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 Topic: Help - Who Do I Support?Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 1:07pm |
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Okay, by last May I was bored of all the shennanigans and stopped following what was happening. Who should I be supporting? Who is the baddie? And who has the faster boat? |
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MikeBz
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Joined: 21 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 536 |
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Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 1:57pm |
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Well if Bertarelli wins then presumbly he will try to rig AC34 completely in his favour, whilst not allowing any potential challengers to criticise him for fear of being excluded, and making up & changing rules willy-nilly with his fingers crossed behind his back. Mike |
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Rupert
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Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 2:16pm |
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And if the Yanks win, I expect they will do something similar. It might be worth choosing a different game to support. Pro wrestling, maybe...
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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Late starter
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Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 2:28pm |
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The most lucid explanation I've seen so far about the AC debacle was at Business Week, http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-08/america-s-cup-si nks-as-sponsors-flee-billionaire-feud-update1-.html
Plenty of blame to share by the sounds of it. |
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Laser 173312
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Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 3:51pm |
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You don't support either. Just hope that Alinghi lose the 33rd and BMWO lose the 34th.
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laser193713
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Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 4:04pm |
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i'm not putting money on either of them to win, I am expecting a big smash up as they enter the start and both boats being destroyed. At least thats what i want to see!
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Jamesd
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Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 4:23pm |
Im hoping there is a big collision, the line is far too short for two 90ft multi's travelling at 20 knots to pull off a dial up so heres hoping it will happen first race......the yanks have the power of the committee boat lead in so with a bit of luck they will take out the swiss and that will be the end of that. |
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Rupert
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Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 4:52pm |
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The Yanks really plan a meeting in Spain if they win? Wouldn't they hold an event in home waters, seeing as they don't normally sailing on a lake like the Swiss?
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Rupert
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Posted: 09 Feb 10 at 9:00am |
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It really would have been far easier and cheaper just to put the 2 egos in Challenger Tris and send them off to race against each other. Who'd have won that?
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MikeBz
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Posted: 09 Feb 10 at 10:22am |
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I'm sure LE is no saint, but at least he had the balls to stand up to Bertarelli's ridiculous attempt to totally manipulate and control AC33. None of the other teams would do it for fear of not being allowed to take part (as well as not being rich enough to take the legal route which was the only way it could be done). If noone had stood up to him then AC33 would have been even more of a sham. Mike |
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