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NATION, Page 21American NotesYACHTINGCourting the America's Cup
Even landlubbers who find yacht racing about as exciting as
watching grass grow might get a charge out of the litigious storm
swirling around the America's Cup. After the San Diego Yacht Club
defeated a challenger from New Zealand a year ago, a New York judge
took the Cup away from skipper Dennis Conner and awarded it to the
loser. The judge reasoned that Conner had violated the "spirit" of
the competition by racing a featherweight catamaran as a
last-minute response to New Zealand's extra-long 132-ft. monohull.
Last week the case took another tack as a New York appeals
court overturned that judgment and restored the Cup to the U.S. The
decision was applauded in San Diego. But in New Zealand Michael
Fay, head of the challenging syndicate, hooted, "A disgrace to
sport. If it is not overturned, sportsmanship and the Cup are out
the window." New Zealand will appeal. Planning for a 1992 Cup
competition off San Diego has been on indefinite hold, but is now
expected to resume.