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9 April 2005 Mark Krauss

The Old and New Under Sail

San Diego Bay


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Jack Hoying06-Oct-2005 23:59
This is a great shot. I really like the lighting on the old ship. USA 55 is an Americas cup boat from about 5 years ago. Here is some info.
AMERICA'S CUP - SAN DIEGO, CA (August 9, 1999) -- Team Dennis Conner is making final preparations to begin campaigning their new IACC boat USA 55. The newest Stars & Stripes which left Long Beach California yesterday on the Australia New Zealand Direct Lines "Direct Falcon" bound for Auckland, New Zealand is due to arrive later this month. Once again, Conner has surrounded himself with sailors who have solid big boat and America's Cup experience.

This will be Dennis Conner's eighth America's Cup campaign, having qualified in six of his seven attempts, winning the America's Cup four times. Conner is the only Challenger ever to win the America's Cup and with a determined and focused group of experienced and committed team members he hopes to return the America's Cup to the United States once again.

USA 55 was designed by the Reichel / Pugh Design Team. In 1992, John Reichel and Jim Pugh were key members of Bill Koch's America3 design team, and for the 1995 America's Cup campaign they played a lead role in the design of OneAustralia. USA 55 was built at New England Boatworks in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. -- Bill Trenkle, Team Dennis Conner
Greg Harp12-Apr-2005 19:37
Very nice shot.
fotabug11-Apr-2005 23:42
I like this shot. Love those sails.
Steve Thuman11-Apr-2005 23:12
Lovely boats and a lovely day to photograph them. Nice job.
martyn george (Hedonic3000)11-Apr-2005 21:19
This looks good, all the elements are balenced nicly.
markvm11-Apr-2005 20:53
Don't know much about the new ones but, those old sails sure are beautiful! This is really a nice photo!