On Wednesday, they only progressed 23 miles during an eight-hour stretch, while losing 60 miles to the leaders. While some of the fleet begins to enjoy the tradewinds, the first leg is going to take longer than the most generous of skippers have allowed and rationing of food and fuel is already taking place. Fuel is perhaps the more important of the two since without it the water-makers will not work, and neither will the instrumentation or communications gear. Freeze-dried food is bad enough without having to ration it and flying fish will doubtless appear on most boat's menus. Below is the ESPN schedule throughout 1997.
All times are eastern.
All shows are subject to change, so check your local listings. Fischer, a veteran of four previous Cup campaigns, says the meeting showed the Challenger of Record , the New York YC, is not living up to its promise of fair play when it comes to dealing with rival syndicates. He warned of that long ago. As the Challenger of Record, the NYYC developed the America's Cup Challenger Association to conduct all matters pertaining to the challenger elimination series. The ACCA has a seven-member board of directors, on which the NYYC holds the power of veto with its 4 to 3 majority.