Americas Cup

**phunphin** · 23-06-2007, 01:47 PM

who.....who.....who.....who ya picking.

**Wallalai** · 23-06-2007, 06:34 PM

Swiss cheese of course

**peterpan** · 23-06-2007, 06:53 PM

The only swiss on your boat is the owner

Anyway its a tuff one to call, no covergae that I can find in Thailand so its looking at a radio commentry and two blips on the computor screen, still better than nothing.

**kingwilly** · 23-06-2007, 06:55 PM

i'm inclined to go for the 7th state of ours !

**Wallalai** · 23-06-2007, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by peterpan

The only swiss on your boat is the owner

I agree, but the boat is full of swiss technology. And we don't have to be ashamed of our swiss sailors, Laurent Bourgnon and Steve Ravussin to name only two of them.

**sabang** · 23-06-2007, 07:47 PM

As far as I'm concerned, if you can sail down Montblanc you deserve the trophy.

**phunphin** · 23-06-2007, 08:24 PM

alingi leading on leg one -60+ meters....1st mark swiss 13 second lead...

boks 6 nz 0 ........

**phunphin** · 23-06-2007, 09:30 PM

swiss take race one by 35 seconds.

**Wayne Kerr** · 24-06-2007, 01:07 AM

Any coverage on UBC?

**phunphin** · 24-06-2007, 09:45 AM

i watched live update via web.. don't get ubc...from the radio accounts the swiss boat is fast, but we have the ability to pull it in.
Only race one , a watch and see race.

**peterpan** · 24-06-2007, 11:30 AM

Its early days, the boats are so finely matched that a couple of knots up or down will make a difference. The worry for the real kiwi boat is that the Swiss / Kiwi boat appears to be bloody fast down hill.
I like the commentor's line,

Alinghi is making a lot of noise in the water, but boat or submarine ITS FAST.

**phunphin** · 24-06-2007, 09:34 PM

1 all

not so easy now.. pretty evenly matched.

**phunphin** · 26-06-2007, 11:57 PM

2 -1 ..one kiwi does not make a boat fast....a boatfull of kiwi's does.

Goooo kiwi.

**peterpan** · 26-06-2007, 11:59 PM

Kiwis one up, but what a race, Swiss boat from 400M back took the lead again to lose it only 10 mins from the finish.

**Wallalai** · 27-06-2007, 05:49 PM

Well done the kiwis, and about Switzerland ... wake-up please.

**klongmaster** · 27-06-2007, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by peterpan

Kiwis one up, but what a race, Swiss boat from 400M back took the lead again to lose it only 10 mins from the finish.

they had to stop to pick up the twat who fell overboard...

**Wallalai** · 28-06-2007, 12:39 AM

2-2 , that's OK

**Little Chuchok** · 28-06-2007, 12:42 AM

^ No it's not,it's shite.

**peterpan** · 28-06-2007, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by Wallalai

2-2 , that's OK

'ang on Wally, they got a protest in, you boat has been cheating by using a mainsail lock, against the rules old chap

naughty naughty, hanging is too good for them.

**Wallalai** · 28-06-2007, 07:10 AM

Wait and see

The jury will deliberate this morning at 11h00.

Very busy day today, had to see Alinghi win the race and then Federer in Wimbledon. Without the rain I could have seen two swiss victories in a row.

**phunphin** · 28-06-2007, 12:55 PM

The next race is a biggy...we have to sail like race 3 , get some distance between us and sail our own race....
bet the swiss boss told em to lock the mainsail....blagard

**Wallalai** · 29-06-2007, 10:10 AM

The jury has rejected the kiwi's complaint. So now it's 2-2, and soon 3-2 for Alinghi.

**peterpan** · 29-06-2007, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Wallalai

The jury has rejected the kiwi's complaint. So now it's 2-2, and soon 3-2 for Alinghi.

We like to call Alinghi our # 2 boat as its kiwi managed & skippered with Kiwis being the majority nationality in the crew

**Little Chuchok** · 29-06-2007, 10:49 AM

^ A Swiss C ock

**peterpan** · 29-06-2007, 05:19 PM

So wadda ya reckon for tonite Wally ? will the gnomes from yodel town do it ?
I think their boat has a very small amount of pace on the Kiwi one, but Generally the Kiwis have displayed a better nose for sniffing the wind.
Dunno myself, its a tight race, will have to get in a couple extra bottles to console myself if your boys do it.

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