Word: australia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...decided to look for wind," said Conner. It was Bertrand who found it. As they rounded the first mark, the Aussies led by 23 sec., having made up a whole minute. Liberty's strut broke again, and Conner was unable to trim his main properly; by the end Australia II had a 1 min. 47 sec. lead...
...first time since 1934 that a challenger had won two races. Even with a 3-2 disadvantage, the Aussies were back in the game for keeps. And in Newport the insidious notion began to grow that they might actually win it. "We have got the momentum now," said Australia's Bertrand...
...first tack spotted something his opponent had not: dark patches of water, indicating a wind buildup on the left side of the course. He sailed for it, again uncovered by Conner, who said later, "We missed it." As Liberty rounded the first mark 2 min. 29 sec. behind Australia II, Gary Jobson, a winning crew member in Ted Turner's 1977 defense, exclaimed, "This is a disaster!" The flying bridge of the New York Yacht Club boat emptied as its nine straw-hatted, red-trousered committee members went below for a stiff belt...
...last-ditch effort, as Bertrand made his final rounding of the windward mark more than 3 min. ahead, Conner tried to sail over his opponent, get to leeward of Australia II and force it to head back up to windward. He was about a minute too late. By the end of the race, in constantly shifting winds of up to 19 knots from the southwest, Bertrand led by a whopping 3 min. 25 sec. The series was tied 3-3. From London to Perth, the betting was on Australia...
...million inhabitants of Perth, Australia II's home port, probably had less sleep than any other people in the world. On race days, radio coverage began around midnight and did not end until 6 a.m. "I've managed three hours sleep every night this week, and my colleagues say I'm doing well," said Perth Lord Mayor Michael Michael. In Britain, where the press had lost interest in the series after its own entry was beaten by Australia II, the series was again a Page One story. In France, savoring the spectacle of Americans having to take...