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Stefan Lloyd
Really should get out more Joined: 03 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1599 |
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Topic: A GBR challenge in 2009? Posted: 09 Aug 05 at 5:42pm |
maxim
Posting king Joined: 25 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 127 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 05 at 8:40pm |
I rwally hope it works out. so many of these things are planned, but never recieve enough financial backing...
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Mark Jardine
Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Milford-on-Sea, United King Online Status: Offline Posts: 1028 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 8:17am |
This challenge has pedigree - I really hope they manage it for the next cup.
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49erGBR735HSC
Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 05 at 4:26am |
I am really dissapointened that there can't be a GBR team for the AC cup. We are one of the most developed nations within this world with some of the top sailors this world will ever see, it's just dissapointing we can't find sponsorship to fund acampaign.
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Contender443
Really should get out more Joined: 01 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1211 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 05 at 1:46pm |
Who wants to sponsor a boat for the most expensive and most boring event in history? Just look at the coverage the event gets in the national press. |
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Guest
Newbie Joined: 21 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Nov 05 at 2:08pm |
Awsome boats; great to watch live but a rich mans folly ...
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gecko_girl
Newbie Joined: 28 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 12:35pm |
Does anybody know of any good websites with information about the
funding of the America's Cup boats? I am currently doing a uni project
about the involvment of big business in sport, and I thought sailing
would make a refreshing change to what the lecturer normally gets to
read about....
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Iain C
Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1113 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 12:46pm |
ha ha!!! You could try www.sailinganarchy.com, take it with a pinch of salt, it's an American site and they do love the scandal side of the sport when it comes to the AC stuff, lots of behind the scenes stuff there. |
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Stefan Lloyd
Really should get out more Joined: 03 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1599 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 05 at 1:25pm |
If you dig around http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/ carries a lot of AC stories. At least 50% of what you on sailinganarchy is rubbish. The only trouble is knowing which 50%.
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Bumble
Far too distracted from work Joined: 12 Nov 05 Location: Taiwan Online Status: Offline Posts: 302 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 05 at 8:54am |
I think the coverage in the press reflects how well we do...... our press are gloryboys, they like wins so they can say, 'best is the world blah blah blha'.If we won it, it would be a different story, plus a great event to have here. If I had a lot of cash though.... I wouldn't be pitting it in a challenge. |
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