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To: Druss who wrote (2)	10/26/1999 1:02:00 AM
From: Kona	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 47

Glad to see this thread. I expect this to be more fun than the market for quite a while. The America One headquarters is just around the corner and we share the same watering hole. Everybody hates Denis, so it's impossible to objectively rate his chances. San Francisco has two syndicates and we can't see the races because TCI/ATT doesn't carry ESPN2, drives me nuts. I think the challenger will be one of the three already mentioned. My bet is America One as Paul Cayard is the best out there and there's not much between the top boats. I'd love to see Cayard against Coutts in evenly matched boats.

To: Druss who wrote (2)	10/26/1999 8:45:00 PM
From: Lymond	Respond to of 47

I too am skeptical of the Kiwi's choice not to hold a defender's series. I can certainly understand their reasons. Tis a small country, and this is such an extremely expensive undertaking. Nevertheless, the Kiwis are top notch, and anyone who underestimates them is a fool. Some have argued that the three US teams in '95 spent so much time beating the hell out of each other, that they were exhausted by the time they got to the finals. I don't buy this -- Black Magic was clearly the superior boat and crew in '95. Yet I can't help but feel that going into the 2000 finals cold (in terms of real, pre-match experience) leaves them at a disadvantage versus the challengers. We'll see. Sure, Dennis always sandbags. He'll be around in the later rounds, but I really doubt he'll make the LVC finals. Then again, it's obviously risky to count him out so soon :) Regards, John