PRESSURE COOKER

Article Abstract:

The 1997-98 Whitbread Round the World Race is expected to have the smallest number of entries, with 10, in the race's 24-year history. The event should prove to be competitive, given that four of the skippers are former America's Cup winners. Descriptions of the entries are given.

Whitbread Round the World Race, 1997 AD

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Pressure cooker

Article Abstract:

Americans competing in the America's Cup races are pressured to defend the title against foreign participants. However, succumbing to the tension could only bring defeat. The realities of competing in the yachting contest are described.

Analysis, America's Cup races

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Sydney: so near, yet so far away

Article Abstract:

Frenchman Jean-Luc Van den Heede lost his second place position in the 1994-95 BOC Challenge boat race when he reached Bass Strait on the way to Sydney, Australia. A storm swept the seas, causing Van den Heede to retire from the race.

Accidents, Sydney, Australia, BOC Challenge (Boat race), Bass Strait

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