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...vain to have the foreign boat disqualified. Meanwhile, the wonder from Down Under and its gritty crew blitzed the largest foreign field ever assembled in Newport-six other boats, from France, Italy, Britain, Canada and Australia. In two months the Australians won 48 of the 54 times they set sail. And yet, pitted against the New York Yacht Club's haughty ways and the American defenders' $9 million outlay to keep the Cup, the Aussies cannily managed all the same to come across as the Down Underdog...
...lead of a few seconds and held it into the third leg as the boats headed off into Rhode Island Sound. But then Bertrand let the U.S.'s Conner sneak up on his tail. Liberty slipped in front and never let up. Before rounding the last mark to sail home against the wind, Conner surprised his opponent by jibing suddenly to change course. As Bertrand wheeled his boat to follow, part of Australia II's steering gear snapped. Conner won the race...
Because 12-meter boats are not all the same, as the new keel so grandly proved, Cup racing is a technical and tactical challenge. Australia II was definitely a faster boat than the American defender Liberty, but her crew had to sail it better than the home team did its own craft. The Australians came from behind Monday, frustrating all of Liberty's final attempts to keep the Cup bolted to a table in New York for another three years. So the Americans should accept the defeat and get ready for a visit to the Southern Hemisphere. But there...
...worse than a new recession because the damage will be corrosive rather than acute. "Things may not get bad enough," said Schultze, "to force us to make them better." The vitality in some parts of the economy may overshadow the sickness in others. Warned Eckstein: "We could sail through the 1980s-and gradually wreck our economy." Thus while everything on the surface looks fine, a danger lurks in the deep. -By Charles P. Alexander
Racing for the America's Cup is no cheap thrill. When the 12-meter sloops Liberty and Australia II begin tacking toward the Cup this week near Newport, R.I., multimillion-dollar investments will be on the line. With a length of about 65 ft., a sail area of 1,800 sq. ft. and a crew of ten, a yacht of this class needs a captain who is courageous with a checkbook. The Liberty and Australia II each cost an estimated $500,000 to build, excluding sails...