America retrieved its old Cup last week in four one-sided yacht races that showed U.S. sailors and Australian sportsmen at their best. The man who unthinkably lost the trophy three summers ago, San Diego's Dennis Conner, won it back with guile at the beginning and grace at the end, not to mention the fastest sailboat on the Indian Ocean. "I didn't see a foot put wrong in any one of the races by any one of their team," losing Skipper Iain Murray said admiringly. "We made a few mistakes and were a little bit off the pace." Beaten to every buoy,...
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