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...Aussie living in Europe, and nothing has given me greater pride in my country than reading about how fearful the Yanks are of being defeated in the America's Cup [Aug. 29]. The U.S. better start unbolting the trophy from the New York Yacht Club...
...John Kolius' nine-year-old Courageous, which nonetheless upset Liberty and Defender six times last week and was still in the running. Though the challenger is picked strictly on results, the choice of the American boat is entirely up to the blue-blazered gentlemen of the New York Yacht Club's race committee. If they believe a yacht is coming on strong at the finish of the trials in early September, they could pick a boat that did not necessarily have the best overall record...
...eleven-man crew enjoys impressive backup support. As Australia II was maneuvering before the start of a race last week, its carbon fiber boom buckled, making a forfeit seem probable. But its tender came alongside, and within ten minutes a $9,000 aluminum boom was in place and the yacht was ready with time to spare...
There are those who find yacht racing no more exciting than watching the bubbles in their glasses of Perrier. Of course, they are wrong, as this summer's battling has already shown. For the September finale, the action will heat up even more, both on the 24.3-mile-long triangular course and along Newport's palazzo-lined shore, where the late-night partying has included the likes of Britain's Prince Andrew and the Aga Khan, patron of the Italian effort...
...years of preparation, the contest can founder on the merest wisp of bad luck. But Australia II's performance so far, along with the New York Yacht Club's anguished reaction to that success, has created extraordinary confidence in the Aussie camp. Australia II's skipper, John Bertrand, 36, is already contemplating how Australia will change the rules after it captures the Cup. "If we win," he says, "we're going to make sure all sailcloth must be made of kangaroo hide. Then we are going to fill up a salt lake in the outback...