Destined for the Cup - Three South African stories Destined for the Cup - Three South African stories
If the America’s Cup shows anything, it is that life can take peculiar twists. There are plenty of sailors around the world who have dreamed of sailing in the most prestigious race in their sport all their lives, and despite their ability, have never made. Then there are those who barely knew what the Cup was when it somehow whisked them into its grasp.
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New Zealand and the America’s Cup: Kiwis claim the Cup New Zealand and the America’s Cup: Kiwis claim the Cup
Nobody will ever know if the Briton James Ashbury, the first to challenge for the America’s Cup in 1870 with Cambria, and who had later immigrated in the 1880s to New Zealand to raise sheep, would have been the one to pass along to his adopted countrymen a passion for the Cup.
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Shosholoza and South Africa: a story of good hope Shosholoza and South Africa: a story of good hope
South Africa evokes the image of the sea that bathes its coasts - on one side the south Atlantic, and one the other the Indian Ocean. It was a precarious coast for many mariners, as evidenced by the nicknames given: the Skeleton or Savage Coast and the evocative Danger Point.
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New start for South Africa New start for South Africa
The first ever America’s Cup challenge from South Africa, Shosholoza, is marching to the beat of a different drum in 2006. The team has a new base, a new boat configuration, a new mast and sails, and additions to the crew which give the team a more international - and Italian - flavour. This is Shosholoza in 2006, a team determined to make a move at this 32nd America’s Cup.
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Designed to win Designed to win
“People say the gains are going to be less in this cycle, but I don’t think that’s true. We’re making the same type of gains as in the last cycle. It’s just the way it is…”
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A day in the life The tactician A day in the life The tactician
One of the strangest roles on an America’s Cup boat - or any large racing boat for that matter - is that of tactician. The tactician doesn’t steer the boat, or navigate it. He doesn’t trim the sails, and he’s not in charge as the skipper is. But the tactician has an enormous influence on the outcome any America’s Cup race.
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