60915 Each Round Robin is bound to be a fierce competition and every race exhilarating to watch.
60916 The America3, looking for another victory; Team Dennis Conner, looking to recapture the Cup; and the PACT '95 team, a group of researchers developing America's Cup yachts, will compete for the one chance to race in the America's Cup.
60917 The owner of America3, Bill Koch, is a businessman who made his fortune in the oil industry.
60918 Koch, who believes "sailing is science," appearing to be outclassed in the America's Cup, pulled out a victory.
60919 This time his publicly recruited female team is fully assembled.
60920 There is much talk about the first ever all female Challenger, but attention is probably more focussed on what secrets Koch, placing priority on science, has built into the new yacht and looking ahead to the races, rather than on the physical strength of the crew.
60921 As the Round Robin races continue day after day, however, it will be tough going on the female team, regardless of the superiority of the yacht.
60922 Conversely, Dennis Conner, as skipper, is the driving force behind his crew's ability.
60923 At the world championships, where older boats were competing, the races were fierce, but among them, his skills with tacking and timing were finely displayed.
60924 The new yacht has been launched.
60925 The new Stars and Stripes may well carry home this America's Cup.
60926 The syndicate name PACT '95 stands for Partnership for America's Cup Technology.
60927 Originally, a research group concerned with America's Cup yachts, they are developing and racing yachts as well as promoting an education program for junior high and high school students.
60928 The man at the helm is Kevin Mahaney and the lead designer is Bruce Nelson, formerly of Team Dennis Conner.
60929 It will be interesting to see whether this challenge from a group of science and technology experts can add another element to the America's Cup on top of science and crew ability.