SIGHTINGS capsizes steal the show in chicago The Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series had its second American stop last month, with sailing on June 10-12 on the fresh water of Lake Michigan. Friday's practice racing was undoubtedly the most exciting for fans, who watched two dramatic capsizes and contact between Groupama Team France and Land Rover BAR. Emirates Team New Zealand was the first to fall, capsizing late in a close match with Oracle Team USA. The Kiwis came off the foils, crashed down hard, and rolled onto their side, with some crew members falling off the boat or jumping off the top hull. All crew were safe and the Kiwis recovered quickly to start the next race just 15 minutes later. Oracle flipped in the next race. With Artemis Racing approaching with rights, Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill rolled into a quick maneuver to avoid a collision, and the crew didn't have time to let off one of the lines, pinning the wing sail on the wrong side of the continued on outside column of next sightings page
Spread and inset above: Emirates Team New Zealand's spectacular capsize on Friday, June 10. Inset right: sailing mostly upright.
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23rd baja ha-ha fleet For reasons possibly linked to El Niño, last year's Baja Ha-Ha fleet was substanially smaller than in previous years. But this year, organizers at 'BHH World Headquarters' have the distinct feeling that the 23rd running of this famous San Diego-to-Cabo San Lucas cruising rally will be a big one, while the backgrounds of participants and the boats they sail on will be typically diverse. With entries continuing to trickle in weekly, the roster now sits at 103, with the smallest being Steve and Linda Beu's San Diego-based Catalina 28 Sweet Dream, and the largest being Tom Measles' Ventura-based Kettenberg 50 Cut to
