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Dock denizens in Newport Beach, Calif., will probably do double takes this week when two of the Lilliputian yachts engage in a mini-America's Cup series. Both boats in the regatta are the products of Illusion 12, a San Diego-based company that has sold 72 of its $3,520 mini-12s since it began producing them under license from a British firm in April. Says Richard Seay, a partner in the firm: "The boat is called the Illusion because if you didn't see the skipper's head poking above deck, you'd think...
...commercially successful America's Cup minireplicas. Says he: "This thing was going like brushfire in Europe, so I decided to get into it." Seay estimates that about 500 Illusions have been sold worldwide, including South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. About 15 mini-12 skippers met for a regatta last month at Cowes, England...
...varsity crew also made headlines over the summer. After suffering a stunning upset against Yale June 5 in New London, Conn., the varsity heavies knocked off the Elis, Brown, and Washington on June 18 in the Cincinnati Invitational Regatta, which annually determines the national champion. The Pac 10's best led most of he way; the Crimson caught the Huskies with 25 meters left and won the two-kilometer race by two feet...
...victory gave the Crimson eight a free trip to the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in London, but half of the boat, along with Coach Harry Parker, opted to stay home and train for the national team. The others rowed as a four at Henley, falling in the semifinals of their event...
Further back were Brown, which finished a close second to the Crimson at the Eastern Sprints in mid-May, and finally Yale, the two-time defending national champs and recent victor over Harvard in the Harvard-Yale Regatta June...