Australian boat managed to keep the Spanish boat to leeward and both turned
up for the line to start separated and at full speed as the gun went. But Pedro
Campos had the edge and managed to force Rod Davis to tack away to the right.
Campos didn't cover and when oneAustralia tacked back Davis had obviously
remained nicely in phase with the wind and had pulled out quite an advantage.
OneAustralia rounded the first weather mark with a lead of 1:04. The race ran
its course from here with the Australians pulling out time on just about every
leg to cross the line with a 4:13 advantage.
3RD RACE: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE BEAT NIPPON - DELTA 1:47 With a slight windshift
to the left just before the start, the pin end of the line was heavily favoured.
Chris Dickson held onto the left-hand side in the pre-start which shortly after
the start had yielded the TAG Heuer Challenge with a boat length advantage. John
Cutler tacked away onto starboard and sailed to the right-hand side of the
course. Dickson kept a careful eye on the Japanese boat's moves and always
positioned himself so as to take advantage of the windshifts switching sides
with Nippon near the end of the first beat. Dickson rounded ahead at the first
mark by fifty seconds and continued to pull small amounts of time on all but two
legs to finish with almost a two minute lead. The Japanese camp has a bout of
flu going through its ranks currently, skipper John Cutler has been suffering
over the last few days and mainsheet trimmer Chris Mason stayed ashore today to
recover.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings, see
the Scoreboard.
Return to News Index
Challenger Race Day 4: OneAustralia Takes Lead; French Win Again
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 3, 1995) -- OneAustralia took the series lead today,
defeating the Spanish Challenge by 4:13. The win today, combined with Team New
Zealand having the day off, moved the Aussies, who now have 11 points, one point
ahead of the Kiwis.
The TAG Heuer Challenge solidified its third-place position with a 1:47 win over
the Nippon Challenge, allowing Le D�fi Fran�ais to move two points closer to the
Japanese with a 6:49 win over the Australian Challenge.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile,
check out the Scoreboard for the current standings, and the race stats in the
Race Results section.
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Team New Zealand Disqualified, OneAustralia Gets Win
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 2, 1995) -- OneAustralia accomplished off the water what
no team has been able to do on the water -- beat Team New Zealand. The Kiwi team
was disqualified from today's race when the international jury, late tonight,
upheld the Australian protest that the New Zealanders violated the rule
prohibiting a crew member from being outside a boat's sheerline unless it is
"necessary to perform a task," such as removing kelp from the rudder or making
repairs.
The Kiwis, have been sending Murray Jones up the mast on a regular basis to kick
over the mainsail battens in light wind, and to look for patches of wind on days
when the wind is light and shifty. When the boat is upright, the issue is moot.
But if the boat heels over far enough, Jones -- positioned 100 feet above deck
-- can be outside a vertical plane that runs through the boat�s sheerline, the
outer edge of a boat where the hull and deck come together.
The jury ruled that several of the tasks Jones performed -- looking for wind,
looking for obstructions such as kelp and whales, looking for tidelines and
calling time and distance to the start -- were "not of necessity performed
aloft."
The ruling will cost the Kiwis today's race and the two points that went with
it. Though they remain in first place, it drops them back to 10 points, and
moves oneAustralia into sole possession of second place, just one point behind
the New Zealand team.
America3 filed a similar protest against Stars & Stripes, but it was dismissed
because the the Stars & Stripes crewman was not outside the sheerline. The
Nippon Challenge had protested Team New Zealand in Round 1 regarding Jones being
up the mast, but it involved his use of a telecommunications device, not the
sheerline issue, and was dismissed.
Team New Zealand's protest against the Japanese over an alleged violation of the
two-boat rule is now scheduled to be decided Friday, barring any additional
protests such as it received today. The jury had dismissed the protest, but
later re-opened it.
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Challengers (Feb. 6 - update): Spanish Narrowly Miss Gaining First Win
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 6, 1995) -- But for a broken running backstay, the
winless Spanish Challenge may have scored its first victory in 11 outings today.
Showing good speed on the downwind legs, Pedro Campos' Rioja de Espa�a took
advantage of poor start by Le D�fi Fran�ais to lead the first four legs. France
3 took the lead on the third beat, but Campos was in position to pass the French
on the final run.
However, when trouble developed with one of the two running backstays, Campos
was unable to answer a French gybe. By the time the repair was made, the
opportunity was lost and he crossed the finish line 22 seconds behind, but it
was still the best race for the Spanish team so far.
There were huge sighs of relief from the French crew, who have won just four
races and trail the fourth place Nippon Challenge, which was idle today, by one
point.
"I was surprised that we were faster downwind," Campos said. The Spanish boat
gained on the first two leeward, or downwind, legs, which kept them ahead of the
French boat until the fifth leg of the six-leg, 18.55-mile race. Campos said
minor modifications to the boat's keel will be made during the break between
rounds 2 and 3 that should improve the boat's upwind performance.
In one of two intra-nation matches, the Australian Challenge lost to
oneAustralia by the slim margin of 19 seconds. Michael Coxon, the unlikely
helmsman, was happy nonetheless. It was one of the best performances yet by the
Syd Fischer-backed Sydney 95. Ironically, Fischer -- who fired his original
helmsman, Chris Law -- had returned to Australia for business and was not on the
boat. Coxon, displaying a huge grin, refused to comment on whether it was
coindicence or a causal relationship. Fischer is notorious for his reactionary
responses to troublesome situations.
In another bit of irony, Coxon, the team's sail coordinator, was never intended
to sail aboard Sydney 95, let alone steer the boat in what he figures is an
America's Cup first. "I've never started a match race in my life," he laughed
afterward, "and I was given a good lesson by Rod (Davis, oneAustralia helmsman).
The two Australian compounds are next to each other, and Coxon said the rival
helmsman came to the wire fence separating them after the race and offered him
some hints on how he could improve his starts.
Sydney 95 had crossed the line nine seconds behind oneAustralia, which is
considered to be a huge margin in a match race. But Coxon was able to cut
oneAustralia's lead on three of the six legs, including the final run to the
finish. "We split gybes, then came back together about 100 yards from the
finish. But it was a port-starboard (right of way) situation, I couldn't cross
them, and that was the race." Just 19 seconds separated the two boats.
In what could have been a prelude to the Louis Vuitton Cup final, the race
between the two New Zealand boats was also very close -- closer than even the
54-second final delta would indicate. The series leading Team New Zealand held
off Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge for its tenth win in 11 races.
"It was very difficult today, very shifty," said Brad Butterworth, with the TNZ
afterguard. "It was a day I've never seen here. We managed to get a shift on the
first beat, scraped ahead of Chris (Dickson) and just managed to hold him off."
"The boats are very even," Butterworth added. "If TAG had crossed ahead of us on
the first beat, the result probably would have been different."
The international jury took the night off, so it still has not made a decision
on whether it will re-open the Nippon protest that gave the Kiwis their only
loss.
Race Summaries
After a thirty minute delay, whilst the wind settled down, the three races on
the penultimate day of the second Round Robin of the Louis Vuitton Cup got
underway in six knots of wind from the West. The seas were slight and the
visibility was about two miles.
1ST RACE: TEAM NZ BEAT TAG HEUER CHALLENGE - DELTA 0:54 At two minutes to go to
the start, both boats were hanging into the wind almost stationary with Russell
Coutts on the right-hand side. When they finally lined up to take the start the
relative positions hadn't changed, but Coutts was too close to weather of
Dickson to be able to continue on starboard tack and put his boat through the
wind to take the right-hand side of the course. Dickson tacked over onto port
but the small right hand shift had already given the advantage back to Coutts as
the two boats sailed off into the murk in the right hand corner of the course.
A few tacks were exchanged but the black-hulled yacht rounded the first mark
ahead by 35 seconds. Dickson was the aggressor on the run, weaving about and
instigating quite a few gybes to try and wear down the leader. The change in
delta was insignificant over the next three legs never more than a gain of four
or five seconds one way or the other until the last windward leg when Russell
Coutts' crew pulled out another half a minute which he held all the way to the
finish to win by 54 seconds.
2ND RACE: FRANCE 3 BEAT RIOJA DE ESPANA - DELTA 0:22 Right from the very first
encounter Pedro Campos had the upper hand today. The first approach, with Rioja
de Espa&ntiled;a on starboard tack and France 3 on port, saw Bertrand Pac�,
steering France 3 in the pre-start, luff up to pass to windward but Campos,
having none of it, hunted him down with his starboard tack advantage and they
both luffed up to head to wind, nearly stopping more than four boat lengths over
the start line.
The battle didn't stop there, and no fewer than three protest flags were flown
during the encounter, all green flagged, before Campos again managed to position
himself well, this time to leeward and in a position to luff the French boat, in
the middle of the line. They were both going to start early and Pace wheeled
France 3 over onto port to dip the line again but didn't finish his maneuver
before the gun went, meanwhile Campos had left himself enough room to bear away
on starboard, build up speed and start at the pin end. By the time France 3 had
started correctly Spain already had a 33 second lead.
The French tried to use speed to catch the Spanish on the first leg but the
Spanish boat had never sailed so competitively and lost only seven seconds on
the beat to round 26 seconds ahead at the first weather mark. The run proved
looked as if Campos would be able to hold the French boat out beyond the port
gybe layline, but it was not to be. The French boat found the only bit of speed
she had downwind today and pulled out a vital two boatlength lead. This was
sufficient to be able to gybe ahead of the Spanish and cross the finish line
with a 22-second lead.
This race was the first in which the Spanish boat had proved competitive and the
crew must have really enjoyed themselves. By the same token the French must have
been very relieved to beat a boat that hadn't lead around a single mark in any
race until today.
RACE 3: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT SYDNEY 95 - DELTA 0:19 Neither Syd Fischer nor recent
starting helmsman addition Neville Wittey were onboard Sydney 95 today and Rod
Davis, steering oneAustralia, managed to lure Sydney 95 into a classic pre-start
trap where he kept his opponent, on port tack, below the layline for the
committee boat. Both boats were to the right of the committee boat when the gun
went and Sydney 95, being helmed by Michael Coxon, was forced to follow
oneAustralia around the back of the committee boat and cross the start line nine
seconds behind. The race was always close, the Sydneysiders losing time on the
beats but proving quicker on the runs. This was particularly so on the last run
when Sydney 95 rushed up to finish just 19 seconds behind oneAustralia.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings, see
the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing terms, see the Sailing Glossary.
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Challengers (Feb. 6): All Winners Escape With Narrow Victories
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 6, 1995) -- In the most exciting racing yet in the Louis
Vuitton Cup competition, the winning margins in all three races were less than
one minute. Sailing in an 8- to 10-knot westerly breeze, OneAustralia held off
the Australian Challenge to win by 19 seconds; the French narrowly escaped the
Spanish Challenge, winning by 22 seconds; and Team New Zealand maintained its
series lead, downing fellow countryman Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge by 54
seconds.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile,
check out the race stats in the Race Results section, and the Scoreboard for
the current standings.
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Challenger Race Day 5: Nippon Wins Easily When OneAustralia Retires
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 5, 1995) -- The feature race of the day between
oneAustralia and Nippon Challenge fizzled when oneAustralia broke its lower port
spreader just moments after the start. The Aussies tacked immediately to keep
the mast and rigging from crashing down and retired from the race. Nippon had to
sail the entire 18.55-mile race course and cross the finish line to get the
two-point victory.
A spreader is a horizontal arm extending from the mast that pushes the shrouds
(steel rods that support the mast) away from the mast, thus increasing the
mast's stability. With it broken, the rigging could go slack and cause the
110-foot mast to break. The northwesterly wind was a light 5-6 knots at the
time.
In today's other challenger race, Kiwi Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge
defeated the still winless Spanish Challenge by 15 minutes, 4 seconds, the
largest margin of victory this year. The win, combined with oneAustralia's loss,
moved Dickson into a tie for second place with the team from the Southern Cross
Yacht Club.
Team New Zealand returned to the top of the leader board yesterday, but faces
fellow countryman Dickson in tomorrow's race (officially Race Day 6).
Fourth-place Nippon extended its lead over Le D�fi Fran�ais to three points.
Tomorrow the French face the Spanish, Nippon has the day off, and the two
Australian boats will meet for the second time.
Today's two races completed yesterday's abreviated schedule, when just one race
was sailed due the dense fog, which also resulted in a U.S. Navy Nimitz-class
aircraft carrier entering the challenger race course. The Louis Vuitton Cup
series, originally scheduled to end yesterday, is now set to continue through
Tuesday, Feb. 7 to make up for the races cancelled earlier in the week.
U.S. Navy officials said the nuclear-powered USS Abraham Lincoln, which is 1,094
feet long and weighs 94,000 tons, inadvertantly entered the race course because
the ship's crew was not aware that the race area was in use at the time. "The
Navy enjoys a strong relationship with the America's Cup committtee based on
close coordination and cooperation," Navy officials said. "We are reviewing this
event to ensure that no similar incidents occur in the future."
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings, see
the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing terms, see the Sailing Glossary.
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Challenger Race Day 5: Kiwis Beat French; Two Races Cancelled
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 4, 1995) -- The fastest action on the Louis Vuitton Cup
challenger course today was the spectator fleet scattering from the path of the
aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which, travelling in dense fog, came to a
stop within 150 yards of the start/finish line. There were no collisions and the
racing yachts were not endangered.
Because of the fog, just one race was started today, with Team New Zealand
defeating Le D�fi Fran�ais by one minute, 16 seconds. The French are protesting
the race committee, however, claiming they were "materially prejudiced" by the
aircraft carrier being on the race course.
The races between the TAG Heuer Challenge and the Spanish Challenge, and
oneAustralia, and the Nippon Challenge have been rescheduled for tomorrow,
extending the second round robin another day.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings, see
the Scoreboard.
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Challengers (Feb. 7 - update): TAG Heuer Hangs on to Beat French; First Woman
Sails on Kiwi Boat Challengers (Feb. 7): Kiwis, Japanese Win Final Round 2
Races Challengers (Feb. 6 - update): Spanish Narrowly Miss Gaining First Win
Challengers (Feb. 6): All Winners Escape With Narrow Victories Challenger Race
Day 5: Nippon Wins Easily When OneAustralia Retires Challenger Race Day 5: Kiwis
Beat French; Two Races Cancelled Challenger Race Day 4: OneAustralia, French
Move Up Challenger Race Day 4: OneAustralia Takes Lead; French Win Again Team
New Zealand Disqualified, OneAustralia Gets Win Challenger Race Day 3: Bertrand
Overboard; French Tide Turns; New Zealand 9-0 Challenger Race Day 3: French
Defeat Nippon; Kiwi Boats Win Race Day 3: Challenger Races Cancelled Due to Lack
of Wind Race Day 2: Kiwis Given Scare, But Winning Streak in Tact Race Day 2:
Kiwis Down Nippon; Both Aussie Boats Win Challenger Races Cancelled OneAustralia
Back to Winning Form; Nippon Wins On, Off Water Louis Vuitton Cup: Second-Round
Pairings Announced Australian Challenge Is Law-Less OneAustralia Christens New
Boat; Will Sail Older Boat
Challengers (Feb. 7 - update): TAG Heuer Hangs on to Beat French; First Woman
Sails on Kiwi Boat
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 7, 1995) -- Where yesterday's races were marked by
narrow victories, today's were seeming blowouts, with the smallest margin of
victory at three minutes and the greatest more than a half-hour. The huge deltas
were more a function of the very light wind at the finish than the actual
distance separating the yachts, however. In light wind it takes a boat longer to
travel the same distance.
In fact, Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge had a tough race against Yacht Club
de S�te's Le D�fi Fran�ais, but managed to hang on in the dying breeze to beat
Marc Pajot's France 3 by three minutes. The race was much closer than the finish
delta indicated, with the boats racing side by side throughout the contest. The
win moved Dickson back into a second-place tie with the idle oneAustralia at 13
points each.
The Nippon Challenge crushed the Australian Challenge by 32:03 over the
18.55-mile race course, the largest winning margin yet for either the challenger
or defender series. The win extended the fourth-place Japanese team's lead over
the French to three points, 10-7.
The Spanish Challenge, for the second day in a row, led early but was unable to
hang on, losing to series leader Team New Zealand, which has 16 points, by
20:50. Spain's Rioja de Espa�a is scoreless.
Maury Leyland, who became the first woman to sail on a New Zealand boat in
America's Cup competition, said they were concerned about being behind but were
confident they would win. Leyland, an engineer by training and a member of the
design team as well as the sailing team, replaced Murray Jones in the afterguard
today. She will probably be aboard in the future as well, said Brad Butterworth,
one of the team leaders.
"I can't believe it. It's a bit of a dream," said the 24-year-old Leyland, who
began sailing with her family before she was even a year old. Her role with the
design team has been one of fluid dynamics and wind tunnel analysis.
Her teammates are also saying things are a bit of dream right now. Actually,
more like a nightmare. The international jury this morning dismissed the
syndicate's request to re-open the man-up-the-mast protest by oneAustralia. The
jury ruled that there was no significant new evidence, nor had it made a
significant error in its disqualification of Team New Zealand in its win over
oneAustralia last week. The disqualification cost the Kiwis a two-point victory.
"The jury quoted rules and cited a case (that) deal with increasing the
stability of a yacht," said syndicate head Peter Blake. "Nobody can tell me that
putting a 73-kilogram (160 lbs.) crewman 100 feet up the mast is helping
stability -- quite the contrary, in fact.
"We asked the jury how it wanted us to sail, they gave us an answer, we
conducted ourselves accordingly -- then they moved the goalposts. That is
completely unfair," Blake added.
"They have made their bed and now they will have to live it," said Butterworth,
who implied that there may be protests against boats whose crew lean over the
side to clear kelp from the rudder or go out to the end of the spinnaker pole to
release a line.
The rule in question is one that prohibits crew members from having their torsos
outside the sheerline except while performing necessary tasks.
Today's racing ended the second round robin of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger
series. The third round, in which each win is worth four points, is scheduled
for Feb. 14-20. In the fourth round, March 2-8, winners will receive five
points. The top four yachts advance into the semi-final round, set for March
18-31.
Race Summaries
The last day of the second Round Robin saw the start delayed for an hour whilst
the sea breeze eventually settled in at a patchy six knots from the west. With
over a metre of swell, the wind was always fickle -- boats sailing just a few
lengths apart experienced completely different conditions.
1ST RACE: NIPPON BEAT SYDNEY 95 - DELTA 32:03 For skipper Michael Coxon, who
made his second-ever match race start today, things didn't go well. Put in
charge of starting the boat since replacement starting helmsman Neville Wittey
returned to Australia for a few days, Coxon tried to take the fight away from
the start line by sailing away from the line directly downwind for two minutes.
John Cutler, steering Nippon, followed him all the way and when Coxon turned
back for his run to the line he was above the starboard tack layline for the
committee boat. Cutler kept him here and in a similar sequence to yesterday,
Sydney 95 trailed their adversary to the line eventually crossing nearly 30
seconds behind.
As the race continued Sydney 95 suffered from a lack of speed in the light airs
loosing ground on every leg except one, to round the last windward mark over 9
and a half minutes behind. The margin of the Australian boat's defeat at the
finish was more a reflection of the lack of wind than the distance on the water.
2ND RACE: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE BEAT FRANCE 3 - DELTA 3:00 The pre-start of this
match was aggressive and with plenty of circling and one green-flagged protest,
Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge took the right hand side of the pairing and
the French the left. They both started on starboard but France seemed to be
moving more quickly. Dickson tacked onto port and the French tacked to cover.
They chose their moment badly however as the wind died off suddenly and they
found themselves pointing at the New Zealand boat's stern with no other option
but to tack back onto starboard losing yet more ground.
And so started a real battle that lasted all the way to the finish. The first
beat saw the boats coming together continuously with at one stage the gap down
to just half a length as first one boat and then the other would benefit from
being on the receiving end of a bit more pressure. The TAG Heuer Challenge
rounded the first mark just over a minute ahead but the French managed to gain
most of that back by the leeward mark.
The French comeback was due to being on the right-hand side of the run and
benefiting from the wind before
the New Zealanders. The approach to the leeward mark saw Pajot on port gybe
inside Dickson on starboard. As they came together they both gybed Pajot
guarding the inside berth but twisting his spinnaker in the process letting
Dickson off the hook somewhat, to round ahead by just 18 seconds.
The race stayed close with the French once more challenging for and taking the
lead up the last beat by staying on the right. But Dickson hadn't given up and
managed to squeeze Pajot out and force him to tack away and make three tacks to
Dickson's one on the approach to the last mark. Dickson rounded this with a
53-second lead in a fast dying breeze. This wasn't enough, and half way down the
run he sailed into a hole, was forced to drop his spinnaker and sail under
headsail whilst the French continued with their asymmetric spinnaker.
Pajot then managed to swap sides with Dickson and head for the coast. Here he
picked up a bit more pressure and sailed around Dickson. The Virtual Reality
footage shown at the America's Cup Louis Vuitton Media Center gave a range for
each boat from the finish line and at one stage France 3 was 100 metres ahead.
But when the breeze reappeared Dickson, to leeward, was let down to the line
whereas France 3 was forced to execute one more gybe and crossed the line three
minutes behind. It was not a time that reflected the tension of the race.
RACE 3: TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEAT RIOJA DE ESPANA - DELTA 20:50 Both boats came to
the line at full speed on starboard tack with Rioja de Espa�a at the pin and
Team New Zealand a couple of lengths to weather. Both boats sailed into a left
hand shift giving the advantage to the Spanish boat and after a period Coutts
was forced to tack away. Pedro Campos continued on on starboard towards some
more breeze before tacking too. On port tack he was to weather with a better
wind and moving faster than the New Zealander and rounded the first mark 14
seconds ahead.
On the run the Spaniard continued to sail well and in the dying breeze rounded
the leeward mark almost two and a half minutes ahead. But the mighty black boat
that has not been beaten on the water so far started to come back rounding just
16 seconds behind at the next mark sailing past the Spaniard on the second run.
At the top of the last beat in the dying breeze Coutts rounded six minutes ahead
of Campos and used a non-overlapping masthead windseeker to coast down the
course faster than anyone else crossing the line ahead of the previous pair and
eventually beating Rioja de Espa�a by nearly twenty one minutes.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings, see
the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing terms, see the Sailing Glossary.
Return to News Index
Challengers (Feb. 7): Kiwis, Japanese Win Final Round 2 Races
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 7, 1995) -- Both of the seemingly invincible New Zealand
teams -- Team New Zealand and the TAG Heuer Challenge -- faced strong challenges
from boats on the bottom rungs of the challenger ladder, but went on to score
decisive wins. TNZ came from behind to beat the Spanish Challenge by 20:50, and
Chris Dickson held off a strong-sailing French team to win by 3:00. The Nippon
Challenge handed the Australian Challenge its worst defeat, winning by 32:03.
Today's races ended the second round robin. Full details will be available
following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile, check out the Scoreboard for
the current points and standings, and the race stats in the Race Results
section.
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Round Robin 3
Defenders (Feb. 15): America3 Opens Round By Closing Door on Dennis Defender
(Feb. 14 - update): Round 3 Schedule Revised Defenders (Feb. 14): Race Called
Off; Heavy Seas Defenders: Pact 95 to Face America3 to Open Round 3
Defenders (Feb. 15): America3 Opens Round By Closing Door on Dennis
By Larry Edwards (copyright reserved) SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (Feb. 15, 1995) -- The
America3 women's team kept their record intact by winning the first race of
each round, beating Team Dennis Conner today by one minute, 26 seconds.
The Cubens led from the start, building a lead of more than a minute on the
third leg, then maintaining that lead to finish in northwesterly winds that
ranged from 9 to 12 knots. The four-point victory gives America3 seven points,
moving them to within two points of Conner and Pact 95, who are tied for first
in the defender series with nine points each.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile,
check out the Scoreboard for the current points and standings, and the race
stats in the Race Results section.
Defender (Feb. 14 - update): Round 3 Schedule Revised
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 14, 1995) -- To avoid a repeat of the second-round
scenario in which Team Dennis Conner had to beat America3 twice to get credit
for one victory, the America's Cup 95 defense committee late today revised its
policy for scheduling make-up races.
Instead of rescheduling today's cancelled meeting between America3 and Pact 95
for Reserve Day 1 on Feb. 23 as previously announced, the race has been
rescheduled for Feb. 20, and the race scheduled for Feb. 20 has been
rescheduled for Feb. 23.
The nine-race series is divided into three sets of three races. The race
committee will now attempt to complete the first two sets before beginning the
third set. In Round 2, the second set of three races were thrown out, including
one race won by Conner.
If tomorrow's race between America3 and Team Dennis Conner is cancelled, it
will be rescheduled for Feb. 21, and the Feb. 21 race will be rescheduled for
Feb. 24. If a third race is cancelled, the final set of three races will be
thrown out, because the defenders do not want to race on more than two reserve
days. Carrying it to an extreme, the second set could also be thrown out, but
at least three races must be held to complete a round robin, said AC '95
spokesperson Anne Sandison.
She acknowledged that at first glance the revised policy doesn't seem to make
sense. However, she explained, the defenders had insisted from the outset that
they know in advance what days they will not be racing. Unlike the challengers,
who race virtually everyday, the defenders have every third day off. By
rescheduling the races this way, the competitors maintain their lay-day
schedule, but avoid a repeat of what happened to Conner in the second round,
Sandison said.
Defenders (Feb. 14): Race Called Off; Heavy Seas
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (Feb. 14, 1995) -- Valentine's Day in San Diego brought
perfect weather for lovers to cuddle in front of warm fire while the tempest
raged outdoors. It was not, however, an ideal day for America's Cup racing.
The first race of Round 3 of the defender selection series between America3
Foundation and Pact 95 was cancelled due to winds gusting to 30 knots and a
rising sea. Tomorrow's forecast is for more normal conditions -- patchy
sunshine, with light to moderate breezes.
The race has been rescheduled for Feb. 23. Weather permitting, tomorrow's race
will be between America3 and Team Dennis Conner. As opposed to the challenger
races, the defender races are date certain. Postponed races are rescheduled for
reserve days at the end of the series.
Defenders: Pact 95 to Face America3 to Open Round 3
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 13, 1995) -- The America3 Foundation has won just two
races in the defender selection series to date. But both wins have been the
opening races of each of the first and second rounds. Whether they can keep
that record in tact or not will be known tomorrow, weather permitting, when the
women's team is scheduled to take on on Pact 95 in the first race of the
nine-race series.
Pact 95 and Team Dennis Conner are currently tied for first place in the
defender trials, with nine points each. America3 has three points. Wins in
Round 3 are more critical, with each one worth four points, double that of
Round 2.
Of the three defender yachts, only America3 was not remeasured, meaning both
Stars & Stripes and Young America were modified to some degree. Each will
probably sport new sails, and most likely have either new or modified keels.
America3's new boat is due later this month and is scheduled to sail in Round
Robin 4, which begins March 2. Wins in that round will be worth 7 points each.
A winter storm blew into San Diego today, bringing with it 20-knot winds and
rain. Heavier winds and seas are forecast for tomorrow and could threaten the
racing. In Round 2, three races were lost due to a lack of wind, costing Team
Dennis Conner one win and two points. If the race is cancelled, it will likely
be rescheduled for Reserve Day 1, Feb. 23.
For the entire listing of Round 3 match-ups, see Race Schedules.
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| Round Robin 3
Challengers (Feb. 18 - update): French Change Is No Change; Kiwis Win
Challengers (Feb. 18): Pajot Relinquishes Helm, French Still Lose Challengers
(Feb. 17 - update): Nippon Escapes Early Scare Challengers (Feb. 17):
OneAustralia, Nippon, Team New Zealand Win Challengers (Feb. 16): Races
Abandoned Due to Light Wind Challengers (Feb. 15 - update): Kiwis Win, Sydney
95 Downs French Challengers (Feb. 15): Sydney 95 Beats French, Kiwis Both
Victorious Challengers (Feb. 14): Racing Postponed Until Tomorrow Challengers:
Round 3 to Begin Feb. 14, Weather Permitting
Challengers (Feb. 18 - update): French Change Is No Change; Kiwis Win
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 18) -- In a move to improve the fortunes of Le D�fi
Fran�ais, skipper Marc Pajot demoted himself to mainsail trimmer and put
back-up helmsman Fran�ois Brenac at the wheel of France 3. In addition, world
match-racing champion Bertrand Pac� was removed from the boat, and long-time
Brenac associate, Thierry Pepponet came aboard as tactician. But the change in
crew did not change the result, as John Bertrand's oneAustralia won by one
minute, five seconds.
A pre-start foul and the subsequent 270-degree penalty turn hurt the French at
the start, and they never recovered, trailing at one point by more than three
minutes. They made a good run at the Aussies on the final leg of the the
six-leg, 18.55-mile race course, but is was not enough.
The two New Zealand boats, Chris Dickson's NZL-39 and Team New Zealand's Black
Magic 2, also won, as the rich got richer. It left the standings unchanged, but
lengthened the lead of the three top boats. Team New Zealand, which beat the
Spanish Challenge today and has never lost on the water, continues to lead with
28 points. The TAG Heuer Challenge, which convincingly beat the Nippon
Challenge, and oneAustralia are still tied for second, just four points back.
The top four boats advance to the semi-finals.
The only good news for the French was fourth-place Nippon's loss, but they
still trail the Japanese by seven points and Syd Fischer's Australian Challenge
by one. Tomorrow, the French take on TAG Heuer and Nippon meets the new
oneAustralia (AUS-35), which is undefeated in two races, while Fischer faces
the winless Spanish. The combination gives the fifth-place Fischer a chance to
increase his lead over the French and close the gap on Nippon.
Of the crew change, Pajot said, "That's part of the game. We are professionals.
We want to be in the semi-finals, so we wanted to see how we might change the
tactics." It was not pressure from a critical French press, or internal
pressures that prompted the move, he added. "It was easy for me, because I want
to do well. I know I must do it for France and the team and for the challenge."
Brenac and Pepponet sail together on the world match-racing circuit and are
very comfortable in their roles, Pajot said. There may be additional crew
rotations for the races remaining in this round, but a final afterguard will be
set for the fourth round robin, which begins March 2.
OneAustralia helmsman Rod Davis said the team is pleased with the new boat, but
"we are not sailing it to its full potential yet. It takes time. But if I had
to pick my favorite boat, I'd pick (AUS) 35 right now."
Davis acknowledged that he forced the pre-start foul against the French.
OneAustralia was the leeward boat, with the bow of French boat overlapping the
Australian boat's stern. As Davis turned his bow down to bear away,
oneAustralia's stern swung into the French boat's bow, and they touched.
Damaged was limited to scratched paint, but, as Davis said, the foul almost
always goes to the windward boat.
Race summaries, courtesy of the Louis Vuitton Media Centre. Press Release No.
26 - February 18, 1995
oneAustralia and Kiwis dominate, French change crew
With winds blowing at 8 knots from the North West at the start racing got
underway on time today. As the day progressed however, the wind faded reducing
the speeds and increasing the gaps between the boats.
1ST RACE: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT FRANCE 3 DELTA 1:05 A big shake-up in the
afterguard of the French boat today saw skipper Marc Pajot move off the helm
and tactician Bertrand Pac� leave the boat to make space for the tune-up pair
of Thierry Peponnet (tactician and starting helm) and Francois Brenac (helm) to
try to improve on their syndicate's results tally. Peponnet's approach to the
start line saw him to weather of Rod Davis with very little lateral separation,
and a popular move for the skipper of the leeward boat when in this situation
is to bear away sharply swinging the transom up to strike the leeward side of
the windward boat. Davis did this and forced the French to take a penalty turn
(Rule 37.1) immediately after the start. The French struggled to get back in
touch with the new oneAustralia and rounded the first mark nearly two minutes
behind. As the race progressed towards its conclusion the wind dropped away to
just three knots at one stage becoming very patchy. The French boat, although
trailing by over three minutes at the last leeward mark, managed to find better
pressure around the course for the remaining two legs and came back to cross
just over a minute behind the Australians.
2ND RACE: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE BEAT NIPPON DELTA 7:34 Chris Dickson, sailing the
TAG Heuer Challenge, seemed to be firmly in control of the start with a minute
to go. He had opted for the pin end of the line and had safely luffed Nippon
into the wind where the two boats hung almost stationary for some time. Cutler,
steering Nippon, had managed to keep sufficient lateral separation between the
two boats and chose his moment to bear way and accelerate for the line rolling
over the wallowing Dickson and heading for a perfect pin end start at full
speed. Dickson, from a dominating position lost control by not bearing away and
accelerating early enough, and was forced to tack behind Nippon and cross the
line on port. Four down speed tacks later and Dickson had managed to break off
and separate from Nippon regaining the left- hand side. Half way up the beat
the two boats had come together and separated again with Nippon always ahead
but near the top of the beat, Cutler swapped sides and let Dickson take the
right. This was to prove costly to Nippon and when they rounded the first mark
it was nearly a minute after Dickson had. The TAG Heuer Challenge continued to
pull out time especially as the wind got light, extending to almost 12 and a
half minutes at one stage before reducing to seven and a half minutes at the
finish.
RACE 3: TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEAT RIOJA DELTA 6:59 With plenty of circling in the
five minute pre-start engagement, Pedro Campos brought Rioja de Espa�a into the
wind to leeward and abeam of the New Zealander. Both of them were early for the
line but Campos had managed to make sure he was in the middle of the line and
had room to leeward to bail out when the time came. Eventually Russell Coutts
tacked onto port and headed for the committee boat, tacking again to cross the
line on starboard, a bit slow but to windward of Campos who in turn had made a
good pin end start. Both boats headed for the left hand side of the course with
Team New Zealand moving more quickly and eventually rounding the first mark
with almost a two minute lead. The first third of the race stretched the two
boats apart before lighter winds for the boat ahead allowed the Spaniard to
catch up to be just 45 seconds behind at the second leeward mark. The last two
legs saw the Kiwi stretch out again to finish nearly seven minutes ahead.
Challengers (Feb. 18): Pajot Relinquishes Helm, French Still Lose
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 18) -- Marc Pajot removed himself from the helm of
France 3, substituting Fran�ois Brenac, but it did not change what has become a
disappointing trend for the French. They lost their 11th race in 15 starts and
fourth in row, beaten by oneAustralia by one minute, five seconds.
The racing conditions were near perfect at the start: 8- to 12-knot westerly
winds over a 2- to 3-foot sea under a clear, blue sky. But the breeze dropped
in mid-afternoon to about 5 knots and got shifty.
Both New Zealand boats also won, leaving the standings unchanged, but with the
top three boats padding their leads over the bottom four boats by another four
points.
The TAG Heuer Challenge recovered from a slow start to beat Nippon by 7:34, and
series leader Team New Zealand downed the Spanish Challenge by 6:59.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile,
check out the Scoreboard for the current points and standings, and the race
stats in the Race Results section.
Challengers (Feb. 17 - update): Nippon Escapes Early Scare
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 17, 1995) -- The Nippon Challenge triumphed in a tight
race against Syd Fischer's Australian Challenge, widening the gap between
these fourth- and fifth-place yachts. The 2:45 winning margin was not
reflective of the closely fought match, which saw Sydney 95 leading for most of
the first four legs. But a broken spinnaker pole and subsequent sail in the
water let Nippon take a commanding lead and the race was effectively over.
Nippon helmsman John Cutler acknowledged he had poor start, and credited the
Japanese boat's superior downwind speed and his crew's better boat handling for
putting them out front. But he wasn't surprised by Sydney 95's strong showing.
"I expected them to be competitive in that breeze," Cutler said. "But we seem
quick downwind; that seems to be our best point of sail, plus our crew work is
better."
Officially, the wind on the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger course was 7 to 10
knots, but some skippers reported readings above 13 knots at the masthead.
John Bertrand's new oneAustralia (AUS-35) won in its racing debut today,
defeating the Spanish Challenge by four minutes. The victory moved the
Australian team back into a second-place tie, at 17 points, with the TAG Heuer
Challenge, which had the day off.
Nippon, now with 14 points, will have a chance to leapfrog the TAG Heuer
Challenge and move into at least third place when the two meet tomorrow.
Team New Zealand, which maintained its first-place position (24 points), handed
Le D�fi Fran�ais another loss, leading from start to finish to win by 1:39.
Cutler said it is too early to count the French out, however. "I think you
under estimate those guys," he told a group of international yachting
journalists. "We're going to have to sail very well to beat them (and get into
the semi-finals)."
"It was important to win today and we managed to keep the pressure on them,"
Cutler continued. "Where we are, lying in fourth, every race is a must win.
Mathematically, it doesn't make a lot of difference, but psychologically it's
important to win."
But one win Cutler, a New Zealander by birth, hasn't been able to get is
against either of the New Zealand boats. But he said he has no regrets about
sailing for the Japanese. "There are only 10 opportunities in the whole world
to steer an America's Cup Class yacht, and I've got one of them," he said. "I'm
happy with where I am."
In fact, four of the 10 spots are occuppied by Kiwis, who come from the
smallest country in the event. In addition to Cutler, Russell Coutts (Team New
Zealand) and Chris Dickson (TAG Heuer Challenge), is Leslie Egnot, the driver
for America3. Though born in South Carolina, Egnot has lived in New Zealand
most of her life and is naturalized citizen.
The Japanese team plans to enter its new boat, JPN-41, in the fourth round. So
far, they have sailed the boat five times.
Race summaries courtesy of the Louis Vuitton Media Centre. Press Release No. 25
- February 17, 1995
Nippon catches Sydney, France and Spain beaten
Yesterday's racing programme was lost due to dying winds and expiring time
limits. Today saw the re-sailing of these three matches and the sailing
conditions yielded the first day ever where the race committee didn't have to
move any marks. The wind blew 8-11 knots from 285 degrees and the seas were
flat.
1ST RACE: TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEAT FRANCE 3 DELTA 1:39 The choice of which side to
take on the first beat was not immediately clear today and France 3, steered in
the start by match racing World Champion Bertrand Pac�, decided early on that
they wanted the left. Coutts, steering Team New Zealand, lost the initiative
with about two minutes to go and was forced to start to weather of the
Frenchman with just over a boat length's separation laterally. Coutts, once
clear of the line, couldn't sail comfortably in this position and tacked away
to the right. The boats were close and the French elected to keep pushing out
to the left. Initially the left started to pay and Team New Zealand quickly
came back to stay in touch. The two boats headed towards the left hand corner
for several minutes with Team New Zealand sailing quickly but with the wind
continuing to the left. Then, when the oscillation reversed, France 3 tacked
over to port to try and cross the Kiwi. Coutts had the starboard tack advantage
and could have crossed ahead but felt that their right-hand position was going
to start to benefit and tacked in the French boat's lee bow, bouncing them back
to the left. The two boats continued a leisurely tacking duel up the beat with
Team New Zealand always guarding the right-hand side of the course, until they
had a sufficient lead to approach the first windward mark safely. Coutts
rounded with a 35 second lead and started to slowly increase this on every leg,
until whilst rounding the last windward mark Team New Zealand's spinnaker
touched the buoy as they rounded and the Umpire boat flagged them to do a
penalty turn. Their lead over the French boat was over two and a quarter
minutes at this stage and a penalty turn was not likely to be a race loser. The
New Zealanders used the finish line buoy as a leeward mark, crossed the finish
line with a genoa set rounded up onto the wind, tacked and re-crossed the line.
2ND RACE: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT RIOJA DE ESPANA DELTA 4:00 Rod Davis, steering the
new oneAustralia battled with Pedro Campos for the left- hand side of the start
losing this position advantage but forcing the Spaniard over the line early.
OneAustralia started at full speed half way up the line on starboard whilst
Rioja was still rounding up to cross the line correctly. The Australians
straight away had an advantage of over half a minute over the Spanish which was
three times this by the first mark rounding. The race was fairly uneventful
after this with the final delta being exactly four minutes.
RACE 3: NIPPON BEAT SYDNEY 95 DELTA 2:45 Following a day in bed with heavy flu,
Sydney 95's starting helmsman Neville Wittey reappeared onboard for some of the
race today. Always aggressive in the start he took the maneuvering 'around the
houses' circling around a spectator boat. He managed, with this maneuver, to
get onto Nippon's tail and started pushing John Cutler around the boundaries of
the starting box. Cutler, obviously not enjoying the situation, turned for the
line first, but as it turned out, much too early. Wittey chased him back to the
line trying always to keep his bow below the Japanese boat to guard the left
and to keep Cutler advancing towards the line. Cutler, realising he was way too
early, tacked onto starboard, but Wittey, not overlapped to leeward,
anticipated this move, tacked onto starboard below Nippon and maintained the
pressure on Cutler to keep clear by heading for the line. With still 30 seconds
to go Cutler was over the line tacking back onto port, when Wittey gave up his
quest for the left and headed for the committee boat to tack and start at full
speed on starboard at the boat end, a whole length of the line (200 metres) to
weather of the wallowing Nippon. Wittey had seen a shift to the right at the
last moment and had opted for this side. The first beat saw Beashel take over
from Wittey and guard the right side of the course every time Nippon tried to
attack. Sydney 95 rounded the first mark with a 41 second advantage over Cutler
but Nippon, famous for their downwind speed, had reduced that to just 18
seconds by the first leeward mark. On this first downwind leg Wittey became
very ill and was removed from the boat by their tender. The second beat saw
them lose just one more second but Nippon was ready for the second run and
passed Sydney 95 two thirds of the way down the leg. Approaching the leeward
mark Nippon, anxious not to lose the clear ahead advantage held onto their
spinnaker quite late. Their drop was executed perfectly but Sydney 95's
resulted in carnage with first the pole banging the forestay and folding in
two, then, whilst the crew went to rescue the pole, the spinnaker went
overboard and shredded itself. By the time Sydney 95 got to the next mark they
were over a minute behind. Sailing for a whole leg without a spinnaker pole
puts a boat at a definite disadvantage and Nippon extended their lead to finish
nearly three minutes ahead of the Australians.
hallengers (Feb. 17): OneAustralia, Nippon, Team New Zealand Win
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 17, 1995) -- The Nippon Challenge triumphed in a tight
race against Syd Fischer's Australian Challenge, widening the gap between these
fourth- and fifth-place yachts. The 2:45 winning margin was not reflective of
the closely fought match, which saw Sydney 95 leading for most of the first
four legs. But a broken spinnaker pole and subsequent sail in the water let
Nippon take a commanding lead and the race was effectively over.
John Bertrand's new oneAustralia (AUS-35) won in its racing debut today,
defeating the Spanish Challenge by four minutes in a relatively steady 10-knot
breeze on the Louis Vuitton Cup race course. The victory moved the Australian
team back into a second-place tie, at 17 points, with the TAG Heuer Challenge,
which had the day off.
Nippon, now with 14 points, will have a chance to leapfrog the TAG Heuer
Challenge and move into at least third place when the two meet tomorrow.
Team New Zealand, which maintained its first-place position (24 points), handed
the French another loss, leading from start to finish to win by 1:39.
hallengers (Feb. 16): Races Abandoned Due to Light Wind
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 16, 1995) -- Same song, different verse. For the second
time this week, the racing was called off. On Tuesday, the races were cancelled
because of too much wind. Today's races were abandoned because of too little
wind.
All three challenger races were started in good breezes of 8 to 12 knots, but
the wind quickly fell to 2 knots and shifted about 150 degrees. One by one the
races were abandoned as the boats exceeded the time limits for completing the
races.
The boats were sailing so slowly that at one point Team New Zealand's Black
Magic was making more leeway (slipping sideways) than headway. The Kiwis were
leading the French on the second beat when the race was called. The other two
races, Sydney 95 v. Nippon and oneAustralia v. Rioja de Espa�a, were abandoned
on the second leg when the lead boats failed to reach the first leeward mark
within the one hour, 20 minute time limit.
hallengers (Feb. 15 - update): Kiwis Win, Sydney 95 Downs French
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 15, 1995) -- A new helmsman and a modified keel were
just what the doctor ordered for Syd Fischer's Sydney 95, which outpaced Marc
Pajot's France 3 by 38 seconds in the opening race of Round Robin 3 of the
Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series. The four-point win moved the Australian
Challenge into fifth place, with eight points, and dropped the French, with
seven, into sixth.
Colin Beashel, who is no stranger to the America's Cup, took over at the helm
of Sydney 95, sailing in not only his first race of this year's event, but his
first time ever in an IACC yacht. Beashel is the third helmsman in as many
rounds for the tempermental Fischer. Beashel was aboard the 12-meter Australia
II in 1983 when the Australians defeated Dennis Conner's Liberty to end New
York Yacht Club's 132-year winning streak, and he was at the helm of the
12-meter Australia IV during the defense trials in Fremantle, Australia, in
1986-87.
Beashel out-maneuvered the French as they approached the first mark, able to
take advantage of a small wind shift to lift inside the French boat, get an
overlap at the mark and round the mark inside France 3 and take a slim lead. A
blown spinnaker aboard France 3 sealed their fate. "We misjudged the approach
to the first mark," Pajot acknowledged.
Syd Fischer, somewhat uncharacteristically, was smiling broadly as his Sydney
95 was towed back to the dock, and likes his prospects for making the
semi-finals. "I think we've got a reasonable chance. A lot depends on the
breeze," Fischer said, noting that his boat, like America3, was designed for
today's 8- to 12-knot northwesterly breeze. "We'll just keep banging away and
hope we come out ahead."
France's loss was good news for the Nippon Challenge, which lost to series
leader Team New Zealand by 1:34. Even though Nippon lost, it maintained its
hold on fourth place, with 10 points. Team New Zealand now has 20 points.
The TAG Heuer Challenge defeated the still winless Spanish Challenge by 2:30,
which moved the New Zealand team into second place, with 17 points, since
oneAustralia, now in third with 13 points, had the day off.
Race summaries courtesy of the Louis Vuitton Media Centre: Press Release No.
23- February 15, 1995
Sydney 95 defeats the French and both Kiwis win
The first day of the third round robin, where race wins are worth four points
each, saw 8-12 knots blowing from the North West over a swell of one metre with
a substantial wind induced chop over the top.
1ST RACE: SYDNEY 95 BEAT FRANCE 3 DELTA 0:38 The reappearance of Neville Wittey
on the helm of Sydney 95 at the start of today's race joined by Colin Beashel
as a helmsman after the start bolstered the performance of the only Australian
challenger on the course today. Wittey controlled the return to the start well
hussling France into tacking away onto port whilst he accelerated to the pin
end to start at speed with the left-hand side of the course at his disposal.
The French boat tacked back onto starboard shortly after clearing the line and
followed the Australian out to the left hand side of the course. Although
appearing slightly faster the first shift did go Sydney 95's way and they
managed to stay in touch with the more recent French boat all the way up the
beat. The French tacked onto the port tack layline first, and the afterguard
onboard Sydney 95 were faced with the race deciding decision of whether to tack
behind the French and follow them into the mark or whether to tack below them
and hope for a lift into the mark. The French may have slightly overstood the
mark because the Australians chose the latter solution and managed to survive
tacking to leeward of France 3 and their efforts to roll over them. The two
boats rounded the weather mark simultaneously with the French on the outside
and with Sydney 95 executing a slow gybe set to take the right-hand side of the
run. Half way down the leg, with both boats on starboard gybe but quite
separated, France 3's spinnaker split from luff to leech, and they lost nearly
a minute setting a new sail. The Sydneysiders gybed back to attack at this time
and when the two met they were a couple of lengths ahead. The two boats split
gybes again and Sydney 95 approached the leeward mark on port gybe to ensure
the inside berth at the mark. But a poor rounding with a late spinnaker drop
and a tardy trimming on of the headsail cost the Australians most of their
lead. The French rounded up nicely behind and tacked away to the right to
clear. The left hand side of this leg paid again and Sydney 95 managed to stay
in front and round the next mark with almost a minute lead. The French made
very little impression on the remaining legs of the course and Sydney 95
crossed the line infront on a seriously bad day for the French.
2ND RACE: TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEAT NIPPON DELTA 1:34 Never before during this
Louis Vuitton Cup have two boats so obviously wanted opposite ends of the start
line. At two minutes to go the boats were really separated with Team New
Zealand passing outside the committee boat and Nippon lining up for a run in to
the pin end. Coutts steering Team New Zealand might have decided that based on
his observations of the preceding match that the right was at last beginning to
pay. When the second pairing came together for their first crossing, Team New
Zealand leebowed the Japanese entry back to the left hand side of the course.
Every time they came together the response was the same, Team New Zealand would
guard the right and every time would pull a bit more distance from the Japanese
boat. The first mark rounding saw the Kiwis round 36 seconds ahead. The race
remained close with the Japanese gaining on the runs but losing twice the time
on the beats. Team New Zealand eventually won by over a minute and a half.
RACE 3: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE BEAT RIOJA DELTA 2:30 With a new Cuben fibre
mainsail set Pedro Campos demonstrated again that his pre-starts end up drawing
both boats to the course side of the line with many minutes still to run.
Campos obviously wanted the left hand side and managed to shrug off Dickson's
attempts to get an inside overlap on their run in to the start. Seeing that he
wasn't going to force the Spanish into making a mistake, Dickson tacked away to
start at the committee boat on port before coming back to cover the Spanish.
The first half of the beat was close, but eventually the Bruce Farr designed
boat started to pull ahead and rounded the first mark over a minute ahead. The
Spanish boat proved quick downwind pulling nearly half a minute on the first
and last runs but the New Zealander was never really threatened, finishing two
and a half minutes ahead.
Copyright 1995, SAIC
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| 411.64 | ONE AUST Sinks | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Sun Mar 05 1995 23:41 | 37 |
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For more information there is a file in PLUTO::ROUND4.LIS /size=72blocks
pluto node address = 59.859
Challengers (March 5): OneAustralia Sinks, France 3 Loses Mast
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 5, 1995 - 3:30 p.m. PST) -- OneAustralia broke in two
and sank in less than one minute during its race against Team New Zealand
today. A half-hour later, France 3 broke its mast.
The wind was blowing about 15 knots with higher gusts, whipping up substantial
short, choppy wind waves and causing the boats to pound heavily when sailing to
weather.
The Australian boat reportedly did not hit anything; all crew members were
reported safe. The boat sank in about 1,200 feet of water.
Grey whales migrate southward near the San Diego coast at this time of year,
and were seen crossing the race course yesterday, but an unofficial report from
the Australian camp was that the boat did not hit a whale.
An observer said oneAustralia was pounding heavily and shuddering a great deal
prior to the incident. The boat was trailing the New Zealand boat by less than
30 seconds, about half-way up the second beat, when the incident occurred. The
New Zealand boat, reportedly, dropped out of the race and will not get the win.
A boat so damaged that it can no longer compete may be substituted during a
round robin, subject to approval of the international jury. This means the
Australians could sail their older boat, AUS-31, tomorrow.
Elsewhere on the race course, France 3 was leading the Spanish Challenge when
its mast broke. The Spanish boat must complete the race to collect the five
victory points. The Australian Challenge, sailing in weather more to its
liking, defeated the Nippon Challenge by 1:22.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference.
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| 411.65 | Some Captain Rod Davis is..... | MCS873::KALINOWSKI | | Mon Mar 06 1995 09:28 | 2 |
| Since there were no fatalities, I take it Rod Davis didn't go down
with the ship. ;>) ;>)
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| 411.66 | | OTOOA::MOWBRAY | This isn't a job its an Adventure | Mon Mar 06 1995 09:58 | 1 |
| I thought I heard that John Bertrand was at the wheel ?
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| 411.67 | | LARVAE::SMARIO::BARKER | | Tue Mar 07 1995 04:06 | 8 |
| Quick Question.
If OneAus. sank in 1,200 feet of water, as reported, how do the race commitees
lay the marks ?
I assume they must have very long bits of string.
Chris
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| 411.68 | Don't know | STAR::KENNEY | | Tue Mar 07 1995 08:07 | 9 |
|
The depth has been updated and the claim is it 500 feet. Still
plenty deep. I read something about the sysem they used when the cat
sailed against the big NZ boat. It was a special shaped anchor
(designed to sink fast) that would release the anchor line upon
command. Not sure if they are using that system now or not.
Forrest
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| 411.69 | | MCS873::KALINOWSKI | | Tue Mar 07 1995 13:59 | 17 |
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I watched the sinking twice on TV last night. Amazing how fast those
puppies go down. Watching that stick slide under was sickening. It
looked like the crew started to take down the sails, saw what was
happening, and jumped for their lives. Lucky nobody got stuck inside.
The look of shock on their faces in the inflatible was something
else. I also noted that nobody had life jackets on, but everyone
got rid of their boots before jumping in.
Anyone see the film clip of Star&Stripes bowman flailing upside down
from a halyard half way up the mast. Looked like the begining of the
movie "WIND". They had to send a second guy up to help him out.
john
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| 411.70 | As the SUN sinks... | QUICHE::NEALE | Who can, do - who can't, consult | Wed Mar 08 1995 11:56 | 4 |
| The film of the incident also showed the SUN logo on the bows sinking
(not so slowly) in the west. Must be every PR man's nightmare!
- Brian
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| 411.71 | | MCS873::KALINOWSKI | | Wed Mar 08 1995 15:30 | 5 |
| re .70 So was the on board computer waterproof? ;>)
You don't think the stress calculations for the boat were done on a
pre-November 586 do ya??? ;>)
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| 411.72 | Australia maintains sense of humour Meanwhile a NZ brewery losses theirs | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Wed Mar 08 1995 16:02 | 22 |
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OneAustralia raced yesterday in their old boat against sydney95.
They where all wearing liftjackets for the start and john bertrand
said they where ready for anything.
Lion Nathan the brewer of steinlager, beer and sponser to TeamNZ, was accussed
of over stepping the mark in good taste in the australian parliament.
A full page ad appeared in the local paper.
I cant find the paper but it went along the lines
Sink a few of these.
<picture of bottle>
Goes down faster than an australian yacht
Today Oneaustralia race Tag huer, this is seen as an important benchmark for
them.
cheers
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| 411.73 | Does the rest of the world know the America's Cup is on?
| PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Mon Mar 27 1995 01:08 | 31 |
| I have just spent the last week in our regional office in Sydney Australia.
I drove the people there nuts trying to find out the result of the various
days racing. I think it is probarly available but no one I asked knew how
to find the information. There is little or none in the press there.
The training I was attending was off site so I had no access to our net to
keep up to date.
I arrived back Saturaday morning to watch it live on TV. With the time
zone difference I can wake in the morning watch the start (if on time) and
head off to work for the day.
Sundays race between Nippon and tag was very interesting with the lead
changing 3 times.
The radio here is reporting that S+S is limping back to port and is taking on
water.
The next reply is an update from the challenge semi-final series and is a
big file.
I was uncertain whether I should put a pointer or enter it here. Any advice
appreciated.
The morning paper here has just published a photo with some people up the
mast carrying out some repairs before yesterdays race start, only problem
is that they overlooked a detail in the picture that has Peter Blake hanging
over the stern.
It is unclear exactly what he is doing BUT it looks a lot like he is taking a
quick one before the race starts.
Cheers
revel
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| 411.74 | Summary of the Challengers Semi Final to date From Internet | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Mon Mar 27 1995 01:10 | 568 |
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Challengers (March 26 - update): OneAus Draws Even With TAG Heuer
Challengers (March 26): oneAus Ties TAG Heuer; TNZ Wins Again
Challengers (March 25 - update): TNZ Rolls On, oneAus Dominates Nippon
Challengers (March 25): Black Magic Casts Spell Over Countrymen
Challengers (March 24 - update): TAG Breaks Down But Wins, TNZ Unstoppable
Challengers (March 24): TAG Heuer, Team New Zealand Continue Winning Ways
Challengers (March 23): Races Cancelled: Heavy Wind and Seas
Challengers (March 22 - update): TNZ Passes oneAus, TAG wins again
Challengers (March 22): Kiwis Sit Atop Semis
Challengers (March 21) Stormy Weather Keeps Yachts at Dock
Challengers (March 20 - update): Dickson Beats oneAus, TNZ Devastating
Challengers (March 20): Kiwi Boats Dominate Day 2 Races
Challengers (March 19): Light Winds Cancel Second Semi Races
Challengers (March 18 - update): OneAustralia, Team NZ Win Opening Races
Challengers (March 18): Team New Zealand, oneAustralia Victorious
Challenger Semi-Final Pairings
Challengers (March 26 - update): OneAus Draws Even With TAG Heuer
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 26, 1995) -- Racing got under way in the Louis Vuitton
Cup challenger trials in bright sunshine on time today, with 11 knots of wind
blowing from 290 degrees at the start and a relatively flat sea.
1st Race: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT TAG HEUER CHALLENGE Delta 0:40 Chris Dickson
brought the TAG Heuer Challenge in from the left-hand end of the line and
passed to windward on the first crossing. The two boats trailed out to the
right-hand side of the box before engaging in some circling, with Dickson
proving particularly aggressive. With a minute to go both boats were up near
the buoy end of the line and much too early. OneAustralia, to leeward, had
slowed the pace right down and TAG Heuer Challenge had managed to hang into the
wind one boatlength to windward. But there was still a lot of time left and
although oneAustralia initially didn't appear to be able to hold their position
above the starboard tack layline for the pin, it was Dickson's TAG Heuer
Challenge that lost a lot of weather gauge whilst accelerating and eventually
trailed the Australian across the start line by eight seconds.
Dickson tacked over to port to clear his air and then returned to starboard and
the two boats sailed out to the left-hand side of the beat. Initially when the
two boats came towards each other halfway up the beat it looked to be close but
Dickson never let Davis cross ahead, preferring to maintain a position to
leeward and ahead. Approaching the top right-hand side of the course
OneAustralia managed to bounce the New Zealander further to the right, but the
race was very close. Just three minutes before the windward mark Dickson's
genoa tack fitting failed losing some time, eventually rounded the first mark
eighteen seconds behind oneAustralia. As the race progressed the wind increased
and by the time the pair had reached the first leeward mark they were sailing
in 14 knots of wind and were just sixteen seconds apart. The strengthening
breezes and flat seas probably favoured oneAustralia and Rod Davis managed to
increase his lead to just under half a minute by the second windward mark. The
boats were evenly matched downwind but unfortunately for the TAG Heuer
Challenge they had problems with their spinnaker pole topping lift during a
gybe which resulted in it dragging in the water for a few minutes, costing more
valuable time. OneAustralia benefited from this problem and crossed the finish
line forty seconds ahead. This result now puts the pair even on points in their
battle for the second place in the Louis Vuitton Cup final.
2ND RACE: TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEAT NIPPON DELTA 3:54 Russell Coutts brought Team
New Zealand in from the right-hand end of the line and passed behind Makoto
Namba's Nippon on the start line. The good breezes meant that the pre-start
period was lively and quick. Circling close to the Committee Boat progressed
the pair right over to the bottom right-hand corner of the starting box,
eventually being blocked from further progress at the edge of the by the big
spectating J-Class yacht Endeavour, challenger for the America's Cup in 1934.
On the return to the line, Coutts managed to position himself a couple of
lengths to windward of Nippon as they timed their approach for the gun. When
the gun went they were even, but Team New Zealand started to pour on the power
pointing higher than Nippon and rounding the first mark a minute and ten
seconds ahead. The runs proved interesting from a speed point of view as Nippon
lost insignificant time on the black-hulled boat, but upwind the Kiwis were
consistently able to take over a minute out of the Japanese entry. The final
winning margin was almost four minutes.
Challengers (March 26): oneAus Ties TAG Heuer; TNZ Wins Again
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 26, 1995) -- Some drama was injected into the Louis
Vuitton Cup challenger selection series semi-finals today, as oneAustralia beat
TAG Heuer Challenge by 40 seconds, moving into a tie for second place in the
standings. Meanwhile, Team New Zealand decimated Nippon Challenge by three
minutes, 54 seconds.
In both races, the winning boats led the entire way in winds that reached 16
knots. Team New Zealand left Nippon behind at the start and had extended its
lead to 2:30 by the second windward mark. oneAustralia held on to small leads
at each mark, not breaking away from NZL-39 until the third windward mark.
With a win tomorrow, Team New Zealand clinches the first spot in the Louis
Vuitton finals. Nippon, with a loss tomorrow, will be mathematically eliminated
from the finals, but could still play a spoiler role in races against
oneAustralia and TAG Heuer Challenge.
The real excitement, though, comes in the race for the second finals spot. TAG
Heuer Challenge and oneAustralia are tied with three points each and have split
their pair of semi-final races. The boats will meet two more times in the
semi-finals. If Team New Zealand's dominance -- and Nippon Challenge's losing
streak -- continues, the races on Tuesday and Saturday of next week will decide
the second finalist.
If the boats are tied at the end of the semis, oneAustralia will get the nod
over TAG Heuer Challenge based on the respective point totals at the end of the
fourth round robin. oneAustralia had 53 points, while TAG Heuer had only 49.
Challengers (March 25 - update): TNZ Rolls On, oneAus Dominates Nippon
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 25, 1995) -- Sea breezes took over again as the
dominant wind for Louis Vuitton Cup semi-final races today. At the time of the
start, the wind was blowing from 295 degrees at 5 knots, although the wind at
the top mark was 2 knots stronger, and it built all day up to 11 knots at the
finish. The sea was still confused with a two-metre swell and wind waves over
the top. On this bright weekend day there were record numbers of spectator
boats pushing the edges of the starting box to get a closer look.
1ST RACE: TEAM NZ BEAT TAG HEUER CHALLENGE DELTA 1:44 Chris Dickson brought
the TAG Heuer Challenge in from the right-hand end of the line with the
starboard tack advantage. Russell Coutts didn't want to play close encounters
at the first crossing so he ran deep into the box to neutralise his
disadvantage. Dickson chased Team New Zealand over to the right-hand side of
the box and the two then started to circle. At one and a half minutes to the
gun, Coutts had brought the game above the starboard tack layline for the
Committee Boat and as he returned he appeared to have Dickson pinned out to the
right. But Dickson felt confident that Coutts had returned too early and would
have to bear away to avoid starting too soon. He was right and this left enough
room for the now full-speed TAG Heuer Challenge to sail for the fast opening
gap and roll over the slow black-hulled boat. As the gun went Dickson was on
the line and in control and the two sailed out to the left-hand side of the
course. Halfway up the beat Dickson had to tack away to the right as the
superior speed of his fellow countrymen was beginning to cause him problems.
Team New Zealand tacked to cover and the two started to engage in a duel that
saw Coutts' boat force Dickson further and further to the right. Eventually the
black-hulled boat decided they were far enough above the starboard tack layline
and turned for the weather mark which they rounded with a forty-five second
advantage. Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge should have been at its optimum
today with brand new 3DL sails and a narrow hull sailing in a big swell but
they failed to make any significant impression and the unbeaten NZL-32 went on
to win by one minute and forty four seconds.
2ND RACE: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT NIPPON DELTA 1:39 This start was not dissimilar in
style to the previous pair's, except that the outcome at the end was reversed.
OneAustralia came in from the left and as Team New Zealand before, went deep to
negate the port tack disadvantage. The two boats took up position again
straight downwind of the Committee Boat for some circling, John Cutler at the
helm of Nippon seeming to throw the boat around a lot more violently than
anyone else judging by the amount of spray and white water coming from the ends
of his boat. Rod Davis, steering oneAustralia, managed to bring the game above
the starboard tack layline for the Committee Boat and judged his return to the
line such that Nippon had to slow right down and follow the green-hulled boat
across the start line twelve seconds later. Once over the start line, Cutler
instigated a tacking duel which lasted most of the first beat. Initially these
were downspeed, then it became a bit looser. Cutler had the right-hand side of
the course and as the right-hand side was paying, halfway up the beat he seemed
to be ahead of oneAustralia as they came together. A few times Davis was forced
to tack well to leeward to maintain clear air, but then the wind started to go
left and the leeward boat became favoured Davis was able to put his bow down
and accelerate away so that the next time they came together he crossed ahead.
From here on Davis stayed in phase and in control, and rounded ahead at the
first mark by nearly a minute and a quarter. The remainder of the race followed
a similar pattern and oneAustralia crossed the finish line over one and a half
minutes ahead of Nippon.
Challengers (March 25): Black Magic Casts Spell Over Countrymen
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (March 25, 1995) -- Team New Zealand is beginning to look
unstoppable. NZL-32 took another victory in the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals,
beating fellow countrymen aboard TAG Heuer Challenge by one minute, 44 seconds.
In the second challenger race today, oneAustralia registered its second win of
the semi-finals as they sailed past the winless Nippon Challenge by one
minutes, 39 seconds.
The showdown between the two Kiwi boats pitted the two Louis Vuitton leaders
against each other. With the boats even at the start, the race looked to be the
showdown that was hoped for. Yet, those hopes were quickly abandoned when Team
New Zealand hit the first windward mark 45 seconds ahead of Chris Dickson's
crew. From there, NZL-32 stretched its lead over NZL-39, taking a 1:29 lead by
the second windward mark.
oneAustralia gained ground on TAG Heuer Challenge by participating in what is
quickly becoming a pastime in the Louis Vuitton Cup semis: beating up on the
Nippon Challenge. The Japanese crew has been dominated in every one of its
semi-final races. Today was no exception. By the first windward mark,
oneAustralia had taken a 1:13 lead over Nippon and never looked back.
Team New Zealand's win gives them a commanding five points in the standings.
TAG Heuer Challenge, the nearest competitor, fails to gain any ground with
today's loss, holding on to three points. With two points, oneAustralia climbed
back into contention. The Aussies will meet TAG Heuer Challenge tomorrow with
the possibility of moving into a tie for second. Meanwhile, Nippon Challenge's
hopes are growing dimmer and dimmer. With no wins in the semi-finals, the
Japanese crew will be hard pressed to gain any tomorrow when they face Team New
Zealand.
Challengers (March 24 - update): TAG Breaks Down But Wins, TNZ Unstoppable
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (March 24, 1995) -- A three metre swell with a crystal clear
sky, and 15 knots of wind at the start made for spectacular racing conditions
in the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger selection series.
1ST RACE: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE BEAT NIPPON DELTA 0:23 Chris Dickson brought the
TAG Heuer Challenge across the start line going downwind, a full thirty seconds
after the five minute gun. The Nippon Challenge coming from the starboard end
engaged in some circling close to the line. With three minutes to go to the
start the pair were straight downwind of the Committee Boat preparing to
line-up for the start. Nippon positioned themselves in front of the grey-hulled
boat and sailed back slowly for the line. Dickson then chose his moment and
accelerated to leeward breaking through the stalled Nippon pushing them up to
the line and forcing them to tack away to port, whilst he accelerated to the
pin and crossed on the gun. Dickson's genoa started to split during the
pre-start and the crew were forced to change the headsail shortly after the
start. The time used to recover from this let Nippon chose their side and sail
away to round the first mark with a six second lead. The first run saw the
superior speed of the TAG Heuer Challenge put them back in the lead to round
the bottom mark with a twenty-two second lead. The next two legs were going
against Nippon when suddenly Dickson's mainsheet broke. He was on starboard
tack approaching the port tack layline when it happened and was unable to tack
until it was sorted. By the time they got themselves onto port they had
overstood the mark and Nippon had tacked to leeward and rounded just twelve
seconds ahead. Again, the lack of downwind speed showed by Makoto Namba's boat
let the grey-hulled boat slip past and the TAG Heuer Challenge crossed the
finish line with a twenty three second lead.
2ND RACE: TEAM NZ BEAT ONEAUSTRALIA DELTA 2:29 New Zealand luffed up and passed
to weather of the starboard tack advantaged oneAustralia before bearing away
sharply to a port tack run. Rod Davis, after the crossing, had born away to
gybe and try and take up position behind the Kiwi, but the space they had used
had allowed Team New Zealand to get the tail position. The two boats started
circling at the downwind position from the Committee Boat. At two minutes to go
they started their return to the line, oneAustralia to leeward and abeam,
started to push the Kiwis to windward and closer to being pinned above the
starboard tack layline to the Committee Boat. But oneAustralia couldn't keep
them out and started to bear away for the line. Team New Zealand luffed up hard
and even tacked over before coming straight back to kill time and gain
separation from the Australian. The boats then started their acceleration to
the pin, oneAustralia crossing nine seconds later. The wind went left to start
with and Team New Zealand to weather seemed to be disadvantaged. They tacked
away and started a long hike to the right closely followed by oneAustralia. The
all-black boat started to show what it is famous for and although oneAustralia
crossed ahead by two boatlengths halfway up the beat, the Kiwis, working the
right, pulled almost a minute out of the green-hulled boat by the first mark.
For the rest of the race Team New Zealand pulled time on every leg to finish
nearly two and a half minutes ahead.
Challengers (March 24): TAG Heuer, Team New Zealand Continue Winning Ways
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (March 24, 1995) -- The Kiwis swept the week's Louis Vuitton
Cup semi-final races on the waters off San Diego. After surviving a close race
with oneAustralia earlier in the week, Team New Zealand prevailed in 15-knot
winds by two minutes, 29 seconds victory. Meanwhile, TAG Heuer Challenge
overcame gear problems to beat the struggling Nippon Challenge by 23 seconds.
Team New Zealand dodged a bullet from oneAustralia on Wednesday, remaining
undefeated on the water through the competition. When the two boats met again
today, NZL-32 had no intention of giving John Bertrand's crew the same chance
twice in one week. Team New Zealand led from start to finish, turning a 1:15
lead at the first windward mark into a 2:23 lead by the third windward mark.
With only one defeat -- which came from their countrymen -- the crew of TAG
Heuer Challenge have held strong against the competition, today beating out
Nippon Challenge. NZL-39 lost its lead on the first beat because of a torn
genoa jib, regained it, then lost it again on the third beat when the mainsheet
broke. NZL-39's speed proved too much for Nippon and the Kiwis went on to
victory.
With today's wins, Team New Zealand leads the semi-final standings with four
points. TAG Heuer Challenge sits in second with three points. oneAustralia
looks to improve upon its one point, while time may be starting to run out for
Nippon Challenge, still looking for its first point after four days of racing.
Challengers (March 23): Races Cancelled: Heavy Wind and Seas
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 23, 1995) -- For the third time this round, the racing
was called off on the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger race course. Today's races
were postponed at least until tomorrow due to heavy winds and waves from a
storm front passing through San Diego.
Wind gusts of 20 to 25 knots, with 4-foot wind waves atop 8-foot westerly
swells, were reported off Point Loma.
Tuesday's races were also cancelled in anticipation heavy winds, and Sunday's
races were abandoned because of extremely light wind.
Today's scheduled races -- the TAG Heuer Challenge versus Nippon Challenge and
oneAustralia versus Team New Zealand are now scheduled for tomorrow.
It is unknown what additional schedule revisions are planned -- only two days,
March 22 and 27, were set aside as reserve days, but three days of racing have
been lost.
On the defender course, the competitors were still planning to race at the time
of this posting.
For the current standings, see the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing
terms, see the Sailing Glossary.
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Challengers (March 22 - update): TNZ Passes oneAus, TAG wins again
A three-metre swell with a crystal clear sky, coupled with a 7-11 knot breeze
from the West made for one of the most spectacular days so far in the Louis
Vuitton Cup challenger selection series.
1ST RACE: TEAM NZ BEAT ONEAUSTRALIA DELTA 0:39 This pair pitched the unbeaten
black boat (NZL-32) against the World Champion green boat for the first time.
Russell Coutts brought Team New Zealand in from the left and luffed up to clear
to weather of oneAustralia. Both boats then got involved in a lot of circling
right on the line until, with just 1'30" to go, Coutts ran square from the line
with his mainsail pinned on the centreline, forcing Rod Davis to take the
right-hand side of the pair when the two turned up for the start. Both had been
battling for the left and Coutts looked like he had won it, but with just 20
seconds to go, Team New Zealand seemed to struggle in getting up to speed, in
much the same way as two days ago with the Nippon match. Davis simply sheeted
in and rolled over Coutts to windward. Coutts realising he was in trouble,
tacked and eventually crossed the line five seconds late. OneAustralia tacked
to cover and the two boats, sailed out towards the right. Several minutes later
Coutts initiated a tacking duel to try and shake the Australian's cover, but
the green-hulled boat didn't miss a trick and remained in control of the
situation guarding the right side of the course and eventually letting the
Kiwis split away to the left.
Each time they came back together, no impression had been made. The positioning
of oneAustralia was exemplary, taking advantage of the left hand shift when it
was there and rounding the first mark with a lead of over a minute. The first
run saw oneAustralia gybe onto starboard as the Kiwis rounded the mark and put
some useful tactical separation between them for the eventual inside overlap
position at the leeward mark. The two boats sailed different runs, and at two
thirds of the way down the leg the Virtual Reality computers in the America's
Cup Louis Vuitton Media Center showed their lead to be over a minute and a
half. But they failed to cover and by the time Team New Zealand rounded the
leeward mark they had halved the lead. The next beat saw the wind blowing a bit
stronger, and Team New Zealand with a genoa leech line problem. One of the crew
went up the leech of the sail on a halyard to cut the leechline out and repair
the problem. This cost them a lot and at the same time there was a tactical
battle to be won with the Australians.
A five-tack duel saw the Kiwis with a riding turn and forced to make a bad tack
losing still more distance. But when settled down and in phase this boat again
started to show great speed upwind rounding 15 seconds closer to oneAustralia.
The second run saw the lead halve again and the last beat was going to be tough
for the Australians. The positioning of oneAustralia was again good but the leg
was too long to keep the superior upwind speed of Team New Zealand behind.
Halfway up the beat the Kiwi boat was five or six boatlengths to leeward and
abeam when they turned on the height and five or six minutes later forced
oneAustralia to tack away. The next crossing saw Coutts cross two boatlengths
ahead and round the top mark with a 44 second lead. The run was sailed safely
by Coutts and he won the race with a good margin. On crossing the finish line
the onboard cameras and microphones revealed the crews contentment with their
boat. Brad Butterworth patted the side of the hull and said "You are a beauty".
2ND RACE: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE BEAT NIPPON - DELTA 0:57 Chris Dickson brought
his grey-hulled boat in from the left-hand end of the line, passed to weather
of Nippon and sailed around in front of the Committee Boat, with Nippon in hot
pursuit. Nippon misjudged Dickson's use of the Committee Boat as a tool to rid
the tail and ended up himself the chased boat. At 1'30" to the start gun Nippon
started to turn up for the line and Dickson tried to get his bow in to leeward
to force them up. He didn't make it but both boats were early and started to
flap headsails to kill speed. John Cutler realised he wasn't going to stay on
the pre-course side of the line until after the gun went and tacked over to
port clearing TAG Heuer Challenge's bow by just a couple of metres in the huge
swell.
Dickson was happy to have got the left again and accelerated to the pin to
start at speed. Nippon on port crossed just after and headed for the right with
TAG now on the same tack. Both boats sailed pretty much all the way to the
layline before tacking again, Dickson's narrow boat seeming to point higher in
the big swell. Dickson rounded the first mark with a 32 second advantage and
continued to pull time on the next two legs, before losing a little. The margin
was big enough to give the New Zealanders a safe win and keep them in second
place in the semi-finals.
Challengers (March 22): Kiwis Sit Atop Semis
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 22, 1995): -- Team New Zealand showed not only the
power of its boat, but also the resilience of its crew in today's Louis Vuitton
Cup challenger selection series semi-final races. NZL-32 edged out oneAustralia
by 39 seconds after trailing most of the race. In today's second race, problems
continued for Nippon Challenge, as it fell to New Zealand's TAG Heuer Challenge
by a delta of 57 seconds.
For awhile this afternoon, it looked as if Team New Zealand would be handed its
first Louis Vuitton Cup loss on the water. oneAustralia jumped to an early lead
in the 7 knot wind, adding almost a full minute to their lead by the first
windward mark.
Yet, Team New Zealand steadily chipped away at oneAustralia's 1:04 lead. NZL-32
had cut the lead to 10 seconds after the second leeward mark, when a sail
problem allowed oneAustralia to pull ahead by a boat length. The lead was not
enough, as Team New Zealand caught oneAustralia, pulling ahead before the third
windward mark.
The second race of the day wasn't as dramatic as the first. Despite a
one-second Nippon lead at the start, Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge
proved to be too much for the Nippon Challenge to handle. By the second
windward mark, NZL-39 had opened a 1:48 lead. The Japanese made a last-ditch
effort to catch Dickson on the final leg, but the Kiwis held on to win.
Thanks to their late efforts, Team New Zealand stands as the only undefeated
boat of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals, with three points. TAG Heuer
Challenge follows with two points, oneAustralia has one point and the Nippon
Challenge has yet to win a semi-final race.
Challengers (March 21) Stormy Weather Keeps Yachts at Dock
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 21, 1995) -- The Louis Vuitton Cup Race Committee
abandoned its matches this morning when northwesterly winds off San Diego were
16-20 knots, with gusts up to 25 knots as a frontal system passed over the
area. Rain was heavy at times during the morning. Swells from the west at six
feet combined with three foot wind waves from the northwest.
The races will be moved ahead one day for the second time this week. The
scheduled pairings of Team New Zealand vs. one Australia and Nippon vs. Tag
Heuer Challenge are scheduled for omorrow.
This is the 11th time in 41 days of scheduled racing that the racing has been
called off.
Challengers (March 20 - update): Dickson Beats oneAus, TNZ Devastating
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 20, 1995): A one-metre swell and a slowly establishing
South Westerly breeze greeted the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finalists this
morning. The Race Committee had to delay the start sequence 30 minutes until
the wind settled down, a wise and justified decision as it turned out. The wind
at the start was from 205 degrees blowing at six knots. During the race the
wind slowly increased to nine knots as the sky cleared up before dropping away
again to six knots at the finish and generally moved to the right all day.
Nearly a knot of current was running from the North.
1st Race: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE BEAT ONEAUSTRALIA - Delta 1:19 The pre-start of
this crucial pairing saw oneAustralia enter from the left and sail across Chris
Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge and the pair start to circle slowly on the right
hand side of the start box. The lack of wind made it slow and difficult but Rod
Davis, steering the green-hulled Australian boat, opted for the left-hand side
of the pairing and headed back to the line first. Dickson, not sure about the
left, seemed happy to remain to windward of the pair and judged his return
perfectly, remaining sufficiently separated abeam of oneAustralia to be able to
accelerate and cut the start line at full speed, rolling over Rod Davis in the
process. Dickson, now firmly in control and able to chose whichever side he
wanted, tacked onto port and headed out to the right. OneAustralia crossed the
line eight seconds late still accelerating and tacked over to follow the Kiwi
on the right. The wind started to turn to the left a bit giving the advantage
back to the Australians. When the two boats started to attack two thirds of the
way up the beat the first to crossings went to oneAustralia. The two swapped
sides twice, and when Dickson got back to the right again began to show an edge
upwind. The last few tacks towards the windward mark had the boats come
together at first bow to bow with Dickson on starboard, the next time
oneAustralia could only get to a leebow situation and the third time not even
that. Dickson took the Australian well past the layline before tacking back
onto port to round the first mark with a lead of 24 seconds.
The run saw the TAG Heuer Challenge sail faster, but significantly position
their boat much better. Dickson made his last gybe for the leeward mark a long
way out and, in spite of a significant current running across their course,
approached and rounded well. OneAustralia however, were forced to make two
extra gybes near the bottom of the leg, the second of which was premature. The
result was a lot of time lost particularly when the green-hulled boat was
forced to run really square at the end of the leg to get around the buoy.
Dickson now had a lead of one minute thirty eight seconds, which was a
sufficiently large buffer to take care of the rest of the race. The final
margin was nearly a minute and twenty seconds. Today's result must come as a
warning to oneAustralia, until today the TAG Heuer Challenge had beaten the
Australian just once right back in the first Round Robin. Dickson was using his
Kevlar/carbon hybrid North 3DL mainsail for the first time in competition
today.
2nd Race: TEAM NZ BEAT NIPPON - DELTA 6:14 Russell Coutts seems to have become
much more conservative in his starting. Today, coming from the left hand side,
he drove his boat deep away from the line effectively robbing the starboard
tack Nippon of their advantage. This is the sign of a crew confident with their
boatspeed. Nippon claimed the left and brought both boats close to the line
early, Team New Zealand tacked to the right to start on port at full speed with
Nippon, until then in control of the start missed, their timing and started
seven seconds later at the buoy. It wasn't long before the modifications to
Nippon during the last break and the Kiwis' substitution of the NZL-32 started
to show a huge difference in boat speed. Team New Zealand rounded the first
mark nearly two minutes ahead and continued to gain impressive amounts of
distance on every leg to win by over six minutes on an otherwise unremarkable
day as far as conditions were concerned.
Challengers (March 20): Kiwi Boats Dominate Day 2 Races
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 20, 1995): TAG Heuer Challenge and Team New Zealand
were victorious, as yesterday's abandoned races were reraced off of San Diego.
Yesterday's light winds, which reached only 6 knots, were replaced by winds of
up to 9 knots, a welcome change for the crews in the Louis Vuitton Cup
challenger selection series semi-finals.
Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge crew bounced back from Saturday's loss to
Team New Zealand by handing oneAustralia a one minute, 19 second defeat. While
TAG Heuer took the lead at the starting line, oneAustralia took a small lead
during the first windward leg.
NZL-39 overtook oneAustralia by the first windward mark and stretched to a 1:38
lead after the first leeward mark. Yet John Bertand's crew brought oneAustralia
back, cutting almost twenty seconds off of the lead at each of the next two
marks. By the last mark, though, Dickson had again extended the lead to 1:17,
holding on for the win.
Team New Zealand overwhelmed the crew of Nippon Challenge storming to a final
delta of six minutes, 14 seconds. NZL-32 held control of the race from the
start until finish, leading by 3:15 at the first leeward mark, and added more
than 1:30 to their lead at each mark,.
Team New Zealand enjoys a place atop of the challengers semi-final standings
with its two wins. oneAustralia and TAG Heuer Challenge have one win each, with
oneAustralia taking another crack at the Kiwis tomorrow. The Nippon crew will
have a chance to reverse their current fortunes when they race the TAG Heuer
Challenge tomorrow. Without a change of luck, the Japanese crew may find
themselves making reservations for a flight out of San Diego sooner than
planned.
Challengers (March 19): Light Winds Cancel Second Semi Races
Challengers (March 18 - update): OneAustralia, Team NZ Win Opening Races
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 18, 1995): The first day of the Louis Vuitton Cup
semi-finals got off to a false start in light winds. OneAustralia asked for
their match against Nippon to be delayed whilst they sorted out a problem with
their mainsail track. The moulded groove in the back of the mast into which the
luff of the sail fits, broke off the mast over a length of 10 metres from the
masthead down. The crew were obliged to lash the mainsail to the mast with rope
before they could race. The second pair got underway on time in winds blowing
from 290 degrees at five knots, but for Team New Zealand and the TAG Heuer
Challenge the race was abandoned near the weather mark as the time limit for
the first leg ran out with the failing breeze. The race committee brought this
all New Zealand pair back to the start area and got the whole day off again
over an hour and a half later than originally scheduled. The winds for the
second start blew at 7-9 knots from the North West and remained strongish
throughout the race. Seas were nearly flat.
RACE 1: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT NIPPON DELTA 2:39 At two minutes to go, both boats
were returning to the start line with Nippon ahead and to weather of
oneAustralia. Rod Davis, steering the Australian boat, was in a position to be
able to push the Japanese boat closer and closer to the line. But Cutler had
positioned himself well and was sufficiently far along the line from the
Committee Boat that when the time came to tack to stay on the pre-start side,
his time and distance run to the right-hand end saw him start at full speed.
OneAustralia had tacked to try and force Nippon closer into faulting but
couldn't do it and eventually started just to weather of the Japanese boat, and
although at full speed, couldn't live with that position long and tacked away
to the left. Cutler now in control, tacked back at his leisure to sail to the
left with the Australian. It wasn't long before the green-hulled boat started
to show superior upwind speed, pointing higher but also probably benefiting
from the stronger wind on the left. Nippon, seeing the situation worsen, tacked
away onto port, and when Davis tacked to cover oneAustralia had taken the lead,
rounding nearly a minute and a half ahead at the top mark. The first run proved
to be equally disastrous for the Japanese as they lost nearly another minute
and a half by the end of first lap. The race ran its course from here with a
little gain to each on the following legs, oneAustralia crossing the finish
line two minutes and thirty-nine seconds ahead. The damage to oneAustralia's
mast has forced them to replace it with another tube for the race tomorrow
against the TAG Heuer Challenge.
RACE 2: TEAM NZ BEAT TAG HEUER CHALLENGE DELTA 2:15 Early on in the five minute
pre-start it was obvious that Coutts wanted the left-hand side of the course,
dominating the circling so that he was never going to lose that side. But then
he switched sides and started on port at the Committee Boat with Dickson's TAG
Heuer Challenge coming from the buoy end on starboard, a few seconds late and
not quite at full speed. Russell Coutts tacked the black-hulled boat NZL-32
onto starboard, now a line's length to windward. A slow tacking duel started
with Team New Zealand guarding the right-hand side of the course and able to
keep a nose ahead at the first meeting, slowly drawing this out to a safe lead
of thirty six seconds at the first mark. For the first time in competition Team
New Zealand used their first boat, NZL-32. Their second boat, unbeaten on the
water to date, has been temporarily retired. The new boat seems to have it's
mast set further aft on the hull and certainly proved to be every bit as quick
as her stablemate NZL-38. On every leg except the last, the black-hulled boat
pulled time to cross the line two and a quarter minutes ahead.
Copyright 1995, SAIC
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| Challengers (March 30 - update): TAG Downs Nippon; Aussies Get Walkover
Challengers (March 30): Nippon Keeps TAG Honest, Aussies Get Freebie
Challengers (March 29 - update): TNZ Beats Probable Finals Foe Challengers
(March 29): TNZ Wins, Bows Out; TAG Heuer Over Nippon Challengers
(March 28 - update): OneAus Beats TAG, Nippon Eliminated Challengers
(March 28): TNZ Cements Finals Spot, Nippon Out Challengers
(March 27 - Update): Black Magic Near Finals Lock, Aussies in Second Challengers
(March 27): TNZ Moves Closer to
Challengers (March 30 - update): TAG Downs Nippon; Aussies Get Walkover
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 30, 1995) -- A small but significant windshift in the
first start sequence caused the Race Committee to postpone, re-set the line and
eventually get the race underway twelve minutes later than scheduled. There was
5-6 knots of wind blowing from 300 degrees at the start.
1st Race: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE BEAT NIPPON Delta 0:55 Coming from the right-hand
end of the line and with the starboard tack advantage, John Cutler had to bear
away onto a broad reach to chase after his opponent for the second day running,
Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge. Dickson, realising that to keep his
chances of a Louis Vuitton Cup finals position alive he could take no risks
with this match and opted to run deep away from the line on port until the
starboard tack advantage of Nippon disappeared as they gybed to follow. Keeping
it safe again Dickson returned first for the line. With just under a minute to
go, Dickson tacked onto port to make an accelerated start at the Committee Boat
end. John Cutler crossed early at the buoy end, bore away to re-cross and was
nearly at full speed when the gun went. Dickson tacked onto starboard and took
up position on Nippon's hip 200 metres to weather, before the two sailed off to
the left of the course. The race stayed close up the first beat with Dickson
always protecting the right-hand side to eventually round the first mark with a
thirty-one second advantage. The second windward leg saw the boats involved in
a twenty-three tack duel with the grey-hulled boat gaining just three seconds
at the turn. The wind increased all the way up to 10 knots at the finish, and
although the TAG Heuer Challenge gained on every leg it was only by tiny
amounts, with the final winning margin being less than a minute. The only way
that the TAG Heuer Challenge can go through to the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals is
if oneAustralia loses to Nippon tomorrow and oneAustralia on Saturday.
2nd Race: ONEAUSTRALIA WON, TEAM NEW ZEALAND DNS Team New Zealand, having
already qualified for the finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup, stayed ashore today
to prepare their boats. OneAustralia, their opponent for the day, sailed the
course alone to remain one point ahead of TAG Heuer.
Meanwhile, the America's Cup Trustees Committee ruled in favor of San Diego
Yacht Club regarding the common yacht declaration issue. The trustees found
"that the defending club may select the defender from the finalists of the
Citizen Cup, as it chooses, subject to the limitations imposed by the Deed of
Gift and Section 7 of the Mutual Consent Items; and consistent with the time
needed for measurement and remeasurement, or a determination of eligibility,
and consistent with any relevent section of the match conditions."
"They've ruled in favor of uncommon declaration, not common declaration," said
Ernie Taylor, chief executive of the Challenger of Record Committee. "What I've
achieved over the last two years has been thwarted."
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings,
see the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing terms, see the Sailing
Glossary.
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Challengers (March 30): Nippon Keeps TAG Honest, Aussies Get Freebie
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 30, 1995) -- New Zealand's TAG Heuer Challenge beat
Japan's Nippon Challenge by 55 seconds in moderate 5-6 knot winds today in the
Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals. Today's win by the Kiwis was tempered by the
knowledge that they wouldn't gain ground on second place oneAustralia.
oneAustralia's competitor today was to be Team New Zealand. However, Peter
Blake-led team did not race today after winning their ninth race of the semis
yesterday. Blake said that they probably will not race the final two races
either. The Aussies sailed uncontested, with only a partial crew, to secure
today's win, while Team New Zealand was declared "did not start" (DNS).
TAG Heuer faced significantly more competition from a Nippon crew still hoping
to play the spoiler in the semis. Opposed to the large margins that boats have
had over the Japanese crews during the last two weeks, TAG Heuer never led by
more than 55 seconds, which was the winning margin.
With a win over Nippon Challenge tomorrow, oneAustralia will secure the second
spot of the finals. An upset by Nippon will lead to a showdown between
oneAustralia and TAG Heuer Challenge on Saturday, determining the crew that
will continue on.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile,
check out the Scoreboard for the current points and standings, and the race
stats in the Race Results section.
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Challengers (March 29 - update): TNZ Beats Probable Finals Foe
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 29, 1995) -- Flat seas and winds from 300 degrees at 9
knots allowed the racing to start on time on the Louis Vuitton Cup course
today.
1st Race: TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEAT ONEAUSTRALIA Delta 2:39 At two minutes to go
to the start oneAustralia had picked up the left-hand side of the pair pushing
Team New Zealand to windward and controlling the return to the line. Both boats
were early and luffed into the wind to loose time. At one stage it appeared as
if Rod Davis was going to be able to pin Team New Zealand out above the
Committee Boat but, with twenty seconds to go, oneAustralia bore away and
accelerated to start on time. The New Zealanders had judged their return just
right and Russell Coutts took the black-hulled boat over the start line at full
speed on time and safely to weather of oneAustralia. Coutts sailed very high
out of the start and managed to stay in his weather position even though the
wind was heading to the left. OneAustralia on the correct side of the shift
tacked to cross Team New Zealand but didn't make it and were bounced back to
the left. There then started a twenty-one tack duel before the pair got to the
port tack layline and sailed directly for the mark. Team New Zealand rounded
twenty-seven seconds ahead. The run saw the pair sailing quite close to each
other with the Kiwis again staying on the correct side for the shift that came.
Thirty-seven seconds was all that separated the two boats at the leeward mark
but by the time they had reached the second windward mark Team New Zealand had
put another minute between them. The sequence of events after this showed a
similar pattern with oneAustralia losing just a bit downwind and about a minute
on each upwind leg to lose by over two and a half minutes.
2nd Race: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE BEAT NIPPON Delta 2:26 Chris Dickson proved
aggressive again in the pre-start setting himself up at two minutes to go on
port tack to weather and ahead of mast abeam somewhere near the bottom
right-hand corner of the box. John Cutler was trapped and had to bear away and
gybe to escape. Dickson reacted, tacked over and quickly placed himself to
leeward of the accelerating Nippon. Cutler realised he was still in trouble and
tried to accelerate to full speed to roll Dickson to windward as the pair
headed for the line. Again Dickson reacted well and accelerated to full speed
with the entire line to leeward to escape into as they got dangerously close to
the line before the gun. Cutler had two choices, tack before the Committee Boat
and sail out to windward to return later and cross the line early and gybe
round to re-cross. Neither option was good and he chose the latter eventually
starting twenty-three seconds after the TAG Heuer Challenge. Seven downspeed
tacks later and Chris Dickson had positioned himself to windward of Nippon and
on the right-hand side of the pair ready for fifteen more tacks up the beat.
Dickson swapped sides right at the top for his port tack approach to the
windward mark and rounded one minute and twenty four seconds ahead. From here
Nippon stayed in touch on the runs but lost a minute a beat and crossed the
line nearly two and a half minutes behind the TAG Heuer Challenge.
The Kiwis said they will not sail tomorrow and probably will not sail Friday or
Saturday. The Aussies said they probably will not sail on Saturday if they
clinch a berth in the finals on Friday by beating the Nippon Challenge.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings,
see the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing terms, see the Sailing
Glossary.
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Challengers (March 29): TNZ Wins, Bows Out; TAG Heuer Over Nippon
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 29, 1995) -- Team New Zealand won its last semi-final
race today, beating oneAustralia by two minutes, 39 seconds in 7-knot winds. In
today's other Louis Vuitton Cup semi-final race, TAG Heuer Challenge out sailed
Nippon Challenge by two minutes, 26 seconds.
Today's first race was a probable preview of the challenger finals. With
yesterday's announcement that Russell Coutts' crew planned to withdraw from the
last three semi-final races, the chances that oneAustralia will take the second
finalist spot increased greatly. While both boats were even at the start, Team
New Zealand soon took a lead that increased by almost a minute at the second
windward mark.
TAG Heuer needs Nippon to upset oneAustralia on Friday if there is any hope of
NZL-39 entering the finals. TAG Heuer dominated the Japanese crew in today's
second race from start to finish, adding over a minute at the first and second
windward marks.
With Team New Zealand out of the semis, oneAustralia will sail the course for a
point tomorrow, while Nippon will once again try to spoil any TAG Heuer attempt
to keep pace.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile,
check out the Scoreboard for the current points and standings, and the race
stats in the Race Results section.
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Challengers (March 28 - update): OneAus Beats TAG, Nippon Eliminated
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 28, 1995) -- Lighter winds than the past few days,
blowing at seven knots from 205 degrees, greeted the Louis Vuitton Cup
semi-finalists for an on time start. The wind gradually moved to the right
during the day as the sea breeze established itself. Winds at the finish were
blowing at 9 knots from 230 degrees.
1st Race: TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEAT NIPPON Delta 3:45 Russell Coutts brought Team
New Zealand in from the left-hand end of the line. Nippon passed to leeward and
gybed away to the right of the box. With one and a half minutes to go both
boats were on starboard tack with Team New Zealand to leeward. Coutts kept the
pressure on Nippon's helmsman John Cutler pushing him up to the line which he
crossed early. Team New Zealand was able to bear way and start at speed whereas
Cutler had to tack around and build up speed to start five seconds later on
port tack at the Committee Boat. A minute later the black-hulled boat tacked
over to port and the pair headed for the right-hand side. The right-hand side
of the course seemed to be paying. Although Team New Zealand crossed ahead on
every crossing, they didn't pull significantly ahead for quite a while as once
across they always tacked back to guard the left and bounce Nippon back to the
right. Eventually the left started to pay and the infamous black-hulled boat
pulled ahead to round the first mark with a thirty-seven second advantage. Team
New Zealand pulled out on every leg of the course to finish nearly four minutes
ahead. With today's loss Nippon is mathematically unable to progress to the
Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup.
2nd Race: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT TAG HEUER CHALLENGE Delta 1:43 At three minutes to
the gun Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge was being chased to the right-hand
side of the box by oneAustralia, but a minute later the roles had reversed and
Dickson leading to the line was safely to leeward applying the pressure on Rod
Davis. Davis, realising the gravity of the outcome of today's race, took no
risks and tacked away to the right, starting on port a little slower and a
couple of seconds late. Dickson brought the grey-hulled boat across onto port
and although the right seemed to be paying initially, their first crossing
always had Dickson ahead. Dickson was happy to cross sides and take up the
favoured right and with the following two convergence's he retained the
right-hand side. On the last crossing however, Dickson failed to keep
oneAustralia under control and allowed them to separate quite far to the
left-hand side. The next crossing saw the roles reversed as Rod Davis came back
to the middle with a bit more wind blowing and a smile on his face. Dickson
crossed a couple of lengths behind and this was the turning point of the race.
Although the pair were still close at the top mark Dickson had to do two quick
tacks just at the mark and lost about twenty seconds to round thirty-eight
seconds behind. The two boats were evenly matched and the race stayed close. It
wasn't until the second run that Dickson took any time out of the Australian,
but the twenty seconds the Kiwis gained on this leg were overwhelmed by the
forty-five seconds taken by oneAustralia on the last beat and they held a safe
lead all the way down the last run. Team New Zealand announced that they would
not be competing in the final three matches of the semi-finals having already
qualified for the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals. They prefer to use the time to
practice and test equipment with their second boat. The implications of this
are that all three remaining challengers will receive an automatic win each.
This news and today's result puts the TAG Heuer Challenge in an even more
difficult position. Mathematically they can still qualify for the Louis Vuitton
Cup Finals if they win their final three matches and oneAustralia loses their
final three.
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Challengers (March 28): TNZ Cements Finals Spot, Nippon Out
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 28, 1995) -- After clinching the first spot of the
Louis Vuitton Cup finals yesterday, Team New Zealand mathematically eliminated
Nippon Challenge today.
The Kiwis also are playing a strong role in determining their competitor in the
finals. During the race, Team New Zealand announced that it would not race in
the last three races of the semi-finals. After tomorrow's race against
oneAustralia, Team New Ze aland will spend the rest of this week, as well as
next, preparing for the finals.
Team New Zealand's decision to leave the last three races gave a boost to
oneAustralia's efforts in the battle for a berth in the finals. Today's victory
was vital to oneAustralia, which extended its second place lead before racing
Team New Zealand tomor row. With only four days of racing left, TAG Heuer
Challenge will have to be perfect, while hoping for an Aussie loss against
Nippon, if there's any chance for an all-Kiwi final.
"We are very conscious of the fact that whichever challenger reaches the
match," said Team New Zealand Syndicate head Peter Blake, "that challenger will
need to be as well prepared as possible to have any chance of beating them.
"That requires continuous development and testing," Blake continued, "which has
been the basis of the Team New Zealand program throughout this campaign. We
have already lost three test days because of racing delays in the semi-finals
and are now fortunat e enough to be able tocatch up on those days without
affecting anyone else in the event."
Black Magic finished three minutes, 45 seconds ahead of Nippon. The battle for
second place continued in today's other challenger semi-final race.
oneAustralia lengthened its standings lead over TAG He uer Challenge beating
the Kiwi crew by one minute, 43 seconds.
Team New Zealand jumped out to a quick, insurmountable and increasingly typical
lead over Nippon. Russell Coutts' crew led by 1:34 by the second windward mark,
dashing any hopes of the Japanese crew advancing in the challenger selections.
Nippon c ould still play a spoiler role in deciding the second finalist. Yet,
as Nippon has yet to win a race in the semis the role may be overstated.
A week ago, oneAustralia trailed far behind the Kiwis, having lost three of its
first four semi-final races. Yet, John Bertrand's crew has been on a streak
with four wins, the most recent today. TAG Heuer Challenge hoped to pull back
into a tie w ith the Aussies, yet sail problems placed Chris Dickson and his
crew two points behind oneAustralia. After cutting oneAustralia's lead from
1:02, at the second windward mark, to 44 seconds, at the second leeward mark,
TAG Heuer suffered problems w ith it's gyb sail. The delay allowed oneAustralia
to extend its lead and sail on to victory.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile,
check out the Scoreboard for the current points and standings, and the race
stats in the Race Results section.
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Challengers (March 27 - Update): Black Magic Near Finals Lock, Aussies in
Second
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 27, 1995) -- Racing got underway in bright sunshine on
time again today, with 13 knots blowing from 290 degrees at the start, building
to 15 knots at the finish.
1ST RACE: TEAM NZ BEAT TAG HEUER CHALLENGE DELTA 1:28 Team New Zealand had the
starboard tack advantage on the first encounter, passing to leeward of Chris
Dickson's TAG Heuer Challenge. As soon as they had crossed Dickson started to
luff hard a nd eventually tacked around to follow Team New Zealand who had
tacked inside. The pace of the pre-start was frantic, Dickson was really
aggressive circling wildly right in the middle of the starting box. Dickson
started his return to the line first and Russell Coutts managed to just get an
overlap to leeward and start to hustle him to the line. But living in Dickson's
dirty wind allowed the grey-hulled boat to break the overlap. With the line
fast approaching and still some time to go Dickson had t o do something to
avoid crossing early. Close to the line he tacked onto port and then chose his
moment to tack back again leaving enough room to accelerate and cross ahead and
to weather of Team New Zealand. Russell Coutts had tried to control Dickson ag
ain by tacking to follow him but Dickson's positioning was far superior and he
had a good lead at the start.
Both boats sailed upwind for several minutes before Dickson tacked away to the
favoured right-hand side, two minutes later Coutts wheeled the black boat over
onto port just as Dickson tacked back to line up for the first crossing. The
crew on Team NZ were calling that it would be at least a lee bow situation and
it eventually turned into a cross ahead for Team New Zealand by nearly a
length. Team NZ had now recovered from a bad start and managed to cross ahead
and switch to the favoured right-hand side of the pair all within the first ten
minutes of the first leg. The TAG Heuer Challenge crew must have been
devastated to have made such a great start and to be passed so soon, but they
didn't give up, continuing to throw tack after tack at the black boat un til
they both passed the port tack layline for the first weather mark. Here, after
more than a twenty tack first beat, Team NZ rounded ahead with a fifty-one
second lead. The first run saw the leaders gain another ten seconds before
starting the second be at in the freshening breeze. Half way up the second beat
the snap shackle on Team New Zealand's genoa halyard gave up and the sail
started to come down. The crew reacted quickly and pulled it all the way down
before sending it up again on another halyard. On the next tack, the bowman
went up the mast to attach a regular shackle to the end of the old genoa
halyard and put it back on the sail. The loss of ground on this leg was a mere
seven seconds when the two rounded the second weather mark. Team New Zeal and
pulled another fifteen seconds on the second run and a further forty seconds on
the last beat to round almost two minutes ahead. The TAG Heuer Challenge ran
downwind quickly on the third run managing to pull back to just 1:28 at the
finish.
2ND RACE: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT NIPPON DELTA 1:10 John Cutler brought Nippon into
the pre-start from the left-hand side and crossed to weather of oneAustralia,
who promptly tacked and chased Nippon to the right of the box. They started
circli ng and continued to do so until just 1:45 before the start. Nippon broke
off and returned early and was chased to the line by Rod Davis. He managed to
position his green-hulled boat so that Cutler had to continue towards the line.
With fifteen seco nds to go both boats were over the line and Nippon could only
gybe around to the left to return, while oneAustralia tacked away onto port
dipped back and started correctly eleven seconds ahead of Nippon. Nippon
recovered quickly and started off up the fir st beat after oneAustralia. But
Nippon was never given the chance to enjoy the benefits of the favoured
right-hand side of the course and failed to make a real impression on the
Australian, rounding the first mark nearly a minute adrift. The freshening br
eeze seemed to favour Nippon on the next few legs as the delta dropped away to
just 32 seconds at the second windward mark. The second run saw no difference
but the last beat saw the Australian boat gain nearly three quarters of a
minute to give them a su fficient buffer for the last leg. OneAustralia won by
over a minute and tomorrow faces the TAG Heuer Challenge in a crucial match for
the second place in the Louis Vuitton Cup finals.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings,
see the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing terms, see the Sailing
Glossary.
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Challengers (March 27): TNZ Moves Closer to Finals, Aussies Down Nippon
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 27, 1995) -- Team New Zealand moved closer to
challenging the America's Cup today, when it moved to within one win of
clinching the first spot of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals. Today's victim was
fellow Kiwi TAG Heuer Challenge whi ch Team New Zealand beat by one minute, 28
seconds in winds blowing from 14 to 16 knots. In today's other challenger race,
oneAustralia moved ahead of TAG Heuer into second place by crossing one minute,
10 seconds ahead of Nippon Challenge.
Black Magic trailed by four seconds at the starting line, but by the first
windward mark, Team New Zealand had pulled ahead by 51 seconds. From there,
NZL-32 pulled out to a lead of 1:11 by the second leeward mark. TAG Heuer has
now lost its last two ra ces as well as the grip on second place that seemed
tightly held last week.
oneAustralia took over the second place position, in its win over Nippon
Challenge. Nippon didn't go down without a fight, however. After trailing by 57
seconds at the first windward mark, the Japanese crew cut the Aussie lead to 34
seconds by the secon d leeward mark. It wasn't enough, though, as oneAustralia
took a 1:18 lead at the third windward mark and went on to victory.
oneAustralia trails Team New Zealand now by two points and leads TAG Heuer
Challenge by one. TAG Heuer can pull back into a tie with a win over
oneAustralia tomorrow. For Nippon Challenge, it's do or die time tomorrow when
it races Team New Zealand. Wit h a loss tomorrow, Nippon is mathematically
eliminated from the finals.
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| Challengers (March 31 - update): OneAus Wins, Qualifies for Finals
Challengers (March 31): OneAustralia One Step Closer to Cup
Challengers (March 31 - update): OneAus Wins, Qualifies for Finals
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 31, 1995) -- The start of what turned out to be the
last day of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals got off on time. The wind blew
from the West at 8 knots.
1st Race: ONEAUSTRALIA BEAT NIPPON Delta 2:41 John Cutler came from the
right-hand end of the line and was forced to sail deep towards oneAustralia.
The Nippon Challenge gybed around onto port and trailed Rod Davis over to the
right-hand side of the starting box. The two started circling for the best part
of two minutes and at 1:30 before the gun Nippon returned towards the line
taking up the left-hand side of the pair. Cutler seemed more in control of
today's start than in previous days and managed to hold oneAustralia up into
the wind most of the way back to the line. At thirty seconds to go the two
simultaneously bore away and accelerated to full speed to start evenly, with
oneAustralia a boat length to windward. Several minutes into the race the wind
had moved to the left giving Nippon a slight advantage and oneAustralia tacked
away. Nippon followed shortly afterwards but after two more tacks each they
settled down to a long port tack hike back to the centre of the course with
oneAustralia ahead but to leeward. Once back near the middle Nippon started
another tacking duel that lasted to the weather mark. OneAustralia rounded
first by nearly half a minute. The race was over here with the green-hulled
boat pulling time over every leg except the last. The winning margin for the
second finalist in the Louis Vuitton Cup was nearly three minutes.
After the race the Japanese syndicate revealed their keel configuration. It
featured a five-metre long, elliptical sectioned bulb with a fine tail, almost
full-width wings of very high aspect ratio set at the back of the bulb with
significant anhedral, or downward slope. The fin chord (width fore and aft) was
about a metre and the trim-tab was approximately 30 percent in chord length.
2nd Race: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE WON, TEAM NZ DNS Chris Dickson's TAG Heuer
Challengesailed the course alone today -- Team New Zealand did not start -- to
assure itself of a win should they have needed to race oneAustralia tomorrow.
As oneAustralia won today's match, the TAG Heuer Challenge was eliminated.
OneAustralia had its keel removed today and was put into the shed for a work
over. Syndicate officials would not comment, but most experienced Cup observers
believe the boat will be significantly reconfigured along the lines of AUS-35,
which sank during Round 4.
During the post-race press conference, both the TAG Heuer Challenge and Nippon
Challenge were honored for the valiant participation in the Louis Vuitton Cup
challenger series.
"I want to thank Chairman Yamasaki," said Nippon skipper Makoto Namba. "I know
he's disappointed, but we hope he's still interested in sailing ... and we will
come back."
"We came with a young team and with a lot of hopes and dreams, and did the best
we could," said Dickson. "We are only able to be here because people we had a
team that were prepared to make a lot of sacrifices. We certainly wish we were
going a little further, but we also are very aware that in a short time with
very small budget we have come a long way.
"Anything we can do to help Team New Zealand win the America's Cup, we are
happy to do," Dickson added. "I'm not too sure we have anything they need, but
if we do, it's for them."
The conference was also used to recognize the two finalists, Team New Zealand
and oneAustralia. Challenger of Record Committee chief executive Ernie Taylor
used the forum to take another shot at America's Cup trustee San Diego Yacht
Club.
"To Peter Blake and John Bertrand, represented by Peter Morris, I say please
make sure you fix the America's Cup, so we can sail the next one somewhere in
the South Pacific," Taylor said. "Because the only way to fix the America's Cup
is to get it the hell out of San Diego."
Taylor said he felt he was shafted by San Diego Yacht Club over the common
yacht declaration issue, which resurfaced in recent weeks.
SDYC Jr. Staff Commodore Tom Fetter, who was in the audience at the time, said
he had no comment regarding Taylor's remarks.
Challengers (March 31): OneAustralia One Step Closer to Cup
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 31, 1995) -- OneAustralia earned the right to
challenge Team New Zealand for the Louis Vuitton Cup today when the Aussie crew
beat Nippon Challenge by two minutes, 41 seconds. TAG Heuer Challenge gained a
point by racing alone today after Team New Zealand was declared "did not start"
(DNS).
Today's win is a testimony to the resilience of oneAustralia's crew. When its
boat sank during Round 4, many believed that oneAustralia would be unable to
keep pace with the competition, sailing in its back-up boat. Yet, after
reconfiguring the boat, oneAustralia moved on to the semi-finals where they
lost only four races. In today's race, the Aussies blew by the Japanese crew of
Nippon Challenge, leading the entire way and increasing their lead at each
mark.
OneAustralia's cause was helped by the withdrawal of Team New Zealand from the
last three races. Yesterday, oneAustralia was given a free point, that, based
on past performance, it probably would not have received. Today TAG Heuer
Challenge also got a free point. Yet even with the freebie, Chris Dickson's
crew is out of the Louis Vuitton Cup hunt, taking with them any chance of an
all-Kiwi final. With no challenger races tomorrow, the semi-finals ended today.
Team New Zealand and oneAustralia will meet in a best five-out-of-nine race
series for the Louis Vuitton Cup starting April 11.
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| 411.77 | A3 beats DC-Both Advance? | CSOA1::GELO | | Wed Apr 05 1995 10:01 | 11 |
| Team DC loses big, BUT advances to the fianls! What?! Supposedly, an
agreement was struck amoung the 3 defender syndicates prior to
yesterday's race that would allow all 3 boats to advance to the finals
with 2 bonus points awarded to PACT 95, 1 point to A3, and 0 points to
Team DC.
They say it is to apease the sponsors, but I would bet that DC & Bill
Koch worked out this deal & sold it to PACT 95. At this level egos
play a major role in events, and neither Koch or DC wanted to be
eliminated this early. It keeps things interesting though.
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| 411.78 | ;-( | OTOOA::MOWBRAY | Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then | Wed Apr 05 1995 13:29 | 7 |
| Yes, PACT 95 got 2 points in a 12 race round-robin and they sail until
one boat cannot be beaten. It sounds like DC proposed the deal as he
couldn't stand to be out of the finals.
I am a major DC fan but I must say, things don't look good for him. I
have a real problem believing that he is doing any sandbagging now.
|
| 411.79 | | UNIFIX::BERENS | Alan Berens | Wed Apr 05 1995 13:37 | 5 |
| Changing the rules like this only makes the whole America's Cup even
more of a farce. DC lost. He should have the grace to admit it and then
go home quietly.
|
| 411.80 | bad day Alan ? | OTOOA::MOWBRAY | Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then | Wed Apr 05 1995 14:04 | 8 |
| I agree that it is a little bit wierd that they changed the rules at
the last minute and I believe that DC is in trouble but given that his
loss was after the decision was made, there is still the possibility
that he sandbagged .... I must look back in the notes, I bet I must
have been saying maybe he's sandbagging right up to the time that A3
sailed over him last time.
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| 411.81 | Nothing changes over the years. | JULIET::GEIGER_RI | The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful | Wed Apr 05 1995 16:00 | 13 |
| The deal reeks of brandy sniffing, cigar smoking corporate board room
tactics! I remember when Ted Turner was competing and the newspapers
were making a comment that even if he won he may not defend for the Cup.
Not being a sailor back then, I remebered saying to myself, "Self -
Huh?".
ESPN2 was really making a big deal out of it yesterday during the
telecast with lots of one-liners. And people wondered why sailing is
for the straw hat, white pants and blue blazer crowd.^). Anyway, Young
America only has to win 3 races to clinch a tie.
My 2 cents worht
Richard
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| 411.82 | | LEEL::LINDQUIST | Pluggin' prey | Wed Apr 05 1995 18:08 | 11 |
| �� <<< Note 411.79 by UNIFIX::BERENS "Alan Berens" >>>
��more of a farce. DC lost. He should have the grace to admit it and then
Dennis Conner and grace?!? Isn't that self-contradictory?
He's the "get off the stage you're losers" guy. A true
sportsman.
Every time I see one of the watch ads featuring DC in some
sailing magazine, I wonder...why would I want to be
associated with the only american to lose the america's
cup? All the panache of a tonya harding signature skate.
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| 411.83 | Is this really that unusual? | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Wed Apr 05 1995 19:18 | 17 |
|
Hey Guys
Isn't this just normal behaviour when it comes to America's Cup.
The goal posts shifting is normal practice when it comes to the defenders.
There is a rumour that SDYC can choose any of the finalists boats and
put the team of their choice on-board. I don't know a lot about the Ted Turner
incident that was mentioned but watch for a similiar thing to happen here.
By all accounts DC doesn't hold the America3 team in very high regard.
There was a comment that in the sudden death shoot out nobody died.
Anyway I kinda hope that you lose it.
Cheers
Revel
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| 411.84 | Same old games | MCS873::KALINOWSKI | | Mon Apr 10 1995 14:19 | 13 |
| From what I understand, the reason for this is there were 9 protests
during the last round. This is to be considered a resail. This does
not help Pact 95, other than more tuneup time. The A3 team didn't
know about this until after they thought they had won the round. Mr
Koch was in on this. Maybe he figures he can get more exposure as it
will take a couple extra days for Pact 95 to blow both these boats off.
Although never a big supporter of the NYYC, I think the San Diego boys have
consitantly made a mockery of the sport in order to gain an advantage.
I don't understand why US SAIL or IYRU doesn't get involved (ie pull
judge's credentals etc).
The faster New Zealand takes the cup down under, the better...
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| 411.85 | | MCS873::KALINOWSKI | | Mon Apr 10 1995 14:19 | 3 |
| Don't forget, ESPN starts live coverage today at 4 pm
john
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| 411.86 | Keels unveiled | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Mon Apr 10 1995 18:51 | 96 |
| Keel, Keel, Who's Got the (Right) Keel?
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 9, 1995) -- Boats were lifted from the water and
skirts were dropped. But regardless of the means, the end was the same -- the
keels of the five boats remaining in the America's Cup competition were
revealed to the world today. The unveilings were conducted under a bright,
sunny sky and in a breeze that beckoned the boats to sea. (See the photos.)
David Pedrick, the principle designer for Team Dennis Conner, described the
keels as "variations of a theme" -- a large torpedo-like lead bulb suspended
from a single fin amidship, winglets projecting from either side of the bulb
and a conventional rudder. There were no tandem keels, such as the New Zealand
boat had in 1992, or forward rudders, such as Tom Blackaller's USA had in 1987.
"The details are different but the concepts are the same," Pedrick said.
Relative to the other two defender yachts, the bulb on Pact 95's Young America
is longer, narrower and has its winglets mounted much farther forward. The
winglets are also relatively horizontal, rather than anhedral (angling
downward). The bulb on Team Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes is shorter, fatter
and has a blunt nose -- described by oneAustralia designer Jim Pugh as having a
a "bobsled" shape.
The keel bulb on the America3 Foundation's Mighty Mary falls somewhere in the
middle of the two, and has a much different shape to its tail end and winglets.
The aft end of the bulb is flat, a "beavertail" shape, with the comparatively
wide winglets sloping dramatically downward. It was immediately nicknamed "the
whale." But the most remarkable thing about the America3 boat is its rudder,
which is very narrow and is close to being the maximum length -- about 13 feet.
The rudders on Stars & Stripes and Young America are notably shorter, with
Stars & Stripes having the shortest. Several designers said Mighty Mary's
rudder is obviously used as part of the lifting component -- lift is what
enables a boat to sail upwind. Pact 95 president John Marshall compared the
configuration to biplane, as opposed to a monowing type configuration on the
other boats.
The Mighty Mary crew, reportedly, was performing a series of tight turns while
sailing yesterday in effort to see if the extra-long rudder would break under
the pressure.
The two challenger yachts have similar keels -- they are closest in design to
Young America -- with long winglets positioned at or near the aft end of the
bulb. This design enhances lift, meaning the boats are probably set up for top
upwind performance and accepting trade-offs downwind. "The only reason to have
winglets is for upwind performance," Pedrick explained. "They don't do anything
for you downwind."
The oneAustralia bulb -- unveiled to the tune "The Holy Grail" by the
Australian rock band Midnight Oil -- is "squashed," or oval in shape, lowering
the center of gravity and improving upwind performance. But it increases the
surface area exposed to the water, which could slow the boat downwind.
Syndicate head John Bertrand, ordering the boat lifted out of the water,
declared, "It's time now to reveal our deepest secret, and you will be
positively amazed to see how the others got it so wrong."
The New Zealand boat's bulb is round and torpedo-shaped -- and was deskirted to
the strains of "Black Magic Woman." It is very similar to oneAustralia's. The
most remarkable difference between the Kiwi keel and the others is its narrow
trim tab. The trim tab is a moveable section on the trailing edge of the keel
fin, like the flaps on an airplane wing. It is rotated three to seven degrees
off center when the boat sails upwind, increasing lift. New Zealand designer
Doug Peterson said they tested a tandem keel design -- two fins instead of one
-- quite a bit, but decided not to use it. "The tandem keel appears to be
dead," he said.
But all the emphasis on keels -- perhaps because it's the only part of the boat
that can be kept hidden -- may be overrated, said Dennis Conner. "The
appendages (keels and rudders) look reasonably similar, so it's possible that
hull shape has more to do with performance than we first thought. The others
are slab-sided and narrower above the waterline, ours has more flair (rounder
shape). Unless they're right and we're wrong, one of them is producing more
speed."
During the break in racing, Conner modified the shape of his boat, making it
narrower in the after section. So, too, did oneAustralia work on its hull,
lengthing the waterline and changing the shape of the bow and stern to
approximate the shape of AUS-35, the one that sank.
"We've taken AUS-31 from being a step up from 1992 to (making) significant
changes to the boat in the past week," said Iain Murray, of the oneAustralia
design team and mainsail trimmer. "Our expected performance increases are
significant." They brought in 30 additional people to make the changes to boat
and replace the sails that were lost when AUS-35 sank.
By far, the Kiwi unveiling drew the largest crowd, which blocked traffic on
Shelter Island Drive as they waited for the gate to open. One of the group said
-- perhaps reflecting a common sentiment -- "We're here to see the boat that's
undefeated."
The defender series final begins tomorrow, with America3 facing Pact 95. The
best-of-nine Louis Vuitton Cup selection series final etween oneAustralia and
Team New Zealand begins Tuesday.
Send questions and comments to [email protected]
Copyright 1995, SAIC.
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| 411.87 | History is not on our side
| PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Mon Apr 10 1995 21:13 | 14 |
| John while I share the sentiment that we are all looking forward to the cup
leaving San Diego and coming downunder history is not on our side.
We have been here before and not progressed past this point.
1987 saw us loose to DC, and last time to the italians. This time things
appear to be in our favour. The talent they have on board, the time they
have spent on the water and the design all seem to a very good package.
Anyway the racing for the finals starts tomorrow so I'll be at home watching
it until I have to come to work. For some reason I have an appiontment
at 09:30 tomorrow.
Cheers
revel
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| 411.88 | This time! | CSOA1::GELO | | Tue Apr 11 1995 10:28 | 3 |
| Hey Kiwi's.......Nice commercial. I saw it on ESPN during a pre-Cup
special. A small boy in an Optimus with the Black Magic sailing circles
around him was awsome!
|
| 411.89 | Mighty Mary Beats Pact95 | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Tue Apr 11 1995 18:33 | 170 |
| The Americas Cup Online now has an automatic mailing feature that sends out
the race results. This is an example from yesterdays results.
saw the start of the race between Oneaustralia and TNZ. Thngs are looking good.
From: PLUTO::10769::"[email protected]" 11-APR-1995 20:28:32.11
To: [email protected]
CC:
Subj:
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 10, 1995) -- Maintaining somewhat of a tradition,
a href="/20/20_1.html">America3 won the opening race of the final round
of the defender series today, defeating Pact 95 by 48 seconds in
a breeze that ranged from 7 knots at the start to 14 knots late in the
race. (America3 won the first race of each of the first three round robins.)
p> Mighty Mary led at each mark, though Young America pushed the mostly
women team hard, closing to within 18 seconds at the second leeward mark.
A torn jib and slow sail change aboard Young America on the fifth leg
of the six-leg, 18.55-mile race course allowed Mighty Mary to lengthen its
lead, though it may not have made a difference in the final outcome.
p> "We are thrilled with to have won this race," said skipper Leslie Egnot
/b>. "This is the first time in a while to be even with Pact." In fact,
it is the first time since Jan. 15 that America3 has been tied with Pact
95, which had the lead in the defender trials since mid-January.
p> No Pact 95 representatives showed up for the press conference.
p> This was a critical win for the America3 team because it leveled the
score between the two teams at two points apiece, and puts Team Dennis
Conner at a two-point disadvantage against them both. Pact 95 faces the
Conner team tomorrow.
Mighty Mary team captain Dawn Riley said they were pleased with their
boat speed today. "I think our (configuration change) has done us well."
Mighty Mary went into battle today armed with a new keel and rudder shaped
not unlike a scimitar.
Egnot revealed that thought the rudder is new, the long length is
not, which has caused her some physical problems. The long rudder makes
the boat harder to steer, and she said the increased load on her shoulders
pinched a nerve in her neck, causing considerable pain. Physical therapy
has improved the situation and she is on the mend, she said. Still, Riley
has been taking time at the helm during practice sails in case she needs
to take over for Egnot.
Though they are in the pressure cooker now, Riley said they felt much
more pressure in last week's race against Conner than they did today. "We
felt it was death if we lost," she said.
But the experience was good for the crew, Egnot added. "It helped us
a lot in that we know we can pull together and do well. We're probably more
mentaly tough."
America3 has requested a hearing regarding DSS Notice of Race 6.1(e), 6.1(f)
and IYRR 69(a), which deal with the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and
a request for redress over "an improper action or omission of the race
committee or protest committee." The hearing is being held this evening.
p> Race summary:
Start (1:40): Today's start was delayed due to the widely fluctuating wind
direction. The gun was fired in 7 knots of wind from 255 degrees.
There was a six foot swell leftover from the passage of a weather system.
Mighty Mary entered on starboard tack and forced Young America to
tack away. Both shot head-to-wind, and went into a slow tack, with
Dave Dellenbaugh to leeward and slightly behind. Kevin Mahaney was
able to drive down with speed and cross Dellenbaugh's bow. Mighty Mary
chased Mahaney out to the right, and they split, with Young America tacking
to windward, and Dellenbaugh tacking to leeward of a spectator boat.
Mighty Mary then led back to the line on starboard, to start 1 second
ahead of Mahaney.
Leg 1: Young America was forced to tack away. Leslie Egnot covered.
At their first cross, Mahaney came back on starboard, and Egnot bore
away to duck their transom. Mahaney failed to cover and let Egnot extend
to the right-hand side of the course. They settled in on a very long
starboard tack as the wind shifted 20 degrees to the right and increased
to 10 knots. As they neared the weather mark a tacking duel ensued, with
Mighty Mary attacking with the starboard advantage, slam-dunking Young
America at every opportunity. Egnot forced Mahaney past the layline before
rounding with a 35 second lead.
Leg 2: Course axis was changed to 275 degrees (95 degree downwind course).
Both yachts hoisted gennakers after bearing away. Young America
experienced problems with the inboard end of their spinnaker pole, but
were able to jury rig a temporary fix. Egnot gained a little on the
run. Both yachts put in three gybes, with a long starboard hitch in
the middle of the leg. Delta: 0:42
Leg 3: The yachts opted for heavier headsails as the wind speed increased
to 11-12 knots, and extended on starboard tack after rounding.
They battled it out all the way up the beat, with Young America closing
to within a boat length. Mighty Mary was able to force Mahaney out
past the layline at the top of the leg again to gain back some distance
and rounded 22 seconds ahead.
Leg 4: Egnot called for a bear away hoist to a spinnaker in the fresher
breeze, while Mahaney opted for a gennaker. Young America gybed first
to get to the inside, Mighty Mary covered. They both gybed back to
sail on port tack for the last 2/3 of the run. Mahaney gained some
ground on the run, to round 18 seconds behind.
Leg 5: After a short stretch to the right-hand side of the course, the
yachts engaged in another tacking duel, that ended toward the top of
the leg when Young America's headsail tack ring blew out. They changed
to another, lighter genoa through a tack, losing 24 seconds in the
maneuver. Delta: 0:42
Leg 6: Both yachts set spinnakers in 12 knots of wind. Mighty Mary
stretched their lead downwind to a final delta of 48 seconds.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings,
see the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing terms, see the
a href="/80/80.html#glos">Sailing Glossary.
********************************* Mighty Mary took a one-second lead
at the start, held off a strong challenge from Young America on the first
beat and went on to win the opening race of the defender final by 49
seconds.
This was a critical win for the America3 team because it leveled the
score between the two boats at two points apiece, and puts Team Dennis Conner
at a two-point disadvantage against both boats.
Mighty Mary had to dip behind Young America at the first crossing, but
Young America let Mighty Mary go to the right side of the course and
gain the starboard tack advantage. Mighty Mary took the lead and used
the right-of-way advantage to force Young America to take two extra tacks
near the first windward mark, where the mostly women's team led by 35
seconds.
Pact 95 had spinnaker pole trouble on the first run, but America3 gained
only 7 seconds on the leg. Then Young America launched its comeback attempt,
taking 20 and 3 seconds, respectively, out of Mighty Mary's lead on
the next two legs. Young America used a gennaker on the second run and
came in "hot," with speed on, and had a better rounding, making a
significant gain.
Pact closed to less than two boat lengths on the third beat, but the
jib tore about halfway to the mark. Mighty Mary stretched out its lead
when the Young America crew was slow to make its sail change, and went
on to victory.
Mighty Mary flew a red technical protest flag throughout the race. The
protest is against America's Cup '95, the event organizer, not Pact 95.
The reason for the protest is unclear at this time, but seems to be
related to last round's controversy regarding the Stars & Stripes keel
change.
Additional details will be available following tonight's press
conference. Meanwhile, check out the Scoreboard for the current points
and standings, and the race stats in the Race Results section.
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| 411.90 | 1 Down Only 9 more to win | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Wed Apr 12 1995 18:37 | 35 |
| In race 2 TNZ leads OneOz at the second mark by 1.24mins
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 11, 1995) -- Team New Zealand picked up where it
left off in the semi-finals, beating oneAustralia today by 4 minutes, 54
seconds in the first race of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals.
OneAustralia took a small lead at the start, but Black Magic found the
favored right side of the course and opened a 48-second lead at the first
mark. Team New Zealand extended its lead to 1:05 by the second mark and,
as 13-knot southeasterly winds dropped to a moderate 7 knots, added to
the lead at each remaining mark.
Injury was added to insult during the final run of the race as
oneAustralia suffered two gennaker blow-outs within five minutes, allowing Team
New Zealand to gain over two minutes before the finish. While the torn
sails were irreleveant to today's outcome, oneAustralia will be hard-pressed to
repair or replace the expensive sails in time for tomorrow's race.
p> Team New Zealand's victory proved that the black boat hasn't lost
any of its semi-final magic. In this best-of-nine series, oneAustralia must
quickly find a way to slow down the Kiwis' roll. If not, Black Magic will
make quick work of the Aussies attempt to catch the Cup. The two boats
race again tomorrow.
Full details will be available following tonight's press conference. Meanwhile,
check out the Scoreboard for the current points and standings, and
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| 411.91 | Dennis beats PACT 95
| PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Wed Apr 12 1995 18:38 | 38 |
|
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 11, 1995) -- Team Dennis Conner beat Pact 95
by 1 minute, 15 seconds off of Point Loma today, making an already crowded
Citizen Cup Finals even more so. With all three boats within one point
of each other, the competition has tightened.
Stars & Stripes led from start to finish in the race, after a strong start.
Coming full throttle to the starting line, Stars & Stripes took a
four-second lead. From there, Paul Cayard led Stars & Stripes to a
favorable 10-knot wind on the right side of the course.
At the first mark, Stars & Stripes held a six boat-length lead. Dennis
Conner took over the steering for Cayard on the first run, during which
the breeze dropped to 6 knots. Young America chipped two seconds off
of Conner's lead, but could not catch up.
By the second windward mark, Stars & Stripes extended its lead to
1:00, with Cayard and Conner exchanging steering duties. Young America made
another effort at catching Conner, but fell short again, as Stars &
Stripes extended the lead again during the last run.
Today's loss marked the first back-to-back losses for Young America since
the Second Round Robin. After losing to America3 yesterday, Pact 95
has lost the two-point edge it carried into the final round. America3 will
meet Team Dennis Conner in tomorrow's race. The crew of Mighty Mary looks
to extend its winning streak to three and move to the top of the standings.
p> Additional details will be available following tonight's press
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| 411.92 | Stayin' Alive | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Wed Apr 12 1995 18:41 | 103 |
|
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 11, 1995) -- The big advantage Pact 95 enjoyed going
into the three-boat defender series final is quickly evaporating. With
its one-minute, 15-second loss to Team Dennis Conner today, the Bangor,
Maine-based team is now only one point up on Conner and is even with the
America3 Foundation (photo).
But skipper Kevin Mahaney said the team is not feeling anymore pressure
than it did in the early rounds. "We're not easily rattled," he said. "We
lost seven or eight races like this previously. There are no surprises when
you lose boat races."
Mahaney said their weather predictions were wrong and cost them the
race. They thought the wind would shift left and remain or go above the
10 knots at the start. But the wind never went left and dropped to the
6- to 7-knot range, leaving Young America with an unsuitable suit of
sails. "With the sails we had up today, we didn't have the fastest boat
out there," Mahaney said.
Stars & Stripes took the right side of the course and was handed a
right-hand shift that the Conner boat a lead on the first beat to weather
/a> that it never relinquished. "This, like many days, was a good day
to be ahead," said tactician Tom Whidden, who admitted that at the
start they wanted the left side, too. "It was a very easy day to protect
when ahead."
Whidden said they are satisfied with the changes made to Stars &
Stripes (the boat is narrower). "On paper, the boat shouldn't be faster
in light air, but Stars & Stripes has always done well in light air," he
said. "If it gets windier, we will probably see Young America come alive,
and the same with Mighty Mary."
Team Dennis Conner has adopted "Stayin' Alive" as its new theme song.
The Conner team was almost eliminated from the competition last week, but
a midnight-hour compromise among the three defense syndicates allowed
all three to advance to the final round.
"DC is always the hardest to beat when his back is against the wall,"
Whidden said. "We're trying to push the competition along as hard as
we can and, hopefully, win some races."
Pact 95 threw its hat into the protest ring today, joining America3 in
the technical protest against America's Cup '95. The hearing scheduled for
last night was postponed until tonight.
Race summary:
Start (1:20) Wind speed at the start of today's match was 10 knots from
290 degrees, with a 4-6 foot swell. Pre-start engagement was fairly
conservative, with Paul Cayard entering from the port end, coming up to
cross Young America's bow and leading the procession of circling out
to the right. Kevin Mahaney led back to the line. The yachts approached on
starboard tack. Stars & Stripes tacked to start on port at the committee boat,
and crossed the line at full pace with a 4 second lead.
Leg 1: Cayard tacked immediately after starting, and both boats sailed
the first part of the beat on starboard. The wind started its right-hand shift
that persisted throughout the day, favoring Stars & Stripes on the inside
of the lift. In an intense duel that developed later, Stars & Stripes controlled
the race, forcing Mahaney out to the left at each meeting. Young America
lost some ground when they had problems getting the jib trimmed in after
a tack. Both came in on a long port tack layline approach, with Mahaney
slightly overstood. Delta: 0:36
Leg 2: Both hoisted gennakers in 7 knots of wind, which had clocked around
to 305 degrees. Dennis Conner relieved Cayard at the helm, and steered the
downwind legs for the remainder of the race. The run was skewed by
20 degrees, and Conner led the port tack procession down to the leeward mark,
gybing onto starboard just 200 yards from the mark to set up for rounding.
Delta: 0:34
Leg 3: Course axis was changed to 310 degrees in 8 knots of wind.
Stars & Stripes protected the left-hand side of the course up the second
beat. Although there was more right shift in the wind direction,
Cayard was able to sail the shifts from ahead, keeping in close contact with
Mahaney as they stretched to the right, threw in a few tacks, then extended
to the left mid-course before tacking the rest of the way up the beat.
Stars & Stripes gained as the wind dropped down to 6 knots. Delta: 1:00
p> Leg 4: The course axis was changed to 320 degrees, for a downwind bearing
of 140 degrees. Conner gained more ground on the run, stretching his
lead to 1:27
Leg 5: The yachts sailed out to the right-hand side early in the beat.
Cayard separated to the left at the top of the leg, then both extended on
a long starboard drag race. Young America got back 22 seconds. Delta:
1:05
Leg 6: Both yachts set gennakers after bearing away in 7-8 knots of
breeze. Young America initiated a gybing duel on the last leg, but
Conner gained to cross 1:15 minutes ahead.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings,
see the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing terms, see the
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| 411.93 | Race summary from challengers | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Wed Apr 12 1995 19:03 | 84 |
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 11, 1995) -- The trans-Tasman rivalry to determine
which of the two boats from Down Under will take on San Diego Yacht Club
for the America's Cup went, not surprisingly, to Team New Zealand, which
beat oneAustralia by five minutes, 59 seconds (photo).
The huge delta was not indicative of the speed differences between the
two boats. Black Magic 1, even though late to the starting line, got
a good start, caught the first favorable wind shift and went around the
first mark 48 seconds ahead. The Kiwis extended their lead on every leg
of the six-leg, 18.55-mile race course, including a 39-second gain on
the second beat.
The Aussies blew out not one but two spinnakers on the final run, which
tacked 2:15 onto the already commanding Kiwi lead.
"We had a pretty (rotten) day today," said oneAustralia skipper
b>John Bertrand. "It couldn't have been any worse for the team and I
look forward to tomorrow. Everything is repairable. The sailmaking team
can perform miracles, and that's what we're looking for from them tonight."
p> "We thought they were going pretty nicely upwind and we had an edge
downwind," said New Zealand tactician Brad Butterworth.
Bertrand said he felt the changes they made to the boat improved its
performance, but it also changed the boat's balance and they are on
a steep learning curve in terms of handling it. "It's a different animal.
There's quite a lot to do to tighten up our act," he said. "We look forward
to the next race and heating this competition up."
Race summary: The first day of the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup finals
got off on time in perfect sailing conditions; sunshine, a one-metre swell
and thirteen knots of wind from the North West.
Russell Coutts brought Team New Zealand in from the right-hand side
of the line and passed to leeward of the much modified oneAustralia. The
Kiwis tacked around behind the green-hulled boat and chased them over
to the right-hand side of the spectator surrounded starting box. The
two boats engaged in some gentle circling straight downwind from the
Committee Boat before breaking off to head deeper into the bottom right-hand
corner of the box. Here, the two skippers played the game of seeing which
side of the start the other wanted and from about two minutes to go
it was obvious that they wanted different sides. OneAustralia returned first
opting for the left of the pair, with Coutts stalling his return to
gain as much lateral separation as possible. Coutts timed it well getting
to the startline at full speed, although a little late, 100 metres to
windward of oneAustralia.
This was a pretty dominant position to be in straight away, and with
a slow 25 degree shift in the wind to the right, they were very happy with
their position. But oneAustralia, having gone through extensive hull
modifications -- including lengthening the hull by perhaps as much as
a couple of feet, reduction of the boat's displacement and cutting sail
area -- weren't about to give up and threw in a total of thirty tacks before
the first weather mark. Every time they came together the Kiwis bounced them
back to the left, pulling out a bit more distance with each tack. For
their final approach to the top mark the Kiwis swapped sides to approach safely
on port, rounding 48" ahead.
The first run saw the trailing oneAustralia do a gybe-set and try as
much as possible to keep separated from the black-hulled boat. But for
Team New Zealand it was business as usual opening up a comfortable lead
for the remaining legs.
The last run proved to be disastrous for the Australians with a rip
appearing across a panel of the leech of their spinnaker. The crew seemed
in now hurry to replace it, and several minutes later and after a gybe,
the rip had grown to twice the length. Then, with a bad wave, the sail
split. A new sail was hoisted and straight away it had a similar rip
near the tack. This one lasted less than thirty seconds leaving the Aussies
wallowing half way down the run having destroyed two spinnakers in less
than a minute. The final margin was almost five minutes.
For the race stats, see the Race Results section; for the current standings,
see the Scoreboard. For an explanation of sailing terms, see the
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| 411.94 | Confessons of a software type..... | MCS873::KALINOWSKI | | Thu Apr 13 1995 13:49 | 27 |
| For the first time in 12 years, I have HAD to learn program the VCR.
Yup, starting guns at 4pm are not in the cards between work and evening
classes.
ESPN is doing an excellant job (right in there with Perth TV) in the
coverage. The sound equipment is sensitive and the boat racing has
been so close, you get goosebumps when the slam dunks are applied.
If you ever wanted to know what RAC'N is all about, just watch a
couple of these shows. They are so much better than the synopsis
you will see at the end of the week as you feel the adrenilin
building...
If you do race, the discussions between Conners/Cayard/Whitten etc are
a treasure trove of things to be looking for on a race course along
with tactics better than Walker Stuward could ever explain.
Dennis looked good yesterday, but so did A3. Maybe Dennis was
sandbagging, or maybe he has his team peaking at the perfect time.
Australia better hope for an Act of God on NZ, or just keep heading
West. New Zealand looks FAST...
ps I got the VCR working by day 2 racing.... :>)
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| 411.95 | New Zealand Wins | PLUTO::ARLINGTON | | Fri Apr 21 1995 01:56 | 4 |
| Team New zealand won the Loius Virton cup today beating oneAustralia by 2:13.
Revel
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