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Sunday saw the Crimson four--skipper Gordon Burnes and crew Petra Schumann in the "A" Division and skipper Peter Wagner and crew Jeff Kurland in the "B" Division--hold the lead until the 15th of 16 races...
...meter yacht Australia II crossed the finish line off Newport, R.I., capturing the America's Cup and ending 132 years of U.S. sailing supremacy. Americans were astonished when John Bertrand, an unknown naval engineer, steered his boat to victory. But those familiar with the Melbourne skipper were not surprised: Bertrand's great-grandfather had helped build Sir Thomas Lipton's towering boats for early 20th century America's Cup competitions. As Bertrand admits in Born to Win, he relied as much on gamesmanship as yachtsmanship. He called the boat's new forward-slanted keel his secret weapon, and only...
...Senior skipper Ted Kennan and freshman crew Andy Ruff paced the men with a third place finish in the B division. The women were led by senior skipper Jenkins and sophomore crew Beth Prvor, who finished third in the A division, as well skipper Rachel Givelber and Nan I conard, who claimed second in the B division...
...provide references attesting to their sailing skills. Sometimes they must also demonstrate their knowledge of the yacht they will use. "Look out for the guy wearing new Topsiders," says David Gegg, owner of Sail Belize charters in Belize City. The operators all retain the right to put a professional skipper aboard (at an extra cost of about $65 per day) as an added precaution. Most charter firms keep a "chase boat" on hand in case some happy-go-lucky sailor has a close encounter with a reef...
Kenworthy finished the first half by scoring in the 33rd, 37th and 40th minutes. First the Crimson skipper pushed a Nicholas pass into the goal from about 10 yards out. Then he sent a powerful volley past the Jumbo netminder from right outside...