I love sailing, its the most relaxing thing out there.. There is no argument that it is enviromentally friendly, but I just have problems with the money end of it... I'd love to see that money go to charity... true racing is about tactics, helmsmanship, and good sportsmanship. Its all there at the americas cup, but in the end its about whoever has the most $$ or the latest designs... remember the whole catamaran fiasco?? I mean really, please....
If it were up to me I'd have the Cup raced in smaller onedesigns.. so that both playing fields were even and let the best team win. That is what i was trying to say...
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_ Snoopp Dogg says....
THA AMERICA'S CUP IS, know what I'm sayin'? ..
The America's Cup is da pinnacle of world sailing 'n da oldest continually competed fo' trophy in sport." It wuz first raced fo' in 1851 over a course that took a fleet of 17 boats around Britain's Isle of Wight, know what I'm sayin'? The America, a specially built race yacht from New York, won da race 'n gave its name da trophy, which at da time wuz valued at 100 Guineas."
The trophy wuz donated da New York Yacht Club wit a Deed of Gift that decreed that any yacht club from around da world could challenge fo' da America's Cup 'n if they won da competition they would then become da Cup's new trustees." Over da following 132 years 25 challengers tried 'n failed beat da Defender in a match race competition, know what I'm sayin'? The New York Yacht Club's tenure became da longest winning streak in sporting history, know what I'm sayin'?
Aristocrats, military fools, entrepreneurs, merchants, engineers, media moguls, financiers, n' #^&#^&#^&#^&. .. as challengers izzall failed beat da Americans until da scientific 'n design-led 'hold-up' took place 'n put da Cup in da hands of da first Challenger, an Australian, that managed consistently beat da Defender."
The America's Cup moved da southern hemisphere fo' a four-year sejourne before da Americans, this time as da Challenger, won that shiznit back." In 1995 da Challenger won again da America's Cup travelled South again but this time New Zealand, know what I'm sayin'? Here that shiznit stayed fo' eight years until da Swiss Alinghi Team beat da Defender 'n brought da America's Cup 'n da event Europe." To be competed fo' in European waters over da next fours years da America's Cup is today on da brink of another new chapter in its phenomenal history, know what I'm sayin'?
The America's Cup is based on da Deed Of Gift, a 2 pages Gentleman's agreement that establishes da fundamental rules of da event n' #^&#^&#^&#^&. It specifies that da owner of da Cup should reach agreement wit Challengers on how da race will be organised." These rules are put together in a Protocol."
