Australia IV in final
NZPA staff correspondent Fremantle Australia IV yesterday kept itself in the America’s Cup by overturning a mid-race deficit of more than two minutes to beat Kookaburra n. The 24s win — provisional pending the result of possible protests — for the Colin Beashei-skippered 12-metre means Australia IV will meet Kookaburra 111 in the de-
fenders’ final. The best-of-nine final begins on January 14. The finalists are decided after four series of roundrobins. the last of which concludes today with a scheduled meeting between Australia IV and Kookaburra 111. However, the loss yesterday for Kookaburra II means elimination from the cup competition, no matter what todayfs result -r
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