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13175_3766_americas_cup6

1970
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Boats competing in the 1970 America’s Cup. CU Intrepid’s crew working; shot above deck, then below deck. CU member taking in line and CU the sails moving in response. CU genoa sail unfurling. CU Ficker and Van Dyke. WS four yachts (Intrepid, Valiant, Heritage, and Weatherly) racing. Shot of boats close at start of race. Shot of Valiant’s crew, between Weatherly and Intrepid. CU Intrepid jibing and pulling ahead. VO Gretel 2 arrived just two weeks before eliminating races with France. CU skipper Jim Hardy and designer Alan Payne talking about tune-ups on dock. VO that Hardy experienced and sailed Gretel 2 as much as possible to substitute for lack of race time.