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To: Kona who wrote (42)	2/8/2000 12:55:00 PM
From: RocketMan	Read Replies (1) of 47

5 months of cutthroat competition should beat a boat that has yet to cross the starting line Gotta agree there, especially since they are racing IACC Rule boats. There's been enough experience with these boats since 92 that there are not a lot of innovations and tricks that a designer can come up with, and time on the water under racing conditions is going to count a lot more than design. Well, assuming the boat stays afloat, that is. I think the Italians did this part very well, they took the team down there and got time on the water way before any of the other teams. Even though the other teams did well to catch up at the end, it was too little too late. It's going to be increasingly more difficult for the defender to keep the cup with the challengers getting so much more race experience prior to the finals and with the boats being very similar. I hope the next challenge is done with fewer teams and with more practice time. As someone said, East and West coast teams would be a natural, plus one wild card, a Conner. I thought Ed Baird was sailing really well, and expected to see a great final between him and Cayard. I wonder what Bruce Farr has to say about his YA design.

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