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(RIGHT) ARTEMIS RACING OUT FOR A PRACTICE RUN DURING THE AC45 WORLD SERIES ( OPPOSITE ) EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S AC45 DURING THE FIRST SAIL WITH ITS NEW LIVERY As Oracle Team continued training in their repaired AC72, another team, Artemis Racing, discovered the limits of the newly designed boats. Despite representing the Royal Swedish Yacht Club, Artemis Racing's crew is British and American. The team's CEO, Paul Cayard, is a San Francisco native with a long history of competitive sailing. It was early May, and again heavy winds were blowing across San Francisco Bay, creating dangerous conditions for the AC72s. As the Artemis Racing crew executed a bear-away maneuver the wind pounded the thirteen-story sail and lifted the boat's hulls out of the water. The boat pitchpoled and broke apart after it capsized, trapping crewman Andrew "Bart" Simpson, an Olympic gold medalist from Great Britain, beneath the wreckage. Simpson's lifeless body was recovered after ten minutes underwater. He was thirty-six years old. On May 31 the team made their way to Simpson's hometown of Sherborne for his funeral. The Artemis Racing crash immediately renewed concerns about the safety of the AC72s and their potential for disaster. In response the America's Cup organizers issued thirty-seven safety regulations, including changes to the boat's rudders, aimed at preventing another crash. Two teams, Emirates Team New Zealand and Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge team, protested the changes, claiming they would give Ellison's Oracle Team USA an advantage. In July an international jury sided with the two protesters, ruling America's Cup regatta director Iain Murray could not implement new specifcations unless all teams agreed to the changes. Since that time a couple of the recommendations have been approved, one dealing with technical issues concerning the hulls and fxed wings, another banning guest positions on the yachts while racing. For broadcasters, sailing competitions are a THE TIGHT RACE COURSES AND MORE AGILE AC72S CREATE MORE PASSING OPPORTUNITIES AND, IT IS HOPED, MORE FAST-PACED ACTION. 76 Tempus-Magazine.com . Fall 2013