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Thread ID: 144001 2017-06-02 22:38:00 America's Cup 2017 Greg (193) PC World Chat
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1436105 2017-06-14 23:05:00 What a joke -- The Oracle Team are basically all Aussies. The NZ team mainly Kiwis.


a bit like when the All Blacks used to steal all the best Samoan players , or poach them from Samoan national Team :)

Team NZ isnt really NZ. Its just a bunch of mainly Kiwis , not really a National side .
The AB's wouldnt pick a Aussie as the captain of the team . So Team NZ no better than Oracle in this regard . Not a true NZ team .
1101 (13337)
1436106 2017-06-15 03:16:00 a bit like when the All Blacks used to steal all the best Samoan players , or poach them from Samoan national Team :)

Team NZ isnt really NZ. Its just a bunch of mainly Kiwis , not really a National side .
The AB's wouldnt pick a Aussie as the captain of the team . So Team NZ no better than Oracle in this regard . Not a true NZ team .

What a lot of plop. The Team IS New Zealand - trained in NZ, mostly if not all NZ citizens, etc, the boat and crew are known as Team New Zealand. They represent our national side. Put on your red socks mate!
Greg (193)
1436107 2017-06-15 04:56:00 The AB's wouldnt pick a Aussie as the captain of the team .

But the All Blacks have picked a Wallabies Captain to play for the All blacks. ;)

Look up Des Conner, (1958 - 1964) played 12 times for Aus and in true ANZAC spirit, 12 times for NZ. :D

He had one of the best reverse passes ever as I recall.
B.M. (505)
1436108 2017-06-15 08:08:00 What a lot of plop. The Team IS New Zealand - trained in NZ, mostly if not all NZ citizens, etc, the boat and crew are known as Team New Zealand. They represent our national side. Put on your red socks mate!That's would be "Emirates Team New Zealand" plod (107)
1436109 2017-06-15 22:29:00 So its 2 races on Sat , then 2 on Sunday , then a week off untll the next race (following Sat)??

Isnt a week off, after only 2 days racing, a sure way to loose interest & media attention ? AC was exciting till now as it was all go go go.
1101 (13337)
1436110 2017-06-15 23:36:00 So its 2 races on Sat , then 2 on Sunday , then a week off until the next race (following Sat)??

Isnt a week off, after only 2 days racing, a sure way to loose interest & media attention ? AC was exciting till now as it was all go go go.

Sat / Sunday Bermuda time. Starts Sunday our time then Monday and then the following weekend. No racing during the week because NBC TV in the US has paid the big money for the broadcast rights and calls the shots.
paulw (1826)
1436111 2017-06-15 23:45:00 It'll be on Prime on Sunday and probably Monday. But it'll be delayed - a 90 mins delay. So it wont be on at 5 am, it'll be on at 6.30 am

Well thats what they said, last week, on their FB page
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1436112 2017-06-16 00:08:00 A one week delay gives Oracle plenty of time to finish building and trial a second yacht :( Zippity (58)
1436113 2017-06-16 00:21:00 But the All Blacks have picked a Wallabies Captain to play for the All blacks. ;)

Look up Des Conner, (1958 - 1964) played 12 times for Aus and in true ANZAC spirit, 12 times for NZ. :D

He had one of the best reverse passes ever as I recall.

And he was a really good guy too. Knew him well when he lived in Auckland.
Richard (739)
1436114 2017-06-16 04:07:00 More on Peter Burling:

www.stuff.co.nz
zqwerty (97)
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