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Goddamn… we are so, so sorry The LV… America’s Cup sneakers were not priced at $850 plus tax An unacceptable… and derogatory suggestion of elitism For which… again we apologise There is of course… no sales tax in Bermuda May the good lord… forgive us $850… to you.
No.Sales.Tax. 40kt of boatspeed… in 8.5kt of wind during the Cup Match That’s mightily impressive… however you look at it Winning here… guess who else won a big multihull race in June? Alinghi… took this year’s Bol d’Or steered by Arnaud Psarofaghis Irony… of ironies... New landlord… in New Zealand Oracle may shortly be paying rent to Mr Coutts as the AC maestro adds to his real estate holdings Meanwhile… will he, won’t he? But… one area in which Ernesto Bertarelli is already well ahead in the America’s Cup game is wi-fi Wi-fi… you ask? The journalists... in the AC media centre were getting more wi-fi oomph off Bertarelli’s (glorious) motoryacht Vava out in the Great Sound than from the routers by their desks The fifth… 2017 Volvo race entry is backed by experienced yachtsman Seng Huang Lee Why on earth… has the potentially rich (sic) seam of private entries been studiously ignored for so long? Go the Provezza… Portugal’s top yacht racing team Winners of… this year’s Dragon world title Steered by… Capitão Andy Beadsworth We hope they sort it… the venerable Sunfish is (very) slowly overcoming a damaging builder issue Sunfish… you ask, raising an eyebrow? John Kostecki… was the 1982 Sunfish world champion Smart guy… too light for a Laser so JK made a career decision And… there are plenty of other famous names on that trophy Sailing snobs… the lot of you Fast is fun… always. Another offshore race win for a Fast40+ on the RORC Myth of Malham Kicks… that ‘slow is fast’ IRC whinge further down the size scale Watch out… slowbies But them 40s… they still need to get more boats out in the dark Coincidentally… 38… Class40s are already entered for the 2017 Fastnet Glug… the Ker39 Inis Mor was flushed deep below the Irish Sea when the toilet seacock failed Sorry… sorry sorry Post-Ben… Team GBR scored well at the World Cup in Santander with medals in six of the 11 classes Give up now… kids Giles… Luke and the rest will be back soon Meanwhile… the Kiwis are further honing their own Olympic skills by working with their Aussie neighbours for Tokyo 2020 Ominous… for some 324 sailors… raced the first Whitbread race Just… saying Good… to see a bunch of Mumm 30s (sic) at the ORC Worlds Course… they’ll get smashed by the 5kt leadmines Congrats 1… Nicolas (the smartest metéo hombre the ed ever listened to) Lunven won the 2017 Figaro Congrats 2… to the Land Rover BAR ‘nippers’ who won the 2017 Red Bull Youth America’s Cup And… to Andre Hoek, designer of a J Class near you, whose Lionheart knocked out an all-star fleet to win Bermuda’s ‘main’ event Honestly… your average J Class crew roster Every… Cup team on the planet would double-check that wage bill Farewell… to Jack O’Neill, the Santa Cruz legend who created the modern wetsuit because he wanted to surf all year round Our none too bright… editor once passed on a free offer of the UK rights to his then fledgling brand from the old pirate It was… 1979, he mutters, and nothing came of the name, did it? As we said… none too bright See… what we have to deal with Finally… please let go of that signed Pete Burling poster for a minute and check out the latest goings-on at RaceBoatsOnly and ScuttlebuttEurope – both at
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