I stand corrected. I always thought of him as a Laser only guy.
On 9/25/13, Ken Heaton <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] >> > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
