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Columbia South Carolina, USA | Maybe its my own lack of knowledge, but I don't recognize any cat sailor names in the AC boat fleet, the M32's, or the Red bull Racing series.
Anyone know why an AC team sailing a cat wouldn't tap into the knowledge base of the catsailors?
Sure Jimmy Spithill is a sometimes A catter, but I would think Brewyn, Heemskerk, Ashby would be the ones to go after to drive.
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South Carolina | Maybe its my own lack of knowledge, but I don't recognize any cat sailor names in the AC boat fleet, the M32's, or the Red bull Racing series.
Anyone know why an AC team sailing a cat wouldn't tap into the knowledge base of the catsailors?
Sure Jimmy Spithill is a sometimes A catter, but I would think Brewyn, Heemskerk, Ashby would be the ones to go after to drive. Ashby is big man on campus with Team New Zealand.
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Naples, FL | After Dongfeng's recent successes in VOR, I would expect the Chinese to actively solicit Cat talent to develop their program for possible AC bids...
I have to admit, those landlubbers really picked up sailing quickly... Perhaps their contract may have mentioned "and you must answer to the contrary at your peril"?
Jay
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Sebring, Florida. Timbo
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Sebring, Florida. | Funny, the Chinese airlines are in Orlando next week looking for already trained airline pilots to fly their new jets. They don't have a training pipeline for the Billions of prospects there, so they come over here and hire the unemployed US airline pilots. Big bucks too.
Starting at about $225,000 for an A320 Capt...but you have to move to...CHINA!
I wonder if that's going to be their strategy for finding 'unemployed' sailors too?
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South Carolina | Funny, the Chinese airlines are in Orlando next week looking for already trained airline pilots to fly their new jets. They don't have a training pipeline for the Billions of prospects there, so they come over here and hire the unemployed US airline pilots. Big bucks too.
Starting at about $225,000 for an A320 Capt...but you have to move to...CHINA!
I wonder if that's going to be their strategy for finding 'unemployed' sailors too? Well, truthfully, that's already the hiring strategy of most of the America's Cup Campaigns anyway.
Jake Kohl
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Clermont, FL, USA | Im guessing that multi experience is not as valuable as we would like it to be. +1
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Minnesota | Does anyone have the Chinese web site where "unemployed sailors" can apply? For $200,000, this Captain is ready to sign up!
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