AC nationality rule

   Correct, if they went for a tighter design so it was not so expensive you could get multiple entres from multiple countires so you might need mini 'trials' for challengers too.....

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jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Topic: AC nationality rule Posted: 26 Sep 13 at 12:30pm
	Correct, if they went for a tighter design so it was not so expensive you could get multiple entres from multiple countires so you might need mini 'trials' for challengers too.....
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 13 at 12:04pm
	2 USA entrants would mean defender trials, which would be interesting. But I guess that does spell out that it is a national event... now I'm in 2 minds again...
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jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 13 at 11:51am
	The difference between this and F1 is that the F1 World Championship does not go to the 'country' (as the Auld Mug does). Fair enough use people from other countries in your design team but your design house should be in your country. Otherwise change the rules so the cup is not won by the country..... You never know the Gates foundation might decide to come and play as well as Oracle giving 2 x USA entrants...... As for relativesd and grandmothers....it is a little known fact that Anna Tunnicliffe COULD have race for GB, instead she chose USA through these rules. I am more than happy for people to choose their representative nationality as long as they meet the criteria. (Mo Farah is not English remember but he was born here and grew up here and we label him as one of our greatest athletes).
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 13 at 11:42am
	Oh, and I agree about the editorial - we need more talking points, please! Though maybe not to the SA model...
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	Tough one this...getting citizenship and passports aren't difficult to change someones Nationality - take the England Rugby Team, Manu Tuilagi is Samoan (his brothers play for Samoa) but plays for England...thus naturalised.
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 13 at 11:41am
	All we'd get is grandmothers rolled out, people qualifying by living somewhere for long enough, others suing over restraint of trade, and all that other crap. Better would be to treat it like F1, as has been said, and get rid of "team USA", or "New Zealand"as a title - Red Bull doesn't call itself "Team Austria", or Mclaran "Team Hampshire". And admit it is a billionaire's playground, not a national sp rting event. People will be suggesting it brings in an independent body to set the rules, next, rather than the defender saying, "my ball, my game".
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Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 13 at 11:20am
	I'm not that fussed what country they come from, but it would be nice if they could have some connection to the yacht club they claim to represent e.g. have done some club racing there at some point. P.S. Great to see an editorial piece Mark! Edited by Peaky - 26 Sep 13 at 11:23am

GarethT Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 21 Apr 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 714	Post Options Post Reply Quote GarethT Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 13 at 11:13am
	But isn't the AC defined as a competition between nations?

AlexM Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 10 Jan 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 857	Post Options Post Reply Quote AlexM Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 13 at 11:10am
	F1 teams are not all one nationality and dare I say it nor are Football, Rugby & Cricket teams..

L123456 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Apr 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 500	Post Options Post Reply Quote L123456 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 13 at 11:09am
	It would be nice but pro sport is well beyond that now ...