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...until 90 days beforehand. Tentative plans are to race the New Zealanders late next summer, then (assuming a victory and no other wild-card ^ challenges) return to using 12-meters for a San Diego regatta in 1991. Meanwhile, the San Diegans are exploring some distinctly un-America's Cuppish designs, notably a "killer mosquito" hydrofoil. They have even suggested that the first defense may be moved from San Diego into the roaring trade winds off Hawaii to frustrate the New Zealander's perceived advantage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Does K Stand for Killjoy? | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

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