RIO DE JANEIRO -- Catamarans are back in Olympic sailing, with the kind of adrenaline rush that only a double-hulled boat can bring to the regatta.The Nacra 17 catamarans made a wild Olympic debut on a rainy Wednesday. There was a capsize and a breakdown in the first race. Boats flew hulls in the breeze coming off Sugarloaf Mountain, and crews hoisted spinnakers adorned with country flags that made them easily identifiable for spectators watching from Flamengo Beach.Catamarans are back with a vengeance, said Louisa Chafee of Warwick, Rhode Island, who serves as crew for U.S. skipper Bora Gulari of Miami.Catamarans disappeared from the Olympics when the Tornado class was dropped before the 2012 London Games. The Nacra 17 class was introduced specifically for Rio. Its the first time men and women have sailed together in the games.Theyre the fastest and most exciting to watch, Gulari said. Without a doubt. Nobody else flies out of the water like we do. Catamarans have to be in the Olympics.The American crew was 11th after two races. Switzerlands Matias Buhler and Nathalie Brugger won the opening race and were seventh in the second race in tough conditions to take the overall lead. The third race was postponed due to shifting wind.The heavily favored French crew of Billy Besson and Marie Riou of France were 17th after finishes of seventh and 19th.In the first race, the Greek boat capsized on polluted Guanabara Bay. Brazilian fans cheered as their countrys boat closed the gap behind Argentina, then fell silent as something broke, bringing the home countrys catamaran to a halt.The conditions were pretty tricky, shifting all over the place, Chafee said. Everyone was all over the place. Youre up, youre down. Its just the nature of Rio.The race committee did the best it could, Gulari said.This was just a really tough direction on this course for the race committee. Normally its a great place to sail and a great course.While the cats had their share of mayhem, order was restored in the heavyweight mens dinghy, the Finn.Britains Giles Scott took a second and first to jump into first place. Favored to win the gold medal, Scott was 10th after the first two races on Tuesday.The two Finn races were sailed on an ocean course in huge seas and in the kind of wind that, as the Australians say, blows dogs off chains.It was incredibly windy, the top end of what wed race in, 20-25 knots, big seas, Scott said. It made for really full-on racing. To come away with a second and a first, yes, its a lot more pleasing.Scott had finishes of 17th and third on Tuesday on the course near Sugarloaf, where the catamarans sailed Wednesday.It couldnt have been more different, Scott said. We went from racing underneath a mountain in very light and fickle winds, to being out to sea in strong breezes and a big seaway. It was a big change in racing and approach, and fortunately it came good for me today.He knows he has to handle both the pressure of following countryman Ben Ainslie, the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, and the varying conditions Rio offers.Britain has dominated the Finn since Iain Percy won the gold in 2000. Ainslie won the gold in Athens, Beijing and London to finish his Olympic career with four straight golds, as well as a silver. Now comes Scott, making his Olympic debut at age 29.American Caleb Paine of San Diego, making his Olympic debut, is seventh after going 21-3.In the mens Laser class, Brazils Robert Scheidt had a good day with finishes of 11-2 to jump into fourth place. Hes trying to become the first sailor and first Brazilian to win six Olympic medals.In the womens Laser Radial, Irelands Annalise Murphy had finishes of fifth and second to jump into the lead. She dominated the early portion of the London Olympics regatta before failing to medal. 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Hes been frustrated.Jake Hubenak threw for 248 yards and a touchdown to help the Aggies (8-3; No. 23 AP) get a victory they desperately needed after consecutive losses to Mississippi State and Mississippi ruined their shot at the College Football Playoff.Garrett had missed two games and was limited in several others because of a high ankle sprain. He finished with eight tackles, broke up a pass and forced a fumble. Instead of limping as he has been in recent weeks, Garrett was harassing UTSAs two quarterbacks all game.It was great to finally be able to move and get off close to how I wanted to, he said. I just demonstrated what level I can play at when Im close to being healthy.He further showed his ankle was fine when he batted down a pass in the second quarter and celebrated with a spirited dance. He had another big play in the fourth quarter when he sacked Jared Johnson to force a fumble, which A&M recovered.Garrett has 8 1/2 sacks this season to give him 32 1/2 for his career, making him the eighth player in Southeastern Conference history with at least 30 career sacks. His 4 1/2 sacks on Saturday were second in school history behind a five-sack day by Alex Morris in 1987, and he moved in front of Hall of Famer Reggie White for sixth-most career sacks in SEC history.They are phenomenal at the defensive end position, UTSA coach Frank Wilson said.Sumlin raved about Garrett playing through his injury. 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