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What a baseless piece of crap claim!



Yep, that was what I was told back in the days of Playstations participation in the race and Fossets "round the world but not Jules Verne certified" record. First failed to finish and the second was put back in his place by the French only months later. Almost to the letter of what I had predicted months earlier.

To me BMW-Oracle is just another obscenely rich syndicate that thinks that you can just outspend your competition and expect to come out on top. To me, that is not interesting.

Explains a large part of my disinterest in the AC as well but that is another topic.

I'll be routing for the least moneyed syndicate that has be creative and balanced in their approach to the event (and checkbook).

And I really don't care what you guys all think of that.

Wouter


I don't care who you are rooting for - that's your own personal preference.

I fail to see how Playstation factors into this discussion - everyone, including Fossett, knew the boat wasn't ready for "The Race" and with regards to it not being ratified by the Jules Verne group; Fossett and his crew CHOOSE to not have it ratified because it was a couple of fat French dudes demanding he pay them $50,000 (if I remember correctly) just to apply "Jules Verne" name to his record. Technically they were supposed to pay the fee before the record attempt but the Jules Verne committee offered them another opportunity to pay up before they finished. Fossett held a vote on board the boat and it was nearly unanimous against paying the fee. Again though, what does this have to do with the current America's Cup?

How about that list of Alinghi innovations that exceeds the BMW/Oracle effort you claim was so superior?

Remember those air filled inflated battens that everyone started using? That was BMW airbag technology adapted to the boat...let's hear it.

Jake Kohl