The swiss are the best sailors of the world.

powerdocpowerdoc
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
A triple Hourray for Switzerland and the team of Allan guy who won the America's cup. They win 5/0.

After 150 years the cup went back in europe thanks to soft water's sailor.



Now you will respect the sailors of the lake of geneva.
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  • Reply 1 of 22
    jambojambo Posts: 3,036member
    I have respect for all sailors.



    I've always been a huge fan of semen.
  • Reply 2 of 22
    rodukroduk Posts: 706member
    Not bad for a country that's completely landlocked...
  • Reply 3 of 22
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by Jamie:

    <strong>I have respect for all sailors.



    I've always been a huge fan of semen.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I respected them too, but i find funny that one of the only countrie that do not have a seaside, win the america's cup. It's like if a nigerian won the world cup of ski.



    Chapeau bas Messieurs.
  • Reply 4 of 22
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    it wasn't the team of allen guy, it was a syndicate called 'alinghi'.



    Ernesto Berterelli was the billionaire behind it, unfortunately, he's just about the only Swiss on the team... he basically bought the world's best sailors to win a cup for him.



    More power to him. After they beat my Oracle/BMW boat, my support was with them, entirely. They thoroughly dominated Team New Zealand through the finals, too.



    It'll be interesting to see where they conduct the next cup matches, probably in the Mediterranean... will be fun.
  • Reply 5 of 22
    colanderofdeathcolanderofdeath Posts: 1,261member
    What % of the sailors were from Switzerland?
  • Reply 6 of 22
    drewpropsdrewprops Posts: 2,321member
    Is that like asking how many of the Dodgers are US citizens?



    Congratulations on the sailing victory Switzerland ("marketing our army since 1932?")!!!!!!!



    Good luck on this year's Baja!
  • Reply 7 of 22
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    I guess there's Lake geneva, but that's not exactly ocean racing.



    Damn US can't win it's own cup anymore. . . . why? because of that asshole Dennis Connor.
  • Reply 8 of 22
    satchmosatchmo Posts: 2,699member
    [quote]Originally posted by ColanderOfDeath:

    <strong>What % of the sailors were from Switzerland?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Two of the sailors were Canadians.
  • Reply 9 of 22
    gspottergspotter Posts: 342member
    [quote]Originally posted by Jamie:

    <strong>I have respect for all sailors.



    I've always been a huge fan of semen.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I assume, you meant "seamen? Otherwise, your proposition would probably be as G-Rated as Ra's pictures in another thread...
  • Reply 10 of 22
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    Ah... always good to have Jamie around.
  • Reply 11 of 22
    fellowshipfellowship Posts: 5,038member
    [quote]Originally posted by groverat:

    <strong>Ah... always good to have Jamie around. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Did powerdoc know what Jamie said?







    Fellows
  • Reply 12 of 22
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    [quote]Originally posted by FellowshipChurch iBook:

    <strong>



    Did powerdoc know what Jamie said?







    Fellows</strong><hr></blockquote>



    No, i feared to understand his lapsus
  • Reply 13 of 22
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    ah...



    feels good. here in switzerland, we have a 'alinghi-mania'- very good for the sport sailing.



    HAHAA!!!!
  • Reply 14 of 22
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by Powerdoc:

    <strong>Chapeau bas Messieurs. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Merci Beaucoup, Monsieur.
  • Reply 15 of 22
    ibeniibeni Posts: 54member
    [quote]Originally posted by ColanderOfDeath:

    <strong>What % of the sailors were from Switzerland?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    As I know there are 31 Crewmembers over all.



    - 8 from New Zealand

    - 8 from Switzerland

    - 3 from France

    - 2 from Canada

    - 2 from USA

    - 2 from Australia

    - 2 from Holland

    - 1 from Italy

    - 1 from Germany

    - 1 from Denmark

    - 1 from Southamerica
  • Reply 16 of 22
    ibeniibeni Posts: 54member
    [quote]Originally posted by iBeni:

    <strong>

    - 1 from Southamerica</strong><hr></blockquote>



    That's wrong, sorry, should be South Africa
  • Reply 17 of 22
    blazernzblazernz Posts: 18member
    If alingi actually had an all swiss team they would not have won the cup, the fact is a billionaire bought himself a cup, simple as that. I do believe, however that we (New Zealanders) are the best sailors in the world. Not the swiss. Money talks though.
  • Reply 18 of 22
    ibeniibeni Posts: 54member
    [quote]Originally posted by blazernz:

    <strong>If alingi actually had an all swiss team they would not have won the cup, the fact is a billionaire bought himself a cup, simple as that. I do believe, however that we (New Zealanders) are the best sailors in the world. Not the swiss. Money talks though.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Well I agree with U what the money belongs. (beside Bertarelli, UBS was one of the main sponsors as well). But it was not money who pulled up the sails. It's the success of an international collaboration and a strong team. I can understand that U are angry. But U can be proud, U Kiwis have really the best sailors and without them Alinghi probably wouldn't won.

    PS:

    Do U think I (as a swiss) have any chance to survive a trip trough NZ this year?
  • Reply 19 of 22
    colanderofdeathcolanderofdeath Posts: 1,261member
    Not a chance in the world that you would survive. New Zealand is overrun with Killer Rabbits with Big Pointy Teeth this year.
  • Reply 20 of 22
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by blazernz:

    <strong>If alingi actually had an all swiss team they would not have won the cup, the fact is a billionaire bought himself a cup, simple as that. I do believe, however that we (New Zealanders) are the best sailors in the world. Not the swiss. Money talks though.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    but you still have to make the team work. duh !



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