jaysper
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Remember that they would retain the sailing crew and the design team.
However, throw on the $3 Million per annum for Dalts, plus the fact that the design and sailing team will be VERY well paid and yeah, too low.
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However, throw on the $3 Million per annum for Dalts, plus the fact that the design and sailing team will be VERY well paid and yeah, too low.
The Advocate
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Between cycles, put a number on retainers and send them back to their consultant jobs?
The Advocate
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Two of the ETNZ crew are doing Finn Olympic campaigns, are the sponsored by the team as well?
The Advocate
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If the suggestion is that GD has to maintain the team at full strength outside of the Cup cycle, good luck with that. Plenty more f the team have other income options to go do in the mean time.
The curse of being the winning team.........All the guys in the other teams will have cashed their last cheques......not many would still be on retainers...Maybe Ben and a few other top guys.......
Only one of them gets through though.......Sailing NZ is probably picking up the tab for that......
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I've heard of some others going in the 49er, might be a rumour.
And there seems to be a FailGP team, and they must pay a 10% commission to Dalts.
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If the DoG event goes ahead, with respect to the other challengers, they're really only trying to lock it in for AC38....to give them some certainty about their existing investments, and planning going forward. AC38 is looking like the next multi challenger event.
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In 3 years time, instead of the usual 4.
What is not to like, must be a very infectious Whine virus going round here.
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jaysper
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Well the way they lock it out is to run and win AC37.
If they want to provide certainty then make a statement that they will hold the cup in AC38 if they win AC37.
But don't for the love of fucking god pull this shit where they will bar teams from entry if they don't likewise commit to AC75s.
jaysper
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The problem is that it is a slimy trick.
When Orifice tried it, people including kiwis on here went fucking mental and quite rightly so.
More accurately:
Paul Elvstrøm
"You haven't won the race, if in winning the race you have lost the respect of your competitors."
Considering that AC37 is going to be a DoG event, that clause does seem weird, as LR, NYYC, can't enter AC37.....
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Considering the circumstances and financial realities of ETNZ, I don't have a problem with the proposed plans.....They better beat the Poms though......I wonder if they'll allow Ben a new set of foils......probably will.......Hard to see Rita beating TR, even on home waters.....
1eyedkiwi
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Does it really matter? All teams at AC36 loved the AC75s. I suspect no other teams will have an issue with it as they know it is a great class. Quite likely if they get push back from a team wanting to enter they will pull the condition. It think they've put it in there as they expected everyone will agree. Remember that pre-Bermuda noone had any real idea whether the boats would work or not. Also, more importantly they were asking teams to agree to not only the class of boat but how the competitions would run (frequency etc) - I can't remember the details but it was pretty comprehensive and would have taken the AC away from what it is. This time round all competing teams said they wanted the class to return and they are only asking them to commit to the class of boat.
I agree that it is strange to make it a condition and that it's in breach of the DoG... but for it to make you want ETNZ fold... an overreaction maybe?
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jaysper
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I suspect the teams will be happy to have the AC75s and despite generally disliking them, I acknowledge continuity is a good thing.
But barring entry to the AC based on acceptance of terms that you have precisely ZERO right to impose is incredibly Bertarelli-esque and I won't support it.
strider470
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Probably in retrospect, EB and LE should be recognised as innovators and people should stop blaming and cursing for what they did
