Australia wins Americas Cup .... again

Already pipped you at the post DB, on the Walking on Water thread.

Commiserations Fern, disappointing doesn't come close does it?

But..... and this is delightfully ironic, the radio here is having a ball playing 'Land Down Under' and announcing that 'We' won the Americas Cup!

You see, today is also the anniversary of Aus.II's historic win from 3/ nil down in 1983.
What are the odds?

Did they keep delaying the races so the vital one would fall on that lucky date? Nah, big money doesn't get superstitious does it? Strange coincidence though.


I almost mentioned the similarities of circumstances the other day but didn't want to jinx Fern. (I'm a softy like that.)

... and Aussies would never want to jinx the Kiwis.
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If Australia as you say won the cup, how much money did Aussie contribute.?
 

We've got no money, don't you know, Fern.
Apparently we are the only country in the world with 3 X AAA credit ratings and no money.

Still, we do have a new Minister for Sport so we should soon be back on top as the premier sporting nation.

<Where's that tongue-in-cheek smiley when you want it?>

Oh, here it is
 
According to the news today. America won the cup and trophy led by an Englishman Sir Ben Ainsley.
They came from eight behind to winning on a tie breaker.
 
Are we getting the message yet that this race has nothing whatever to do with Nations? It's a corporate marketing exercise on the grand scale and nothing more. Pity, but that's how it works.
Doesn't work for me though, while I have a rough idea who Emirates are I haven't a clue about what Oracle 'sells', nor can I be bothered to research to find out.
 
Starting price for these big cats is around the 100 million dollar mark. That doesn't include ongoing costs such as maintenance, transportation
(ie. from New Zealand to USA) and salaries for the highly paid crew and skipper.

So, for the Billionaire, it's just petty cash.

Having said that, I thought that this was one of the greatest sporting events that I've ever watched. The TV coverage complete with the technical stuff such as boat speed, wind speed, current flow and so on was absolutely first class. Well done USA .
 
Diwundrin said:
Are we getting the message yet that this race has nothing whatever to do with Nations? It's a corporate marketing exercise on the grand scale and nothing more. Pity, but that's how it works.
Doesn't work for me though, while I have a rough idea who Emirates are I haven't a clue about what Oracle 'sells', nor can I be bothered to research to find out.
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Got it in one, a 'corporate marketing exercise', a great way to put it. However if I was fortunate enough to have 'their' kind of money, I reckon I might have a few high class 'toys'. Just what I don't know.:D

Well, well,! Jimmy Spittall lives in Herne Bay,Auckland just a few houses down from Dean Barker, he also owns a fair bit of property here. Their next BBQ will make interesting chat. !

 
Fern said:
Got it in one, a 'corporate marketing exercise', a great way to put it. However if I was fortunate enough to have 'their' kind of money, I reckon I might have a few high class 'toys'. Just what I don't know.:D

Well, well,! Jimmy Spittall lives in Herne Bay,Auckland just a few houses down from Dean Barker, he also owns a fair bit of property here. Their next BBQ will make interesting chat. !
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One thing I noticed with Jimmy Spithill.... whenever being interviewed by the media during the Americas Cup races.

He used the words, "oh man" and "really", so much that it began to bug me.
Maybe when he gets together with Dean Barker at their next BBQ, he may learn some of the great Kiwi words such as here:



  1. Kia ora
    Hello in Maori.
  2. Choice, bro!
    'Choice' is a very versatile word in NZ meaning anything from OK, cool, I agree, I understand, it's been good…to a million other things - but always positive.
  3. Fush and chups
    Fish and chips are a kiwi favourite cooked at the local ‘takeaways’.
  4. Hangi
    A traditional Maori meal cooked over the course of the day in pits in the earth resulting in a very fresh, moist and tasty style of food.
  5. Pakeha
    Coined initially by early Maori to describe European settlers, which has stuck to this day.
  6. Chilly bin
    AKA the esky! An integral part of any summer holiday, sporting event or student gathering, used to keep your beer cool as well as a top seat to sit on.
  7. Jandals
    A phrase unique to New Zealand referring to what we Aussies like to call thongs… and no, we don’t mean the underwear - the footwear!
  8. Bach ("batch")
    A holiday home at the beach. Usually small and a bit shabby but it’s likely no one will mind you traipsing some sand inside.
  9. Tiki tour
    A roundabout way to get somewhere – taking the scenic route
  10. Stubbies
    Very short shorts. Usually worn by males and not leaving much to the imagination – they were big the 80s but some still enjoy donning a pair and standing around the bbq with a beer in hand.
 
Speaking of the Americas Cup, here is former Aussie Prime Minister (possibly slightly under the weather) on the day we took the cup off the Yanks for the first time in 1983:

 
Ummmm, I think you'll find that clip is from the other day, the 30th anniversary of the win DB. They were a lot younger and on different Continents the day we won it.

He can still tell a joke though can't he, old Robberty Bob the Silver Bodgie?. No wonder we kept voting for him.
 
terra said:
One thing I noticed with Jimmy Spithill.... whenever being interviewed by the media during the Americas Cup races.

He used the words, "oh man" and "really", so much that it began to bug me.
Maybe when he gets together with Dean Barker at their next BBQ, he may learn some of the great Kiwi words such as here:



  1. Kia ora
    Hello in Maori.
  2. Choice, bro!
    'Choice' is a very versatile word in NZ meaning anything from OK, cool, I agree, I understand, it's been good…to a million other things - but always positive.
  3. Fush and chups
    Fish and chips are a kiwi favourite cooked at the local ‘takeaways’.
  4. Hangi
    A traditional Maori meal cooked over the course of the day in pits in the earth resulting in a very fresh, moist and tasty style of food.
  5. Pakeha
    Coined initially by early Maori to describe European settlers, which has stuck to this day.
  6. Chilly bin
    AKA the esky! An integral part of any summer holiday, sporting event or student gathering, used to keep your beer cool as well as a top seat to sit on.
  7. Jandals
    A phrase unique to New Zealand referring to what we Aussies like to call thongs… and no, we don’t mean the underwear - the footwear!
  8. Bach ("batch")
    A holiday home at the beach. Usually small and a bit shabby but it’s likely no one will mind you traipsing some sand inside.
  9. Tiki tour
    A roundabout way to get somewhere – taking the scenic route
  10. Stubbies
    Very short shorts. Usually worn by males and not leaving much to the imagination – they were big the 80s but some still enjoy donning a pair and standing around the bbq with a beer in hand.
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He tino pai (very good)
 

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