America's Cup expected to go on after fatal wreck
By PAUL ELIASBy PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press?
?Stephen Barclay, center, CEO America's Cup Event Authority, speaks at a news conference, Friday, May 10, 2013, in San Francisco. At left is Iain Murray, Regatta Director and CEO, America's Cup Race Management and at right is Captain Matt Bliven of the United States Coast Guard. British Sailor Andrew Simpson died Thursday when Artemis Racing's AC72 catamaran, an America's Cup entry from Sweden, capsized during training in San Francisco Bay, trapping him underwater.(AP Photo/George Nikitin)
Stephen Barclay, center, CEO America's Cup Event Authority, speaks at a news conference, Friday, May 10, 2013, in San Francisco. At left is Iain Murray, Regatta Director and CEO, America's Cup Race Management and at right is Captain Matt Bliven of the United States Coast Guard. British Sailor Andrew Simpson died Thursday when Artemis Racing's AC72 catamaran, an America's Cup entry from Sweden, capsized during training in San Francisco Bay, trapping him underwater.(AP Photo/George Nikitin)
FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2008, file photo, gold medalist Andrew Simpson,of Britain, smiles during the medal ceremony for the Star class sailing competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Qingdao, China, about 720 kilometers southeast of Beijing. Simpson died the Thursday, May 9, 2013, when Artemis Racing's AC72 catamaran, an America's Cup entry from Sweden, capsized during training in San Francisco Bay, trapping him underwater. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski, File)
Artemis Racing's 72-foot-long catamaran floats upside down at a Treasure Island dock on Friday, May 10, 2013, in San Francisco. Sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson died the day before when the high-tech catamaran capsized during America's Cup training trapping him underwater. San Francisco's financial district is in the background, (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? The head of the America's Cup planning effort says he expects sailing's most prestigious event to go forward after the death of a sailor on a training run in the San Francisco Bay.
In an interview Saturday morning, Stephen Barclay said he would await the results of an internal examination of Thursday's accident before making the formal decision.
Andrew "Bart" Simpson was killed when he was trapped under the wreckage of the Artemis Racing sailboat that capsized during a training run. Barclay said investigators are expected to announce a probable cause of the wreck early next week.
The three teams vying to challenge Oracle Racing for sailing's most prestigious trophy are scheduled to begin racing in July.
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