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Default America's Cup Race terminated
On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:16:01 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:58:42 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

Same here...I believe they are catamarans...that is two hulls.
Way too high tech and I'm sure the cost keeps lots of countries out.
I remember way back when Canada had a contender and the club of record was the same one I sailed out of.

Charley Rose was talking to Ellison a week or two ago and he was
saying the same thing. It is ironic since he was the big bucks guy who
pushed these boats into the space age.
Basically you might as well not even think about it unless you have
$150 million, just for the boat.
Larry was also saying that they took a dangerous sport and made it
deadly.

Gotta admit, though, it's a little more exciting to watch. The TV audience has probably increased.

John (Gun Nut) H.
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