With eliminations over, the final team matches for the America's Cup will begin this week-end on San Francisco Bay with defending champion Oracle pitted against the New Zealand crew. The boats are 70 foot catamarans capable of speeds of 40 mph and downwind can have both pontoons out of the water. With cameras strapped to masts it can make for exciting viewing on TV and also from spectator boats nearby. As a traditionalist, I am rooting for the Kiwis in this best of 17 races as Oracle has priced several teams out of the tournament with their insistence on expensive multi-hull "machines". If the trophy goes Down Under I believe the New Zealanders might return to mono-hull "boats" more in line with America's Cup tradition. A friend who attended a preliminary race gave me a souvenir stainless steel pint cup - monogrammed as the 34th competition. On the steel cup reads "Eat, drink and be WARY of plastic." I'm sure the fish in the bay don't like plastic either.
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