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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: Karl_Brogger] #258277
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Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
Ah. Still good to have a primary sponsor with bottomless pockets. I'll paint my Viper black and slap an Oracle sticker on it for a mil a year. Seems fair....


The truth is, except for New Zealand, all of these teams are the toys of their rich owners. It's not all that different than how we show up on the beach for an event like the Tybee with sponsor decals.


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Yeah, but..... Your sponsors, and mine (my cabinet shop), aren't exactly on the same plane as Oracle.


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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: Karl_Brogger] #258282
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Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
Yeah, but..... Your sponsors, and mine (my cabinet shop), aren't exactly on the same plane as Oracle.


Oh, I dunno...just a big tax write-off! ;-)


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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: Jake] #258283
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Originally Posted by Jake
Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
Ah. Still good to have a primary sponsor with bottomless pockets. I'll paint my Viper black and slap an Oracle sticker on it for a mil a year. Seems fair....


The truth is, except for New Zealand, all of these teams are the toys of their rich owners.


Why is; -EMIRATES- team New Zealand any different? You don't think they are a toy of the Shieks?


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Originally Posted by Timbo
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Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
Ah. Still good to have a primary sponsor with bottomless pockets. I'll paint my Viper black and slap an Oracle sticker on it for a mil a year. Seems fair....


The truth is, except for New Zealand, all of these teams are the toys of their rich owners.


Why is; -EMIRATES- team New Zealand any different? You don't think they are a toy of the Shieks?


No way condom sales could support that Team. Sheiks. Tim you're nuts.


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Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
Yeah, but..... Your sponsors, and mine (my cabinet shop), aren't exactly on the same plane as Oracle.

You are probably outspending Larry several times over income/percentage wise.
He also bought an airline btw, you cant have an island without it:
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2013/02/27/larry-ellison-buys-hawaiis-island-air/

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He also bought an airline btw, you cant have an island without it:

I see Larry's planes fly by every day.


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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: Timbo] #258289
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Originally Posted by Timbo
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Ah. Still good to have a primary sponsor with bottomless pockets. I'll paint my Viper black and slap an Oracle sticker on it for a mil a year. Seems fair....


The truth is, except for New Zealand, all of these teams are the toys of their rich owners.


Why is; -EMIRATES- team New Zealand any different? You don't think they are a toy of the Shieks?


hmmm...true. They're just less in the face of things I suppose.


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I spend a lot of my layovers in Dubai.

Their intent is to win the AC, and have the next AC in Dubai.

Nothing wrong with that, it's just money well spent.


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Originally Posted by Timbo
I spend a lot of my layovers in Dubai.

Their intent is to win the AC, and have the next AC in Dubai.

Nothing wrong with that, it's just money well spent.


How pissed will all those kiwis be if they win the AC then don't defend in NZ?

HAH.

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Originally Posted by Undecided
Originally Posted by Timbo
I spend a lot of my layovers in Dubai.

Their intent is to win the AC, and have the next AC in Dubai.

Nothing wrong with that, it's just money well spent.


How pissed will all those kiwis be if they win the AC then don't defend in NZ?

HAH.


I'm sure it won't be a surprise to the team, but I bet their media would have a circus with it.


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I would be really surprised if ETNZs defence will be held anywhere else than Auckland.
For completely selfish reasons I hope either Artemis or LR win the cup (less travel!).

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I'll bet if the Sheik of the Emirates has anything to say about it, and he does (ie, FUNDING $$$) it will be held in Dubai, should ETNZ win.


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