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...challenger had ever won more than two races, but that is merely a statistic. What was on display in Newport was nobility. The Australians showed technological brilliance, consummate sailing skill, luck, intuition, nerve, courage, stamina and fanatic determination to win. It also took millions of dollars on both sides, since that is the price of admission in 12-meter yacht racing. But no amount of money could have bought what Aussie guts and gall have won to date...
...trials that he is among the world's best at handling a 12-meter yacht. Relaxed and modest, he was quick to admit error. He also had the fervent loyalty of his crew. By contrast with previous years, when the Aussie sailors downed Foster's Lager in Newport's pubs till the wee hours, Bertrand's men trained like commandos for the marine assault. Off Newport, long considered mare nostrum by the American defenders, Bertrand developed a feel for wind and water conditions unmatched by many Americans who have sailed these waters since adolescence...
...Newport in summer will never be the same...
...Newport Beach, Calif...
...BROWN 27--Brown's still riding high off last week, when the Bruins won at the Yale Bowl for the first time in 20 years. URI will win the battle of Rhode Island anyway. No one will care. Everybody will be in Newport...