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Originally Posted by Jack Stands
The modern Cup challengers are impressive to watch, but I miss the grace of the old 12 meter yachts. Got a chance to ride in one, and they're the Porsches of the sailing world!
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Agree 100%. The 1986 cup off Fremantle AU was incredible to watch and is what got me hooked on sailing. The old 12M's were usually very evenly matched performance wise, it was all about the skill of the captain and crew and Dennis Conner was master of the realm at Fremantle..