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  Wednesday  October 30  2002    01: 27 AM

america's cup

The schedule for Round Robin 2 of the challenger's cup is a mess. There were three days of high winds that kept the races from being sailed. There were already races that will have to be rescheduled. In order to catch up, the race organizers scheduled Flight 5 and Flight 6 for Tuesday and then the wind died and only two races in Flight 5 were completed. Flight 6 and Flight 7 are scheduled for Wednesday.

Frustration and Elation - Prada Extends Winning Streak
But more races are abandoned as GBR Challenge asks for Redress...

Squalls streaking across the Hauraki Gulf meant a two-hour postponement on both race courses before action resumed on the shorter, 12.5 mile Course B.

Once racing got underway, frustration soon set in as the wind died and massive wind shifts gave fits to tacticians, sailors and Race Officers alike.
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