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again intends to challenge for the Amer and men on the deck, capable of car
Sopwith ha rked on his manship building t disappointi in the design of tween the competing na his latest vessel, whereas, United The only way to stage events to States experts thought her to be the superion & Class boat; add- these ends would be to build boats ing however that her inexon shares, limit their cost, and ap- perienced skipper was pitted point best qualified yachtsmen against one of the cleverest in of each country to skipper them
America
Thus, the contests, do not deter mine the superiority of either sea-
As a consequence, the events are becoming more than a test of international finan
TERRIFIC COSTS
To build, malatasa
Aste
Cup races in
and race a ing America's modern Cup boat (for a season) smaller or I class boats, costs in the neighbourhood of although $100,000
For these powerful reasons a J. class racing is doomed.
The Englishman Charles Fairey, owner of the
ed because
The gam bat it will boat and will be i
entative
for everybody.
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