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Luna Rossa - Emirates New Zealand... who will it be...

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Slappie    9

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Do you Europeans actually keep track and watch this race? I don't think there is even any coverage in the States. :|




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piisfish    140

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Do you Europeans actually keep track and watch this race? I don't think there is even any coverage in the States. :|

Louis Vuitton : New Zealand and Italy still have boats.

And after that the only thing American is the name of the Cup :P . Oracle (biggest budget) was sacked by Luna Rossa.

Switzerland will race the winner.

NZ 12 seconds ahead at the first mark.
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Slappie    9

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Do you Europeans actually keep track and watch this race? I don't think there is even any coverage in the States. :|



Louis Vuitton : New Zealand and Italy still have boats.


You mean to say a very poor purse deisgner has a boat racing against countries?



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piisfish    140

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No, they are the sponsors of the Louis Vuitton Cup which is the selection of the challenger for the America's Cup.

Actually all boats are not "countries" but "syndicates" sponsored generally by big companies:

USA : Oracle
New Zealand : Emirates Airlines
Italy : Luna Rossa = Prada
Switzerland : Alinghi is th eboat of E. Bertarelli, ex owner of Serono (biotechnologies)
etc etc etc
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Slappie    9

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ok ok I understand now. Thanks B|


*cheer* GO whatever boat is going to win!! */cheer*




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piisfish    140

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ok ok I understand now. Thanks B|
*cheer* GO whatever boat is going to win!! */cheer*

and it's the oldest sports trophy... Alinghi, the Swiss Team brought it to Europe for the first time since it's creation.
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piisfish    140

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NewZealand-3 ... Luna Rossa-0

Kiwis on their way for 4-0

Thought it would have been more balanced in the scores. Level is close but always to a NZL advantage ...

Good for them, I prefer to see them winning rather than breaking the boat.
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bigway    4

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Tight races.

The last cup challenge was a disaster that we nearly did not put a team in this time around.

We needed a sponsor with enough money, seems we got it.

The americas cup is a huge event in New Zealand and one of the proudest moments to be a kiwi. Until we bring the world cup home in rugby.


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No, they are the sponsors of the Louis Vuitton Cup which is the selection of the challenger for the America's Cup.

Actually all boats are not "countries" but "syndicates" sponsored generally by big companies:

USA : Oracle
New Zealand : Emirates Airlines
Italy : Luna Rossa = Prada
Switzerland : Alinghi is th eboat of E. Bertarelli, ex owner of Serono (biotechnologies)
etc etc etc



When I get $100,000,000 to spare I too shall have a IACC boat. They are really cool.
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piisfish    140

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Nah... I think the only had 13 Kiwis on their crew last time:|


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The first thing that comes to mind, when studying the respective crew lists for the Louis Vuitton Cup is just how nationalistic the Emirates Team New Zealand squad is, with 15 out of 17 Kiwi sailors, and only two or three Americans on board. Luna Rossa Challenge on the other hand, has gone from being the ‘national’ Italian team in previous editions of the Cup, to a more international line-up for the 32nd America’s Cup - only 6 or 7 Italians are racing, joined by American, Kiwi, Danish, Brazilian, Swedish, English and Australian sailors.

from www.americascup.com/en/acmag/features/teams_countries/index.php?idIndex=1255&idContent=24566

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The team is based in Switzerland and is proud to say that it is made up of 21 different nationalities.

from www.alinghi.com/en/alinghi/story/index.php
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bigway    4

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I tell you what... It is moments like these that makes one very proud to be a kiwi.

The last Americas cup celebration parade (when we first bought it back) was one hell of a day.

I will be flying home for the parade if we were lucky enough to bring the cup back.

It is on Par with the rugby as far as I am concerned.

I wish i could find a photo of everyone hanging out office windows drinking champagne and tika tape covering the streets to the height of peoples knees.


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Squeak    17

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I tell you what... It is moments like these that makes one very proud to be a kiwi.

The last Americas cup celebration parade (when we first bought it back) was one hell of a day.

I will be flying home for the parade if we were lucky enough to bring the cup back.

It is on Par with the rugby as far as I am concerned.

I wish i could find a photo of everyone hanging out office windows drinking champagne and tika tape covering the streets to the height of peoples knees.

It was almost a natrional holiday when K2 took it from the yanks originaly
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2fat2fly    0

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Yo ho ho, and a bottle of suds
Its a pirates fight we choose
No we dont want a bucket of blood
Just a cup is all we could use
Just a cup

Not a huge competition sailing fan, but this seemed like it fit
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piisfish    140

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I tell you what... It is moments like these that makes one very proud to be a kiwi.

you can be, any boat winning would be at least partly a NZ victory :P

Team New Zealand WON Louis Vuitton Cup a minute ago.

Next step, America Cup against Alinghi.

I just hope we'll all see some fine racing.
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