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...preparing to do so, another American, an unemployed computer technician named Wayne Dickinson, washed up on the rocks of Ireland in God's Tear, 142 days after setting sail from Point Allerton, Mass. God's Tear, indeed; Dickinson's boat was about 2 in. shorter than Dunlop's. McClean now had two American tiny-tub artists to beat, and earlier this month he succeeded, despite a broken mast in the Bay of Biscay, reaching Portugal in the bobtailed Giltspur, now a mere 7 ft. 9 in. overall. "The more people say a thing...
Giltspur could diminish even further; its owner is only 5 ft. 6 in. tall, and he still has his chain saw. But Dickinson is not rushing to challenge the record. Dunlop, meanwhile, could not be bothered about such trifles. Three weeks ago, he left Portland, Me., to sail Wind's Will around the world. He said he would be back some time in 1986, although he would not say just when. "I might be a day or two late," said Dunlop. "I don't want anyone down on the dock waiting...
...from its snub-nosed bow to its raked-back stern, Australia II has the most radical keel ever to hang from the bottom of a 12-meter-yacht*. Though the Aussies ostentatiously drape a shroud over the keel when the boat is hauled out after each day's sail-psych is everything in the America's Cup competition-just about all of Newport knows what Australia H's secret weapon looks like: it is bulging in the front, separates into delta wings at the rear, and could pass for a cross between a whale and the space...
With their towering masts, vast expanses of Mylar-Kevlar sails, monstrous winches and computerized navigational aids, 12-meter yachts are the nimble-footed heavyweights of their sport. Add the tactical elements of chess: when to defend against an opponent's move, when to ignore it, when to sail off in a different direction. The unmatched combination of required resources has made modern Ahabs of the obsessed competitors...
...number that refers not to its length but to a value obtained from a complex formula involving, among other variables, sail area, waterline and displacement...