Despite trouble at start, U.S. team takes first America’s Cup race
Despite trouble at start, U.S. team takes first America’s Cup race
For more than 2 1/2 years, Ernesto Bertarelli, owner of the Swiss team in the America’s Cup, has claimed that American challenger Larry Ellison was trying to win the cup in court because he was afraid to face the Swiss on the water. Bertarelli got his wish today, and it turned out he should have picked the courts. His 115-foot catamaran, Alinghi 5, was hopelessly outclassed by USA 17, a 113-foot …
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