One thing for sure, the sponsors are getting their money's worth! At least, I certainly hope they are. I won't complain if they do the same thing again...and I bet there would be more boats lined up to sail, too
Andy Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Sep 24, 2013, at 20:25, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > I am a long time (50 year) fan of the Americas Cup. I doubt an NZ competitor > would lose so many races to allow an even final race. But I wouldn't doubt > Oracle may have carried some extra water weight to sandbag the first few > races and force their guys to sail better. I'd love San Francisco to keep > the cup but I have no love for Spithill or Ainsle or the non-American crew. > Whoever wins deserves it. > > I hope the next series is longer and adds a clause, " must win by two races" > similar to tennis. Or rather a longer 8 hour long race around an island > similar to the original race by schooner America. > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > From: "Indigo" <ind...@thethomsons.us> > To: kenhea...@gmail.com, cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 4:46:17 PM > Subject: Re: Stus-List America's Cup. > > Any conspiracy theorists out there? Are the Kiwi’s letting Oracle catch up to > increase the excitement level so that AC 35 will be even better televised, > followed by the non-sailing media? > > I agree that this has been one spectacular AC. I just wish I had had the > opportunity to see them live from SF Bay! > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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