"Ed Huntress" wrote in message t...

Oh, Hamei, don't be silly. Conner defended with the catamaran because
Michael Fay was trying to exploit an ancient quirk in the rules by
challenging with a 128-foot boat against 12-meter yachts that had less than
60 feet on the waterline.



You occasionally exhibit a slight NY bias in your thinking, Ed :-)
Dennis Conner is not a nice man. Nor is the NYYC a nice yacht club.
Tom Blackaller, now *there* was a sportsman, but .... anyway. The
kiwis were no worse than the New Yawkahs in America's Cup behaviour.