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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Dlennard] #203450
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Originally Posted by Dlennard
Originally Posted by Team_Cat_Fever
SNG race committee goes on strike against start.Anybody else hear about this. Just reiterates the entitlement Alinghi thought they had. Scroll to Part 59.
http://bit.ly/b32KXU #


Jake

I guess you missed Todd's post about 4 above yours. Are you skim reading again ?


hah..yeah. I do have other things to do periodically.


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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Jake] #203451
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No you don't, stop pretending Jake! grin


Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Tony_F18] #203460
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Originally Posted by Tony_F18
No you don't, stop pretending Jake! grin



I had to watch the Daytona 500! - and it had several delays due to pavement coming up on the track...so I watched sports from 5am to 8:30pm yesterday.


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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Jake] #203465
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I taped the 500.

But I must admit I’m probably the last person on Earth to not get Cable or Satellite TV. I still use Rabbit Ears now they are High Definition. When I first moved out on my acreage it was not offered, thought I was going to die, after I was weaned off of it I did not miss it. Then when it was offered many years ago my kids were young and I figured it was one less distraction. Both kids went to school on scholarships. Now I’m thinking about getting it after all these years mainly for F1 auto racing but I still don’t watch the tube much after football season. Boat building takes most of my time.

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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Karl_Brogger] #203466
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Home is where the harness is.....
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Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
Doesn't look like either of these boat could handle much rougher water though. Hard to tell what the sea state was just because of the massive size of the boat throwing off perpective, but BMWO was really twisting, and Alinghi was really pitching going to weather. Makes me wonder how long they'd last in much more wind.


I think BMWO could have raced in more for sure... look at the conditions that they've tested that boat in... definitely more than they sailed in yesterday.

Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Will_R] #203490
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Official AC Press Release, you can never have enough statistics:
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The 33rd America’s Cup in Numbers
The second successive victory for BMW ORACLE Racing against Alinghi on Sunday 14th February 2010 marked the end of the 33rd America’s Cup in Valencia. As an international sporting event it was without precedent in terms of the organization.

One month before Consorcio Valencia 2007 jointly with an international team of specialists staged a global event which again placed Valencia on the world stage.

The Société Nautique de Geneve delegated the land-side organization of the 33rd America’s Cup to Consorcio Valence 2007.

On 7th February the Port America' S Cup located in the Marina Real Juan Carlos I of Valencia inaugurated the 33e edition of the oldest international sporting trophy in the world in front of more than 60.000 people.

Over 10 days, more than 150 people of 10 nationalities were engaged in the smooth operation on the ground of an event which welcome over 200, 000 visitors and which concluded with the ceremony of handing-over of the spectacular trophy crowned by an exceptional fireworks display.

TV
39 TV channels acquired the broadcasting rights : Sky (Great Britain), Canal + (France), Teledeporte and Canal 9 (Spain), Eurosport (Europe), Show Time (the Middle East), ESPN (the USA) FOX Live (Australia), TVNZ and Sky (New Zealand).
15 hours of live broadcasting to 216 territories
27 hours of special programs
2,160 million potential viewing audience.

INTERNET (www.americascup.com)
2,800,000 visits
1,200,000 unique visitors
656,000 unique visitors watched the live racing direct through the official web site
(this audience does not include the streaming broadcasting by 350 other Internet sites worldwide)
346,000 was the record number of unique visitors, occurring on the 12 of February 16,000 Facebook fans and 13,000 followers on Twitter in the three official languages of all the communication of the Web (Spanish, English and French)
More than 300 articles published more in three languages on www.americascup.com

PUBLIC AT THE MARINA REAL JUAN CARLOS 1(from the 7th to the 14th of February)
Global number of visitors: 201,000 between the 7th the 14th of February
Record: 7th of February 2007 - 60,000 people at the event inauguration
More than 2,000 children of Valencian schools in organized visits
More than 1,200 hamburgers more served
More 5,000 served plates of paella
More than 800 fondues (150 kg of cheese) served
More than 1,400 kilos of powder in `mascletás'

PRESS CENTRE
965 Requests accreditation requests from 37 countries (Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Great Britain, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, the Faeroes, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Holland, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Islands Vírgenes and the Ukraine)
More than 8,000 articles were published
400 daily users connected to the Internet to the Wi-Fi network of 120 Mbs
10 kilometers of optical fiber installed
15 official Vehicles that have realised 13,244 kilometers in more than 700 services
5 official press conferences in the conference hall

PROMOTION
2,000 sq m of canvases
500 banners
180 bus stop advertising panels
1,000 1 minute adverts of the 33rd America's Cup in the trains of the Mediterranean corridor area
Continuous advertising of 35 seconds in 345 buses of Valencia
10,000 official programs distributed.
Presence in airports of Madrid and Barcelona

THE REGATA – 33rd AMERICA'S CUP
2 boats: the catamaran Alinghi 5 and the trimaran the USA
2 regattas: 12th of February and 14th of February 2 formats of racing: Windward/Leeward (12th of February) and triangle (14th of February)
79 nautical miles of racing: 40 in the first and 39 in second
24 sailors in the official crew listing: 14 on Alinghi 5, 10 in the USA
2-0, the score in favor of BMW ORACLE Racing
15 minutes and 25 seconds, the delta of first race, the 12 of February
5 minutes and 29 seconds, the delta of second race, the 14 of February

AMERICA'S CUP
33 editions of America's Cup between 1870 and 2010
4 countries have defended the America's Cup: The United States, Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland
28 editions defended by the United States: 1870 to 1983, 1988, 1992, 1995
1 edition defended by Australia: 1987
2 editions defended by New Zealand: 2000 and 2003
2 editions defended by Switzerland: 2007 and 2010
7 countries have reached the America's Cup Match (England, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and the United States)
6 venues in 159 years: New York (the USA), Newport (the USA), Fremantle (AUS), San Diego (the USA), Auckland (NZL) and Valencia (ESP) 1 trophy: the America's Cup
1 America's Cup


Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Tony_F18] #203491
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4 countries have defended the America's Cup: The United States, Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland

Ummm...England?

They were the originators, right? I believe it was called the 100 Guinea's Cup, which the yacht America won, then the name was changed, or do they not count the -first- race?


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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Timbo] #203493
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I think the Poms British only competed/challenged but never actually won.

See: 7 countries have reached the America's Cup Match (England, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and the United States)

Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Timbo] #203494
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'Great Britain' if you don't mind, old chap!

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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Timbo] #203498
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Originally Posted by Timbo
4 countries have defended the America's Cup: The United States, Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland

Ummm...England?

They were the originators, right? I believe it was called the 100 Guinea's Cup, which the yacht America won, then the name was changed, or do they not count the -first- race?


From Wikipedia

1851 America wins the Cup

In 1851 Commodore John Cox Stevens, a charter member of the fledgling New York Yacht Club (NYYC) formed a six-person syndicate to build a yacht with intention of taking her to England and making some money competing in yachting regattas and match races. The syndicate contracted with pilot-boat designer George Steers for a 101 ft (30.78 m) schooner which was christened America and launched on May 3, 1851.

On August 22, 1851, the America raced against 15 yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron in the Club's annual 53 mile regatta around the Isle of Wight. America won, finishing 8 minutes ahead of the closest yacht. Apocryphally, Queen Victoria, who was watching at the finish line, asked who was second; the famous answer being: "Ah, Your Majesty, there is no second."[5]

The surviving members of the America syndicate donated the Cup via a Deed of Gift to the NYYC on July 8, 1857, specifying that it be held in trust as a perpetual challenge trophy to promote friendly competition among nations.


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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: TEAMVMG] #203510
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Originally Posted by TEAMVMG
'Great Britain' if you don't mind, old chap!


Roit roit, sorry, so sorry...

"You damn Brittish think you're Soooo superior!"

Name that movie.

;^)


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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: Mike Hill] #203528
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You mean Otto?

Jamie Lee was pretty hot too, "Speak Italian to me Otto!" but that was before she started selling colon blogurt!

And John Clese was, as always, extra great!

Truely a clasic, wish I had it on DVD.


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There is quite a little buzz about the America's Cup here at work this morning with all the non-sailors. Several media outlets are reporting on it now that it's over mad. I've been getting peppered with questions about it all day.


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For those of you SNG supporters. Here's what the PRO had to say about your clubs shameful behavior:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10626650

Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: ThunderMuffin] #203622
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It's a shame there wasn't a smaller regatta scheduled to run with the AC, just to keep up spectator interest. Something like X 40s, F18s, ( I can't help myself) F16s.


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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: ThunderMuffin] #203627
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Originally Posted by Undecided
For those of you SNG supporters. Here's what the PRO had to say about your clubs shameful behavior:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10626650


You and I both know Larry is going to pull the same Sh!@ at his venue. It's just hyper rich douche bags doing what hyper rich douche bags do.


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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: David Ingram] #203636
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Originally Posted by David Ingram
Originally Posted by Undecided
For those of you SNG supporters. Here's what the PRO had to say about your clubs shameful behavior:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10626650


You and I both know Larry is going to pull the same Sh!@ at his venue. It's just hyper rich douche bags doing what hyper rich douche bags do.


I really don't believe that. I think the next several iterations of the cup will see reasonable teams sit down and agree before hand on reasonable limits to the sailing conditions together.


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Re: America's Cup Race #2 on Sunday [Re: pgp] #203640
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Everything coming out of the BMWO press machine says that Jake is right. They aren't rushing to release what they'll race in, where they'll race or when they'll race. They want to get a consensus of the viable AC teams together and see what they want.

While "Uncle Larry" might be a dickhead to work for and in the business world - he was the guy who put an end to the SNG/Alinghi shenanigans. He knows damn well that the sailing community is now going to hold his feet to the fire like they did to Ernesto.

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