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It was 25 Years Ago Today... |
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JimC 
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 Topic: It was 25 Years Ago Today...Posted: 26 Sep 08 at 9:49am |
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radixon
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Posted: 26 Sep 08 at 10:42am |
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Did the Aussies beat us in the Americas Cup?
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alstorer
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Posted: 26 Sep 08 at 11:06am |
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No, they beat the yanks, who had had (surely) the longest winning streak in international sport. I don't remember this, however, as I reckon I was cheerfully c****ing and p***ing myself at the time, what with being three and a half months old. |
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 26 Sep 08 at 11:32am |
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Damn, was that 25 years ago?
That's gone quick, if someone had asked I'd have said ten years or so. Tempus sure does fugit |
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Black no sugar
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Posted: 26 Sep 08 at 3:57pm |
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It does fugit faster with every year. My younger daughter's teacher was born in 1983. She surely wouldn't remember the America's Cup either.
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winging it
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Posted: 26 Sep 08 at 4:30pm |
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I remember this - it was really exciting - even more exciting than my graduation which happened in the same year and a welcome relief from all the spring time swotting for finals. I wasn't even a real sailor at the time either, more a trolley dolly.
Born to Win remains one of my favourite sailing stories too. |
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the same, but different...
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Contender443
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Posted: 26 Sep 08 at 7:43pm |
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I remember watching it in someones house - well not watching it exactly. There was a very fuzzy picture and it was about a 30 second clip on Channel 4. Oh those were the days when you were lucky to get 4 channels on your TV |
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