Team NZ wins right to challenge for Americas Cup

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 7th June 2007, 16:17

Originally Posted by oldrider

I just object to the government giving them tax payers money, they should have stayed out of it. (IMHO)
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I agree... the time they should have given some cash was to keep it here in the country not to try and get it back...

**Skyryder** · 7th June 2007, 19:02

Originally Posted by oldrider

I don't think they will maha man, the Swiss cheeses have not got Russell Coutes with them this time.

Couttes is not in the team. He got tossed out shortly after winning the cup. Butterworth is Alinghi's skipper. If Couttes was racing I'd go for Alinghi but with Butterworth, skipping, Barker got be the front runner with 'current' race experiance. That's gotta give him the edge.

Skyryder

**McJim** · 7th June 2007, 19:30

I think in the media they should refer to the current holders of the Americas Cup as "cunning".

The Cunning Alinghi team have a new tactic.

Those Cunning Alinghi team members are working hard.

That was a fine display of some Cunning Alinghi sailing.

Cunning Alinghi have got the opposition licked

**Spittie** · 7th June 2007, 20:46

Originally Posted by oldrider
I just object to the government giving them tax payers money

Wasn't it about $34 million of our dollars?
Would it have killed them to put something that remotely promoted New Zealand on that big red kite of theirs???
All them same., well done Team Emirates.......so far

**RantyDave** · 7th June 2007, 21:00

Originally Posted by Spittie

Wasn't it about $34 million of our dollars?

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

**RantyDave** · 7th June 2007, 21:02

Originally Posted by Skyryder

Butterworth is Alinghi's skipper

I thought Ed Baird was driving?

Dave

**u4ea** · 7th June 2007, 21:08

Originally Posted by Spittie

Originally Posted by oldrider
I just object to the government giving them tax payers money

Wasn't it about $34 million of our dollars?
Would it have killed them to put something that remotely promoted New Zealand on that big red kite of theirs???
All them same., well done Team Emirates.......so far

Wasn"t it one of our boys who invented the new weather bouy markers that are floating around while they"re racing????they give them a wind report every 15 seconds..NZ is leading the way in more ways than one if this is any example!!!!!

**MVnut** · 7th June 2007, 22:13

I guess you realise if Team New Zealand wins, they will most likely defend the Cup off Dubai

**McJim** · 7th June 2007, 22:57

Originally Posted by MVnut

I guess you realise if Team New Zealand wins, they will most likely defend the Cup off Dubai

Qatar? Cough it up.

Are you confident that Team New Zealand will lick the Cunning Alinghi team then?

**Big Dave** · 7th June 2007, 22:57

Originally Posted by McJim

Qatar? Cough it up.

Are you confident that Team New Zealand will lick the Cunning Alinghi team then?

Hard not to support cunning alingists now...no, go the kiwis

**MVnut** · 8th June 2007, 09:35

I got my 'supporters' gear in Zurich. Go Alinghi

**Swoop** · 8th June 2007, 11:12

Originally Posted by Skyryder

Butterworth is Alinghi's skipper.

Interesting. He was hired as the "tactician". Promotion, or moved sideways?

Originally Posted by MVnut

I guess you realise if Team New Zealand wins, they will most likely defend the Cup off Dubai

I wonder how long this bullshit rumour will persist?

**oldrider** · 8th June 2007, 13:58

Originally Posted by Skyryder

Couttes is not in the team. He got tossed out shortly after winning the cup. Butterworth is Alinghi's skipper. If Couttes was racing I'd go for Alinghi but with Butterworth, skipping, Barker got be the front runner with 'current' race experiance. That's gotta give him the edge.

Skyryder

Happy day, Skyrider and I agree 100% (lol) time to celebrate.

C'mon Team NZ (Emirates or whatever) Cheers John.