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elleng

(130,895 posts) Thu May 9, 2013, 06:13 PM May 2013

Sailor Dies in Capsize of America's Cup Boat.

A 72-foot-long Swedish sailboat capsized Thursday while practicing for the upcoming America's Cup races in the San Francisco Bay, leaving one sailor dead and another injured, authorities said.

San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said the two people were injured when the Artemis Racing catamaran capsized at about 1 p.m. near Treasure Island, a former naval station in the bay.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/05/09/us/ap-us-americas-cup-capsized-boat.html?hp

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Sailor Dies in Capsize of America's Cup Boat. (Original Post) elleng May 2013 OP

I'm glad the article brought up the catamaran issue - TBF May 2013 #1

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1. I'm glad the article brought up the catamaran issue -

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2013, 11:55 AM

May 2013

that design doesn't seem to do well in the Bay. Sad story.

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