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13175_3766_americas_cup10

1970
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Coverage of the 1970 America’s Cup. VO says that September 15th was first race between Gretel and Intrepid on stormy seas. CU Gretel from behind. CU Intrepid from behind. CU judges’ boat. CU Gretel and Intrepid bucking in steep waves. CU Gretel’s spinnaker wrapped. CU Gretel tacking poorly. CU Gretel pulling an overboard crew member out of the water. VO that Intrepid wins; CU Intrepid as finish line cannon fires. CU Intrepid’s crew on deck. VO says next day sunny. CU of gondola-like old boat, CU man in tiny rubber dingy with sign “America’s Race), CU of brightly painted boat with fake chimney, CU single-person rowboat with a raised American flag. CU striped hot air balloon emblazoned with CHALET CLUB. CU two girls on a boat making and serving Lipton iced tea from pitcher. CU Australian man and woman drinking the tea. CU coast guard helicopter hovering over harbor; VO says Steve Van Dyke, Intrepid’s tactician, was bitten by a yellow (video cuts off) jacket sting.