Monthly Archives: July 2013

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America’s Cup Conspiracy Debunked?

July 7th, 2013

The conspiracy theorists believed the AC72 rule changes presented by America’s Cup Regatta Director Iain Murray were made to accommodate non-class legal rudders being trialed by the Oracle Team USA defense team. So Scuttlebutt asked the defender regarding their alleged illegal rudder design. Specifically, we asked if the rudder design was in use prior to


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QUOTABLE: What the America’s Cup crowd is saying

July 7th, 2013

The Italians are “a bunch of spoiled rich kids dressed in Prada gear. I think it’s just wrong that they should think that by threatening the event and threatening race officials that they’re going to get their own way. It’s just the wrong approach. They’re frankly acting like a bunch of babies. Even my 7-year-old


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America’s Cup: Notable Notes

July 7th, 2013

Skunked: The original plan on July 5 was for the teams to compete in a fleet race, and then it was changed for each team to solo race the course to post the best time. But in the first cancellation of perhaps many, the time trials were canceled due to strong winds. Restriction: The Coast



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