Colin, according to Wilipedia: Ben Ainslie won silver at the 1996 Olympic Games<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Olympic_Games> and gold in the 2000 Summer Olympics<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics> in the Laser <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_(dinghy)> class. He gained some 18 kilograms (40 lb) and moved to the larger Finn<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_(dinghy)> class for the 2004 Summer Olympics<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics>, where he won gold, a feat he repeated in the 2008<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Finn_class> and 2012<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Finn_class> competitions. Both his gold medal winning Laser and Finn dinghies are currently at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maritime_Museum_Cornwall> .
Ken H. On 25 September 2013 19:49, Colin Kilgour <[email protected]> wrote: > Roger, I'm glad you pointed that out. I was going to, but didn't want > to be the 'dinghy nerd'. > > For full points though, you should have pointed out that Ainslie races > a Laser, not a Finn, and that he didn't win A gold medal, he won 4 of > them, which (imo) makes him one of the most accomplished Olympic > athletes of all time. (I discount runners and swimmers because > they're able to run in multiple events in the same games, whereas > Ainslie's 4 golds span 4 games and 13 years. That's a long time to be > the best in the world) > > Btw - Laser's not a skiff either. > > Cheers > Colin > > On 9/25/13, Roger Ware <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Finn may be many things, but skiff, it is not. > > > > Cheers, Roger Ware, Kingston, ON > > > > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Chuck S > > Sent: September-24-13 4:15 PM > > To: Bev Parslow; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Stus-List America's Cup. > > > > > > > > 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] > > > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] >
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