They should rename it the Billionaire's Cup.
It's now about wealthy people's egos, not national pride.
Jack Brennan
Former C&C 25
Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30
Tierra Verde, Fl.
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From: Tim Goodyear
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Subject: Re: Stus-List americas cup plusses
On the other hand, that last race was quite the show!
On Sep 15, 2013, at 5:35 PM, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com> wrote:
Two Kiwi Skippers?
Surely you mean one Kiwi and one Aussie.
And do you also mean to tell me that Ben Ainslie doesn't hail from Iowa
either?
Man, I'm disillusioned.
Cheers
Colin
On 9/15/13, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sep 14, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote:
For me the Americas Cup lost the most apeal when they alowed crews to be
multinationals.
This is my big problem and made me lose interest. Watching two Kiwi
skippers race against each other for the "Americas Cup" is an oxymoron.
What used to be the added intestest was the national pride associated
with
American technology and skill pitted against that from other countries
(like
the Olympics and most all other international competition). This is
Formula
One in sailboats- professional sailboat racing. No problem with that,
but
it is inherently less interesting to me.
The Plusses still outweigh the negatives.
Better camera work on the boats, on the water and from helicopters
Better TV coverage, on at a reasonable hour
Better commentating, more knowledgable sailors instead of talking heads
Better graphics to show boat name, speed, etc.
Longer series, with many more races.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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Aries
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