did you guys see that?! this is incredible stuff! I was the biggest naysayer around but I was wrong!
On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Chuck S <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the Americas Cup went through many changes thru the years. The > twelve meter boats saw a national pride carried thruout with crews from > local colleges. That chapter ran from WWII until 1983 when America lost > the cup. I think the national requirement was dropped after Coutts won so > many times in a row. Now it's all paid professionals of international > fame. This year's American boat Oracle's skipper is Australian and the > tactician is a Brit who won a Gold metal sailing a Finn in the Olympics, a > one man skiff. > > But way back when the cup races first started, late 1800's until right up > thru to WWII, the cup was contested like it is now. The American boats > were enormous boats owned by millionares, like JP Morgan, Rockefeller, > Vanderbilt, skippered by professional captains and manned by Swedish steam, > a gang of Swedes, or other nationalities. > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Bev Parslow" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:48:07 PM > *Subject: *Stus-List America's Cup. > > > I am confused. We have a boat sponsored from a country that last time I > used an atlas was in the Middle East. All participants being interviewed > seem to have an accent from the Southern Hemisphere. Rumour has it that in > fact we have only one American on board. If they win, it should be called > the American's Cup. This really is quite a farce. Why not a boat, built, > designed and made in that country, filled from citizens from there with > sponsorship from the state. > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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