Bev, I think you want the Olympics, not the America's Cup.
And regarding 'southern hemisphere' accents, the best sailor on the water - on either boat - hails from Britain, 3000nm north of the equator. Cheers Colin On 9/24/13, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > From Wikipedia: > > The America's Cup, affectionately known as the "Auld Mug", is a trophy > awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two sailing > yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that > currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the > challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging for the cup. The > America's Cup is the oldest international sporting trophy.[1] > The trophy was originally awarded in 1851 by the Royal Yacht Squadron for a > race around the Isle of Wight in England, which was won by the schooner > America. The trophy was renamed the America's Cup after the yacht and was > donated to the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) under the terms of the Deed of > Gift, which made the cup available for perpetual international competition. > > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website > > On Sep 24, 2013, at 2:51 PM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > >> Bev, >> >> The Cup racing has gone downhill to be sure -- both in the teams and the >> boats, but it is fun to watch any boat go 40 knots. >> >> I do believe, however, the America's Cup is not named after our country, >> but the boat "America". >> >> >> >> All the best, >> >> Edd >> >> >> Edd M. Schillay >> Starship Enterprise >> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B >> City Island, NY >> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website >> >> On Sep 24, 2013, at 2:48 PM, Bev Parslow <bparslo...@yahoo.ca> wrote: >> >>> I am confused. We have a boat sponsored from a country that last time I >>> used an atlas was in the Middle East. All participants being interviewed >>> seem to have an accent from the Southern Hemisphere. Rumour has it that >>> in fact we have only one American on board. If they win, it should be >>> called the American's Cup. This really is quite a farce. Why not a boat, >>> built, designed and made in that country, filled from citizens from there >>> with sponsorship from the state. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
