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...from Susan. She was an International-class sloop that Bus sailed in 1950-thereby launching one of the most phenomenal winning streaks in U.S. yachting history. The International skippers whom Bus took on that summer were the elite of U.S. racing: Arthur Knapp, regarded as the best sailor to windward in the business; Bill Luders, a topnotch helmsman and naval architect; and Shields-the very man who had introduced the International to the U.S. 14 years before.-Bus beat them all-that year, the next, the next, the next, the next, the next, the next, and the next. Since...
...Windward, the direction from which the wind is blowing. The windward boat gets the wind before its opponent does and is in a generally favorable position...
Keep It Low. Much has been made of Intrepid's second rudder, which is actually a "trim tab," similar to an aileron on an airplane and is designed to increase her speed to windward besides making her more maneuverable. A second innovation is her skeg, or "kicker," an extension of the keel that is supposed to cut down wave turbulence and make her faster yet. But all that is underwater. What shows above the wa ter line is pretty radical too: a broken-nosed bow, a titanium-tipped mast, a $22,000 sail inventory that includes...
This time at Newport, the crucial moment (see diagram) came 2 min. before the starting cannon, when Cunningham, after crossing the line early, swung Columbia around to get back onside. Instantly, Mosbacher spun Intrepid's wheel; his foredeck crew ran up a jib to windward-and in a flash Intrepid cut inside Columbia to gain the right of way. When Mosbacher jibed and crossed the starting line, Columbia was hopelessly backwinded and 40 sec. behind...
...boat was still a long way from demonstrating her full potential. "We've been having spinnaker problems," he said. "We've got to make changes in our sails. There's plenty still to be done." But experts were impressed by Intrepid's speed to windward-a crucial talent, since fully half of the 24.3-mile America's Cup course consists of windward beats. And they could hardly fail to applaud the performance put on by Mosbacher and his well-drilled crew during the third race against Constellation. Thirty-five times Connie tacked; 33 times Mosbacher...