Team NZ wins right to challenge for Americas Cup

[oldrider]

They knew what they were doing. Around 2/3rds of that came back as taxes, what with Team NZ being a New Zealand owned company and all that. About fourty million dollars was injected into the Auckland economy as a result too, AND it meant that the skills developed for very damn hi-tech boatbuilding were retained in the country. Good thing too, it looks like we're going to need them.

Some reading: http://www.tourism.govt.nz/policy/po.../findings.html

Even better is the economic impact of a win, and subsequent defence of the America's Cup. A half billion dollars comes from overseas and the vast majority of it stays in Auckland (you lucky lucky jafa's).

http://www.tourismresearch.govt.nz/N...actsummary.pdf

Dave

Yes, a lot of truth in what you say Dave....But!

He who pays the piper calls the tune.....I don't like the government's music! Usually playing all the right songs for all the wrong reasons! John.

[ManDownUnder]

LOL... I can see it now.

Cup comes home
Auckland house prices jump
Bollard poos himself
OCR hits 15%
Everyone around Bollard poos themselves

etc...

oooh goody

[Skyryder]

I thought Ed Baird was driving?

Dave

The sailing team is led by three-time America’s Cup winner, Brad Butterworth, Alinghi’s skipper, vice-president and legendary tactician. Butterworth can count on many top sailors including Peter Holmberg, Ed Baird, Juan Vila, Jordi Calafat, Warwick Fleury, Simon Daubney, and Murray Jones to name just a few of the outstanding members of Alinghi. Plus three-time Olympic Gold medalist, Jochen Schuemann, is the sports director for the sailing team.

That's from Alinghi's website. But who knows with the America's cup. The could bring Couttes in at the last minute. I think he's still on the payroll I think or under some contract of some kind. That's why no one else has got him. He's pissed someone off pretty bad.

Skyryder