[kiwi.magic]

Went along to the opening day of Blue Water, Black Magic, the tribute to Sir Peter Blake at the newly restored and re named Voyager Maritime Museum (formerly NZ Maritime Museum) down in the Viaduct.

Was free from 1PM to 9PM tonight which is pretty cool!

Anyhow, thought I would share some photos from the exhibit with you. NZL 32 is on display along with lots of other interesting displays and things relating to the AC.

Enjoy

// Kiwi Magic

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[~Stingray~]

That looks very nice!

[SW Sailor]

Nice pictures - what are the significance of the red sox ?

[wraith]

SW Sailor, on Dec 12 2009, 07:13 AM, said:

Nice pictures - what are the significance of the red sox ?

PB's lucky red socks...

[SloopJohnB]

Read here.

http://www.sirpeterb...ascup/redsocks/

[NZL82]

WTF is the 4th photo? What's the white thing?

[kiwi_jon]

It's a broken 'unbreakable' titanium tack ring off NZL 82. It broke in the first race causing the genoa to pull out of the foil, the final nail in the coffin for that first race.

[~Stingray~]

kiwi_jon, on Dec 12 2009, 01:24 AM, said:

It's a broken 'unbreakable' titanium tack ring off NZL 82. It broke in the first race causing the genoa to pull out of the foil, the final nail in the coffin for that first race.

Yes, the photo of the exhibit sign just before the tack ring explains it nicely, good read.

[Rennmaus]

kiwi.magic, on Dec 12 2009, 06:35 AM, said:

Went along to the opening day of Blue Water, Black Magic, the tribute to Sir Peter Blake at the newly restored and re named Voyager Maritime Museum (formerly NZ Maritime Museum) down in the Viaduct.

Was free from 1PM to 9PM tonight which is pretty cool!

Anyhow, thought I would share some photos from the exhibit with you. NZL 32 is on display along with lots of other interesting displays and things relating to the AC.

Enjoy

// Kiwi Magic

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You're a darling, thank you!

[SW Sailor]

SloopJohnB, on Dec 12 2009, 12:45 AM, said:

Read here.

http://www.sirpeterb...ascup/redsocks/

Interesting story - thanks for the link.

[TornadoSail2016]

Thank you as well. I had forgetten that he had done FIVE Whitbread campaigns. He was truly an amazing and accomplished sailor. Such a tragic end to a bright spirit.

[McGyver]

Thank you for the pics!

It was probably one of the coolest moments in AC history when a small country with a small population won the most coveted trophy in sailing.

And the other day I read that Transparency International ranked NZ as one of the most honest (least corrupted) countries in the world.

Lots of things for you Kiwis to be proud of...

[Glenn]

McGyver, on Dec 12 2009, 06:46 PM, said:

Thank you for the pics!

It was probably one of the coolest moments in AC history when a small country with a small population won the most coveted trophy in sailing.

And the other day I read that Transparency International ranked NZ as one of the most honest (least corrupted) countries in the world.

Lots of things for you Kiwis to be proud of...

Yip..Coutts/Butterworth...your typical non corrupted kiwi :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Te Kooti]

It is hard to see this stuff without feeling the world has gone to hell in a handbasket.

These were the halycon days when kiwi boys applied massive intelligence, worked together and won the America's Cup. For a small country, it was a major achievement.

However, having come of age in the dog-eat-dog idiocy of 1980s far-right "reforms", not long after the glory days of 1995, a malicious "fuck you" attitude crept into cognitive processes of leading sailors.

Feelings concerning this era vary by chronological age. Oldsters think patriotism has merit. Youngsters fascinated by globalisation consider the world their stage. Both sides tend to talk past each other. Some participants (e.g. Butterworth) do not have the brain power to see past their cognitive limitations. They are not the brightest lights on the Aotearoa Christmas tree.

To many people, the self-serving (fuck my country) attitude of the TNZ defectors will never be forgiven or forgotten.

As for Pippa Blake (and the kids) my heart goes out to them.

1995 was a story of national jubiliation. Followed by devious behaviour (e.g. NY hotel room meetings with Bertarelli), fibbing, and selfishness.

And then tragedy in the Amazon delta.

This long overdue exhibit exposes raw and contradictory feelings.

[A mear Paps]

Raw and conrtadictory feelings........ from an American sock puppet impersonating a Kiwi........ interesting.


RIP Peter.

[HHN92]

Very good and appreciate you sharing this here.

Seems like the offshore guys can run the best AC programs for NZ.

First Blake, then Dalton.

Who ran the '87 Kiwi Magic program?

[hoom]

Much as NZL32 got the publicity, its NZL60 that is truly historic being the first non-US boat to successfully Defend.

[Te Kooti]

HHN92, on Dec 12 2009, 11:29 PM, said:

Who ran the '87 Kiwi Magic program?

Michael Fay.

But the Sergeant-Major, Catholic boarding school management style did not work.

And Dicko came close to a total meltdown.

The errors of '87 had an enormous impact on subsequent TNZ efforts.

It was a case of "learn from '87". Do not repeat those errors.

[ro!]

Te Kooti, on Dec 12 2009, 04:19 PM, said:

It is hard to see this stuff without feeling the world has gone to hell in a handbasket.

These were the halycon days when kiwi boys applied massive intelligence, worked together and won the America's Cup. For a small country, it was a major achievement.

However, having come of age in the dog-eat-dog idiocy of 1980s far-right "reforms", not long after the glory days of 1995, a malicious "fuck you" attitude crept into cognitive processes of leading sailors.

Feelings concerning this era vary by chronological age. Oldsters think patriotism has merit. Youngsters fascinated by globalisation consider the world their stage. Both sides tend to talk past each other. Some participants (e.g. Butterworth) do not have the brain power to see past their cognitive limitations. They are not the brightest lights on the Aotearoa Christmas tree.

To many people, the self-serving (fuck my country) attitude of the TNZ defectors will never be forgiven or forgotten.

As for Pippa Blake (and the kids) my heart goes out to them.

1995 was a story of national jubiliation. Followed by devious behaviour (e.g. NY hotel room meetings with Bertarelli), fibbing, and selfishness.

And then tragedy in the Amazon delta.

This long overdue exhibit exposes raw and contradictory feelings.

Blackheart rears it's ugly head again..PB would kick your ass...

[kiwi.magic]

hoom, on Dec 13 2009, 11:44 AM, said:

Much as NZL32 got the publicity, its NZL60 that is truly historic being the first non-US boat to successfully Defend.

I agree, where is NZL-60 anyway? I heard William Goodfellow, owner of ExploreNZ (with NZL40/41 down in the Viaduct) had got his hands on it and they are going to replace 40-41 with 2 new 2000 IACCs, one of which being 60? hmmm?

Anyone got any goss?

[HHN92]

Te Kooti, on Dec 12 2009, 06:14 PM, said:

HHN92, on Dec 12 2009, 11:29 PM, said:

Who ran the '87 Kiwi Magic program?

Michael Fay.

But the Sergeant-Major, Catholic boarding school management style did not work.

And Dicko came close to a total meltdown.

The errors of '87 had an enormous impact on subsequent TNZ efforts.

It was a case of "learn from '87". Do not repeat those errors.

Thanks.

I knew Fay had the purse strings but did not know that he also ran the team too, as far as hands-on day-to-day management.

[Te Kooti]

HHN92, on Dec 13 2009, 04:41 AM, said:

I knew Fay had the purse strings but did not know that he also ran the team too, as far as hands-on day-to-day management.

Yes, Fay ran it like a military camp.

You can imagine how well that went over with people like Dalts. Fay is the product of a catholic school in Silverstream, near Wellington. He ran the syndicate like it was a holding pen for errant youth. Which, in a way, it was.

These days '87 crew members have grown-up children and look on Perth as a learning experience.

At one point Dicko was so impossible (and out of control) he was taken to Perth airport and put on a plane to Auckland.

A "cooling off" period. With considerable doubts about whether he would ever come back.

Late in the campaign, Fay realized authoritarianism was eroding the syndicate. So moved himself to living quarters away from everyone else. He hoped his "distancing" process would help the team.

But it was too late. For NZ, the inability to dominate Dennis was mostly a human relations failure. The biggest problem was not the plastic fantastic.

There was a near repetition of these organisational problems in 1992. Fortunately, by that time, Fay realise he was a better banker than Cup boss. So he very wisely brought in Peter Blake.

But was too late. And, after the bowsprit saga, there was yet another unravelliing process.

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[A mear Paps]

And which biography did you lift that from Joe??

[The Real Whomper]

Great tribute to a great man & a great era. Can't wait to get down there again and see it.

Edit: Many thanks for the pics!

[Rennmaus]

Read "Coutts, R. & Larsen, P. (1996) Course to Victory", if you want to know how to do it, and how you shouldn't do it. An entertaining, easy read.