Yachting: Radical belly put to test

By Suzanne McFadden

The mysterious underbelly of Swiss America's Cup boat Be Happy - supposedly carrying two keels - will be put to the test today.

The Swiss are keeping quiet about their appendages, but it is believed they are hiding keels at either end of their yellow boat.

Skipper Marc Pajot admitted yesterday that there was something strange under his boat. The appendages have been designed by Peter van Ososanen, responsible for Australia II's radical winged keel which won the cup in 1983.

The Swiss will be without tactician Enrico Chieffi for the first round after he could not get off work in Switzerland.