Conner believed pure boat speed would be the most important factor for success in the heavy seas and strong winds expected at Gage Roads off Fremantle. His direction to the design team was to create a boat built for straight ahead speed. Most believed this would place a greater premium on design trends established in Australia II, a boat that could turn fast and accelerate out of a tack quickly.Ĭonner chose not to follow the common reasoning. There had been no change made in the course length to be sailed, thus the distance of each leg was shorter. It was known that the course for the Cup in 1987 would have an increase in the number of legs, going from six legs to eight. In 1983 the Cup had been lost to Australia II, a wing keeled boat that was markedly quicker in stays than Liberty. She was the culmination of the team's 12 Meter design advances, the fifth boat in the Sail America Foundation stable, and the third of the new boat designs by Britton Chance Jr., Bruce Nelson and David Pedrick. Stars & Stripes 87 (US 55) was the 12 Meter challenge boat sailed by Dennis Conner in his bid to reclaim the America's Cup from the Royal Perth Yacht Club of Australia in 1987. You can get your copy of KAMEN AMERICA: STARS AND STRIFE at Indiegogo while copies last.For other ships with the same name, see Stars & Stripes (yacht). It's a fairly uncomplicated story, with an all-ages sweetness one might expect from a product marketed to younger girls, with characters who have a more adult visual appeal, sexy without being sexual. Also included in this Kickstarter/Indiegogo crowdfunded comic are character sketches and pinups. The adventure includes an epilogue that introduces Kamen America to another of creator Tim Lim's comic productions, BLACK HOPS, intimating a crossover is in the works. The artwork reinforces the manga feel, done in an overtly cute style. Power usage is accompanied by colorful naming conventions you might expect from a Pokemon battle, and conflict resolution frequently involves a dose of humor and personal empathy. KAMEN AMERICA Volume 1: STARS AND STRIFE is an American comic book done with soft manga sensibilities. And unlike Carly, Misha has been training since day one in the creative use of her powers. This puts her into direct conflict with her opposite number: Meteor Misha. With her new persona and costume in place, she finds herself heading back to Toepkekistan to put to rest a Russian insurgence that has resulted in the captivity of her friend's father. ("Mask America" would seem to be the translation.) She strikes out on her own as Kamen America, because the first word was in a television show she liked, not realizing it was Japanese. Branding her as "Warhen," they pit her against the various kaiju monsters who have begun to plague the Earth ever since the meteor shower that gave Carly her powers.Ĭarly bounces from battle to battle, until an act of kindness puts her on the outs with her representation, who own her name and costume. She's offered a job with the armed forces, but turns them down in favor of going off on her own, which unfortunately she learns comes at the cost of selling herself to trademark media vultures who control her name and image. While finishing a show in Toepkekistan, she is caught in the explosion of a strange meteor which puts her in a coma, from which she awakens with strange electrical powers. Carly's a fashion designer who loves to make her own things, and she loves to make them feminine. That's the peek we get into her mindset during an introductory scene from her childhood, before launching straight into her adult life singing and dancing for the USO. Like Linda Low in Rodgers & Hammerstein's FLOWER DRUM SONG, young Carly Vanders enjoys being a girl in an era where girls are told they should like typical girl things anymore.
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