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...boat and local weather would have been fatal," explains Design Manager John Marshall. In search of the ideal hull, the team used a computer analysis of wind and wave conditions on the Indian Ocean while turning out four prototypes, the last of which was Stars & Stripes. As for the keel, Marshall allows that it has a "shorter set of wings than Kookaburra, which means that there is less drag downwind." The U.S. boat is also extremely fast when headed into the wind -- an important advantage given that four of the eight legs of the 24.1-mile triangular course are sailed...
...N.Y.Y.C. surrendered the Cup to Australia II, the winged-keel wonder of Perth Millionaire Alan Bond, after holding the yachting crown since 1851, the longest winning streak in sport. America II's loss last week was the final disappointment in a $15 million, three-year drive to recapture the Cup. As a stunned Skipper John Kolius, 35, piloted America II back to its slip after the race with New Zealand, crew members wept. "How would you feel," asked Kolius, "if you called into work tomorrow morning and it wasn't there...
Most observers believe that America II's fall from contention occurred because it failed to keep up with the keel modifications and rigging adjustments of its competitors. The N.Y.Y.C. entry was designed so that the wings on its keel, and the keel itself, could be unbolted and replaced with ones of more advanced design. Although the boat's latest keel was flown in from the U.S. after the second round at a cost of $91,000, it was thought to offer little advantage and was never used in competition. Other syndicates made furious and fancy changes before the December race...
...What we did today," Newberger told the Daily News, "was to get all sides together and try to get this back on an objective keel. Too many emotions have been involved. This has not been good for Dwight Gooden, the city of Tampa or the Tampa Police Department...
...being launched in the calmer waters of a harbor in nearby Fremantle. The skipper of the miniature marvel is none other than Ben Lexcen, 50, the celebrated designer of Australia II, which won the America's Cup in 1983. Featuring a scaled-down version of Lexcen's revolutionary winged keel, the 14-ft.-long fiber-glass Mini 12 sells for about $3,000, is virtually unsinkable and can easily be handled by one person or two from a comfortable cockpit. "Sailing is pretty lonely on your own," says Lexcen. "Now you can take your girlfriend." Buoyed by early raves...