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Re: America's cup.
That has always been the case. The boat were always built for just speed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_(yacht)
6/21/2017, 4:03 am
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Re: America's cup.
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6/23/2017, 12:18 pm
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Not many Americans aboard Oracle with Colbert as a passenger.
In fact it was designed, built in NZ, the skipper and most of the crew come from Australasia.
6/23/2017, 10:22 pm
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Score is now 6-1. Winner is first to 7. If things go as they have until now the America's cup is going to New Zealand...
I can't believe that the Americans will not introduce some way of retaining it.
Damage or even sink Emirates?
6/25/2017, 8:30 pm
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YAAAWWWWWN!! Your "I hate America" schtick grows old rather rapidly --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Long live the Free Territory of Trieste (1947 - 1954)
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The auld mug is going south.
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Re: America's cup.
Who, besides yacht racers, cares ?
6/26/2017, 9:13 pm
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quote:Geezess wrote:
Who, besides yacht racers, cares ?
There was quite a stir on the media this morning here.
6/27/2017, 2:40 am
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Get back to us if defend it for 100 years.
6/27/2017, 4:11 pm
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Get back to us if defend it for 100 years.
134 years. For decades it was only raced in a desultory way and was lost when Australia and subsequently, New Zealand decided to challenge.
Besides no other nation is quite so adept at cheating as America.
https://www.americascup.com/en/history.html
Please don't get angry at my anti-American language; a lot of Americans should have treatment for their irony bypass condition.
6/27/2017, 9:18 pm
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