Yachting VITAL RACE FOR GRETEL
Must Win To
Stay In Cup (NJ!. Press Assn.—Copyright) NEWPORT (Rhode Island), _ September 35. Eleven determined Australians sat! from Newport today in Gretel to meet the United States defender. Weatherly, in th * 24 miles of sailing that will decide whether Australia remains in the America’s Cup. The United States has won three races, Australia one. The first yacht to win four races wins the cuq. The head of the Australian syndicate (Sir Frank Packer) summed up the challengers' reaction to the situation last night. "We will win,” he said. The skipper of the Australian sloop. J. Sturrock. dismissed the suggestion that Greta! could be given a chance only if the winds were strong. "We will take whatever we get.” he said. "Anything over six knots. ’
They should get that. The United States weather Bureau said last ni£ht that the winds would be 'rom the north-east during the day a’ between 12 and 18 knots.
In those winds Gretel should have a good ch r nee to overcome Weatherly s ability to outpoint the Austral an boat on the windwara leg. That has been the one weakness the Australians have not been able to eliminate la the four races •o for. /
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29937, 26 September 1962, Page 4
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