From: wwalker@qualcomm.com (Bill Walker)
Subject: America's Cup results for April 11, 1992
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 16:22:27 GMT

America's Cup results for Saturday, April 11, 1992, from the San Diego 
Union-Tribune.

CHALLENGERS resume racing April 19.

DEFENDERS

[Stars & Stripes defeated Kanza on 4/10]

Conditions:  Wind:  9 knots at start building steadily to 15 on last lap.  
Direction:  northwest, shifting 15 degrees to the left on the first leg.  
Seas:  relatively flat early, the swell growing quickly to 2 feet and the 
chop increasing with the wind and wakes from the record 300 spectator 
boats.

America^3 defeated Stars & Stripes by 0:44.  Starting Helmsman Dave 
Dellenbaugh put America^3 on the right side of the course coming off the 
starting line.  A^3 gained early as the boats sailed a long starboard.  
Dennis Conner initiated a tacking duel and Stars & Stripes gained.  Melges 
let S&S break through to the right side of the course on a long port tack. 
 A^3 took an extra tack to come back when S&S was making a gain.  On port 
tack, S&S was pointing higher and footing slightly faster and sailed out 
from under A^3 and gained the lead.  S&S gained 20 seconds on the leg and 
led by 19 seconds at the mark.  Both boats set gennakers with A^3 heading 
left and S&S heading right start the 3-mile run.  As S&S gybed to cover, 
the boat's gennaker ripped along the bottom.  It took S&S two extra gybes 
to put up a new sail (a spinnaker) and A^3 crossed ahead.  But Conner 
found fresher breezes on the left side Mleges abandoned and regained the 
lead near the rounding mark.  The boats started the second weather leg on 
a long starboard drag race.  A^3 was clearly faster sailing into the swell 
in breezes now up to 12 knots.  As S&S was forced to tack away, a shift 
lifted the Cubens into the lead.  S&S again gained on a long port tack and 
twice kept A^3 from crossing.  But on the thir meeting near the mark, 
Melges, on port tack, was able to cross S&S' bow to take the lead.  A^3 
never again trailed.  Increasing winds put ditance between the boats.  A 
reaching gennaker that might have been too big for the conditions and a 
halyard problem cost S&S 12 seconds on the second reach.  Going back to 
weather the final time, A^3 gained 45 seconds as S&S labored in the strong 
winds and the chop stirred up by the record spectator fleet that was 
allowed to get too close to the racers.  S&S gained 21 seconds on the 
final run.

Schedule:
April 12:  America^3 vs. Kanza, 12:45 PM.
April 13:  If necessary [if A^3 defeats Kanza on 4/12], sailoff between 
Stars & Stripes and Kanza for last finals berth, 12:15 PM.

Standings:
              
                  Scored wins (includes bonus wins)
                  |    Stars & Stripes
                  |    |    Kanza
                  |    |    |    America^3
                  |    |    |    |
Stars & Stripes   5        2-2  2-2
Kanza             5   2-2       1-1
America^3.        4   2-2  2-1     

Kanza entered this round with two bonus wins based on points acquired by 
Defiant and America^3 in first three rounds.  Stars & Stripes received one 
bonus win for second-most points.  America^3 was placed in slot with zero 
wins.

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