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Thread ID: 80449 2007-06-23 13:39:00 America's Cup 2007 Greg (193) PC World Chat
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562070 2007-06-27 12:41:00 Boy I hope NZ win tonight, but I don't think I could stand another round of smug backslapping hype from the commentaters and media.

Its getting sickening, with all the talk about how Alinghi must be suffering and not showing it. Or the empty interview on Close up tonight trying to psychoanalise the teams.

I think they would get more real content out of the Paris Hilton story.
netchicken (4843)
562071 2007-06-27 12:46:00 www.spanish-airport-guide.com
Trevor :)
Trev (427)
562072 2007-06-28 05:47:00 Bump. thought there might have been some comments today.
Well done the kiwi's on alinghi:thumbs:
plod (107)
562073 2007-06-28 05:52:00 I, too am surprised. I thought it would have turned into an Alinghi bashing thread today after their supposed cheating last night..:illogical wratterus (105)
562074 2007-06-28 08:57:00 Yip looks like the alinghi boys are back to cheating again, for not having a halyard at the top of their rig this halyard weighs 5kg according to chris dickson on campbell live, Now because al dinghy had no halyard this can mean that their boat is lighter and faster than what it should be giving them a speed edge.TNZ were quite within their rights to protest i hope after 9pm tonight NZ time that they dock a point off al dinghy which would gives us the lead of 3 - 1. Hitech (9024)
562075 2007-06-28 09:47:00 No racing tonight bugger. Hitech (9024)
562076 2007-06-28 11:02:00 Wait, why not? Break or just because of the ruling coming out? beeswax34 (63)
562077 2007-06-28 11:58:00 BINGO
Team nz is not a national team, you dont have to be a citizen. It's more of a business then rugby. At least with rugby if you want to play for the AB's you have to play your rugby here and be a NZer.

exactly what i was thinking, how can we call it a national team if members can be of any nationality? all this talk of "traitors", while i agree with the term, doesn't apply as this isn't a national event. lol TNZ is largely sponsored by an arab airline ***! (then again airNZ can't even afford it's own engineers, let alone a boat:lol:)

it's just a matter of which team can afford the best sailors and buy the best designers:groan: which is how the guiness cup became the america's cup in the first place! the only national part is that the winner gets to host it... unless they're landlocked, so really the winner get to decide where to host it.

yet all that said, GO TNZ:thumbs:
motorbyclist (188)
562078 2007-06-29 15:16:00 Bugger! CYaBro (73)
562079 2007-06-29 15:40:00 Bugger!

Yeh, not much you can do about a blown spinnaker. At least we know that we are competitive in 14-16 knots of breeze.
winmacguy (3367)
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