RE: Am. Cup Boat Sinks

[christi <leewardlaser (at) yahoo.com>]

The syndicate was Oracle Racing (out of Seattle) and
their entire keel snapped off. There was a picture of
it in today's Washington Post (sports section).  Also,
from what that said the boat did not sink but had to
be towed in. The picture showed a few crew members
standing on the mast, wondered where the rest were?
apparently in the water. 
christi

>>From the Tampa Tribune:
"At Auckland, New Zealand, the skipper and crew of a
yacht hoping to 
challenge for the America's Cup dived for their lives
Wednesday when a 
21-ton 
keel snapped and the boat started to sink.  The crew
was picked up by 
chase 
boats in the Hauraki Gulf and no injuries were
reported."<<
Anybody got more info on this?

Eric Robbins


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