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Indeed, in the first four races Gretel II had shown herself easily as swift a sloop-and perhaps even faster in light airs. What Aussie Skipper Jim Hardy could not prove was his crew's superiority over Intrepid's Bill Picker and his polished young sailors. Time after time, Gretel II grasped for the advantage, only to be frustrated by the seamen aboard Intrepid. The fifth race was more of the same. Gretel II jumped off to an early lead, footing smartly in the soft, fluky winds. In a series of aggressive tacks, Picker overhauled the Aussies...
Sailing in their home waters and in their own 420's. a centerboard sloop, the Elis proved to have an advantage over Harvard, accustomed to the jib-less Interclub dinghys and the stormy Charles...
...when the America's Cup begins this week, Brit Chance obviously has enough to spare. Indeed, some old salts find him downright arrogant. Defeating Valiant was one thing, they say, but criticizing the boat's designer. Olin Stephens, 62, the man who practically invented the 12-meter sloop, is akin to lèse-majesté. But Chance isn't listening; he is too busy explaining why Stephens, after designing three of the last four Cup winners, was all but swamped by the new Intrepid. "Olin works very slowly," says Chance. "He gets in trouble with some...
...night, Naval Architect Olin Stephens was seen tinkering with Valiant, his latest 12-meter design. Near by, Skipper-Designer Charlie Morgan Jr. was hard at work seeking to improve his golden-hulled Heritage. At another slip, the crew of Helmsman Bill Picker's Intrepid lounged on the sloop's deck, sporting green-and-white buttons that declared PICKER IS QUICKER...
Consistent Superiority. The changes that Chance made on Intrepid-shorter keel, rounder bow, fuller afterbody -have obviously made the white-hulled sloop swifter than ever. What is astonishing is that she may actually be a faster boat than Stephens' brand-new Valiant. Her first two races around the triangular 24.3-mile course set the pattern for the trials. With Picker at the helm, Intrepid handily defeated the trial horse Weatherly by 3 min. 55 sec., and then trounced Heritage by the embarrassing margin...