07 Sep 13, 10:55PM
http://www.youtube.com/user/AmericasCup
So, America, how does it feel to be 2 races in and 4 points behind?
So, America, how does it feel to be 2 races in and 4 points behind?
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The America's Cup
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08 Sep 13, 12:15AM
Not just any sailing race. It is 'THE' sailing race.
... and you call yourself an American! 
08 Sep 13, 12:37AM
I dont even.... People enjoy watching this?
08 Sep 13, 12:51AM
Isn't the Volvo Ocean race bigger than the America's? Not too much into sailing, but heard someone say the America's lost some status a few years back because of some incident or smt.
08 Sep 13, 03:10AM
(08 Sep 13, 12:51AM)C4rma Wrote: Isn't the Volvo Ocean race bigger than the America's? Not too much into sailing, but heard someone say the America's lost some status a few years back because of some incident or smt. The incident, I believe was 1995, when New Zealand won it for the first time. That upset a lot of people. 
AMERICA IS TOO BUSY TO PREPARE AN INVASION IN SYRIA, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
And Kiwi, it's quite funny the way everything you post contains or starts with 'NZ...' Fuck, there's a world out there, your island is a dot in the endless. PS: how can even this be enjoyed? ffs.
08 Sep 13, 05:14AM
(08 Sep 13, 03:29AM)Andrez Wrote: AMERICA IS TOO BUSY TO PREPARE AN INVASION IN SYRIA, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? Sorry for living in paradise, and being proud of where I live :P 
08 Sep 13, 11:30AM
Make a New Zealand thread with more paradise pics. :D
08 Sep 13, 09:11PM
Should point out, the America's cup is a massive cultural sport to New Zealand, this is why.
We won it, from Stars & Stripes (USA), in 1995. Score? 5-0! We kept it against Luna Rossa (Italy), in 2000. Score? 5-0! We lost it against Alinghi (Swiss) in 2003. Score? 5-0. But, Switzerland is land-locked (no ocean/sea), where would they find sailors? They took ours! So, in a way, we lost to ourselves :-/ In 2007, we lost against Alinghi, but we're poised to win it this year! Watch out! ... and if you need any evidence of it being a massive cultural sport to NZ, they're partially funded by the tax payer: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sport...sh-for-Cup (08 Sep 13, 11:30AM)Nightmare Wrote: Make a New Zealand thread with more paradise pics. :D Cbf'd. 
08 Sep 13, 09:16PM
Thought kiwi-throwing was NZ's national sport
08 Sep 13, 09:48PM
09 Sep 13, 05:18PM
1995, 2000, 2003, 2007 WTF?!
Is it every 5 years, then 3, then 4 I don't get it.... 
So this is the other thing besides rugby that Kiwis excel at?
11 Sep 13, 08:53PM
(08 Sep 13, 09:48PM)Nightmare Wrote:(08 Sep 13, 09:16PM)Marti Wrote: Thought kiwi-throwing was NZ's national sport No, quite clearly it's American tossing, however we may have to stop, as too many American's are being butt-hurt. NZ won a race yesterday, so Oracle USA threw a tantrum and decided to postpone the second race (they're allowed to postpone, for any reason, but only once - the rules allow it, the rule exists in-case of equipment failure, etc). Bad sportsmanship, I say... I reckon if they're this desperate, they're going to lose. Score is currently 4 to team NZ, Oracle USA on -1. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/americas-cup/n...d=11122974 (09 Sep 13, 10:34PM)#M|A#Wolf Wrote: So this is the other thing besides rugby that Kiwis excel at? We're also famous for our cricket, horse racing, netball, rowing, golf, motor rallying, V8 supercars, shotput :P (09 Sep 13, 05:18PM)ElCrema Wrote: 1995, 2000, 2003, 2007 WTF?! It's every 3 years, just like any sport, there can be delays for certain reasons. If I were to guess, the delay in 1995, was probably because someone vandalised the cup... and 2007, due to seasonal changes (don't want to race in winter...), country to country. Again, guessing. (08 Sep 13, 10:11PM)C4rma Wrote: RandumKiwi have you ever tried kiwi glazed kiwi? No, Kiwi's are an endangered bird species, I wouldn't eat one.... we must repopulate them, then we can eat them.
26 Sep 13, 05:56AM
While the forums were down, USA pulled off a huge comeback to win this thing.
http://espn.go.com/olympics/sailing/stor...ck-victory
26 Sep 13, 07:49AM
Awkward that Team USA is majority of Aussies.. TEAM AUS WINS!
26 Sep 13, 12:02PM
26 Sep 13, 10:25PM
(This post was last modified: 26 Sep 13, 10:43PM by RandumKiwi.)
(26 Sep 13, 09:15PM)Ronald_Reagan Wrote: But, hey, USA! Cheated, played dirty, had only 1 American on the boat (they had 2, but they decided to fire one), ensured rules that cancelled 2 races after they had started due to high winds (when we were winning), ensured a rule that cancelled a race, while we were winning by a massive margin - just because it took longer than 40 minutes... Should I continue? Or, just post this: ![[Image: 270913NZHREtoon%20copy.gif]](http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/gif/201339/270913NZHREtoon%20copy.gif) Wish we won it, just so we could ensure shennanigans didn't happen in the next regatta.
26 Sep 13, 10:49PM
(This post was last modified: 26 Sep 13, 10:50PM by RandumKiwi.)
You mean...
![[Image: shutterstock_dollar_sign.jpg]](http://readwrite.com/files/files/shutterstock_dollar_sign.jpg) I'm glad to hear this: Dean Barker, skipper for Team NZ Wrote:My heart and my soul is with Team New Zealand. If the team does continue, and there is a position for me in the team, then I would love to be part of it. But I know there is a lot that has to happen before that can happen. He won't go to some other team, if there's another regatta. He's NZ through-and-through... like most of the other sailors on our boat. |
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