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sailor girl 
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 Topic: Americas Cup Help Please...Posted: 12 May 07 at 8:02am |
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I understand it now!!!
Plus...I went to the Port Americas Cup yesterday, saw the boats and one Italian team and got the Spanish T.Shirt! hehe! |
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Posted: 23 Apr 07 at 7:02am |
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Match racing for people with stupidly big pockets. Best of 9 Think of it as F1 meets BUSA |
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Hobbo
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Posted: 22 Apr 07 at 10:39pm |
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I didn't have a clue what it was about not very long ago so i looked it up and my understanding of it is (please correct me if i'm wrong) :
1)There are "Acts" in the years between the actual cup event. The purpose of these acts is so that boats can measure their speed against each other and to provide entertainment. The latter acts also contribute points to the first round robin stage. 2)Then there is the "Louis Vuitton Cup". This is a series of match races to eventually determine who gets to challenge the defender in the "Americas Cup" 3)The cup itself. The defendant and the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup go head to head in a best of 9 match races to determine the winner. The schedule of this years cup is here : http://www.americascup.com/en/americascup/program/index.php That and the wiki are the sites i gathered my info from, double check them if you really want to know about it as I have probably not got some it right. Edited by Hobbo |
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sailor girl
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Posted: 22 Apr 07 at 10:13pm |
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Very funny...I was sort of hoping for a little bit more info than that!!!
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Posted: 22 Apr 07 at 8:05pm |
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A lot of rich men put together sailing teams and the one who employs the best New Zealanders wins...
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Posted: 22 Apr 07 at 7:18pm |
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Hola everyone...
Please could someone put very simply how the Americas cup works...It's all over the tv and everywhere here and I can't work it out. Much apreciated, Sailorgirl |
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