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dipsydoodle

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4. That is an important event.

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 04:56 PM

Sep 2013

Last edited Wed Sep 25, 2013, 05:58 PM - Edit history (1)

Yes quite remarkable.

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Oracle Team USA wins the America's Cup. (Not a big yachting guy, but ... [View all] 11 Bravo Sep 2013 OP

The boats these days are nothing short of amazing. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #1

BTW and FWIW,.................... THIS is a fast sailboat; A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #9

Holy shit batman! Rex Sep 2013 #36

Amazing hull/sailing technology, especially displayed in the 2nd video. Old and In the Way Sep 2013 #12

Beautiful videos! Aerows Sep 2013 #17

Awesome vids. 40 knots is screaming, let alone 55! I can't imagine what porpoising one of those adirondacker Sep 2013 #30

Yay! Our billionaires beat New Zealand's billionaires tularetom Sep 2013 #2

I wonder if Thurston and Lovey were there? Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #3

It really is a challenge for me Aerows Sep 2013 #20

"It's our turn now". A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #25

I know Aerows Sep 2013 #38

You have a way with words. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #37

Thank you Aerows Sep 2013 #39

Unlike Seattle's billionnaires against San Francisco's billionnaires lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #31

Well, I'd like to think so but there is this: tularetom Sep 2013 #32

New Zealand tax dollars partially funded their team. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #35

That is an important event. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #4

Unlike most past Cup races the trials and course were easily observable from shore. mulsh Sep 2013 #5

What an amazing comeback. Good job, team Oracle. cbayer Sep 2013 #6

Meh. Don't understand the appeal quinnox Sep 2013 #7

Ever been sailing? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #8

Nope quinnox Sep 2013 #11

What about motor racing? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #18

Heh, nope. You have hit upon another sport I consider very dull and stupid quinnox Sep 2013 #21

AHA!!!! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #22

It does look nice, no question quinnox Sep 2013 #23

LOL..there you go! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #24

Sure, I do understand how passion can drive people to spend a lot of money on things quinnox Sep 2013 #26

That's it! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #28

I'm all "rage-against-the-machine" too, but they push the envelope of what is possible lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #29

Gots to love the "Meh", because clearly, if YOU don't understand the appeal ... 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #15

Mrs. Howell here, I suppose. cbayer Sep 2013 #27

There was one - Rome Kirby. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #33

Missed him when I was looking at nationalities. cbayer Sep 2013 #34

Come on, Man. Spoiler Alert!!! NightWatcher Sep 2013 #10

Ahh, shit! I'm really sorry. I figured that being on the East Coast it would be OK. It was ... 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #16

I'll be ok, but you broke my manservant's heart. He's crying in the caviar NightWatcher Sep 2013 #19

wow...I hadn't been keeping up, but I saw a couple weeks back Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #13

Great comeback. A pity Larry Ellison had anything to do with it though. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #14