The Log – Associated Press/Bernie Wilson and Paul Elias
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sailors know the risks and rewards that come with the new space-age America’s Cup boats that speed like race cars across the waves.
Still, the death of British Olympic champion Andrew “Bart” Simpson May 9 during a training session on San Francisco Bay gives fresh urgency to one question in the chase for the oldest trophy in international sports this summer.
How safe are the boats?
