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Sir Ben Ainslie's Oracle Team USA sealed one of sport's greatest comebacks when they overhauled an 8-1 deficit to beat Team New Zealand in the America's Cup decider in San Francisco!
Made fascinating viewing, and now talk of a British team being put together, and a hope to bring the cup back to UK shores where the America's cup started off in 1851.Tomick attached the following image(s):
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Been watching this as an avid sailing fan....what a comeback...it should never have been possible.They were 2 points down before the racing even started so have had to win 11 races altogether.As for the boats well what can I say...2 catamarans head on at 40+ knots each,takes some guts not to flinch first. This was an awe inspiring display of skill & tactics,match racing at it's very pinnacle,it was good at the olympics last year but this was in a totally different league. Hopefully Ben will inspire somebody to fund a British challenge,though that in itself does not mean that we would race for the cup,we would still have a knock out series with any other challengers to get through first. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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What are the actual rules in this competition regarding the crews? I know this race first began as a competition between the Americans and Great Britain and was later expanded to include the likes of Australia and New Zealand among others. I'd always thought it was a NATIONAL side that took part, so all the crew on the British boat would be British, all the ones on the American boat should be Yanks! If either side can recruit the best of the world's sailors after they don't win the first few races, what's the point of calling it America vs New Zealand or Team USA?  Sounds to me just like the once 'amateurs only' Olympics all over again!  A confused Robin  First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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It's complicated in a simple way The defenders make the rules,choose the location & decide the design of the boats. Crews....well that goes back to the days of the gentleman sailor who paid a crew to race his yacht for him,so crews are multinational. It's actually a race between yacht clubs & is named after the ist winner,a schooner called America,the original race was round the Isle of Wight & was hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron,the famous J class boats of the 1930's raced for the cup. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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Many thanks for that Rob, makes more sense now and maybe they didn't 'cheat' as much as I supposed!  I still think though that sportsmanship has been killed off in many sports by too much money and the need to win 'at any cost'. The days when an amateur athlete could be barred from the Olympics for accepting his busfare to a meeting are long gone now.  Thanks again Rob Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Interesting to read that Red Bull's Adrian Newey is being targeted to design the America's Cup boat for Ben Ainslie and Britain!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/...-newey-targeted-2657453
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America's Cup winner Sir Ben Ainslie has admitted that he would love to see Adrian Newey involved with a potential British entry to the competition, but insists that he would not look to separate the designer from Red Bull Racing.
Ainslie, who was part of a remarkable comeback that saw Oracle Team USA overcome an 8-1 deficit to claim the 34th America's Cup from Emirates Team New Zealand, has welcomed talk of a British entry – which has naturally led to speculation that Newey may turn his back on F1 to indulge his other sporting love, with yacht racing making use of his CFD skills.
The pair met at last season's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, adding grist to the rumour mill, but Newey insists that his focus is solely on Red Bull's latest title defence, and Ainslie admits that, while he admires the designer's body of work, he is not attempting to sway his loyalty.
"Adrian is a big sailing fan," the multiple Olympic champion told the BBC Radio 5 Live, "We had a great catch-up, but Adrian is committed to F1 for the foreseeable future.
"There's the potential for him perhaps to get involved, cast his eye over our design team and what we're looking at doing. To have the advice of Adrian - or many of the very smart people involved with the F1 industry in the UK - would be a great boost for us as a team.
"He is clearly a genius in anything to do with competitive design, and he's got a great profile, but I would hate for anyone to think we were trying to prise him away from Red Bull Racing."
As the reigning champion, Oracle Team USA has the right to choose the venue, type of boats and date for the 35th America's Cup, which must take place within three to five years of the previous competition, but Ainslie believes he has reason to be confident about securing the investment for a British challenger.
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My grandfather used to follow the Cup across the globe. The picture above made me think of how far the technology has come. I can remember seeing the Cup when they looked like a proper sailboat, and not a orbital ship. I just went digging, and based on this site; http://www.americascup.com/about/history
They should call it "America's Cup, come try and get it" I wonder why the US has been so dominant? It is interesting how technology fuels and drives the quest for speed. What started out as a national contest, much like the Schnieder Cup, has become a contest of technology, where man almost takes a second place. The Schnieder Cup was the same way, but Nations were involved, and national prestige was at stake. Tired, Old, and Cranky!
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