Yacht race for the ages. After getting penalized two races before the America’s Cup even started, the American team fell behind 8-1 in a contest that only requires 9 wins. Then they tweaked their boat, replaced the tactician, and reeled off 7 straight wins to set up this afternoon’s winner-take-all final. Anybody who hasn’t seen these wild-ass catamarans flying across San Francisco Bay at 50 Mph is really missing the boat (so to speak).
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Another important story by J.P. Travis.
Crowley II.
Hey, lighten up on J.P. At least there weren't any penises, transgendered amputees or midget porn stars mentioned in the article for a change.
Midget porn stars are always up for a little fun.
Nice try sport, but you came up a little short.
Well, my previous efforts dwarf my current shortcomings.
Not that there's anything wrong with that....
Wait...
I'm surprised Quagmire hasn't tried to take credit for it yet.
Now that the America's Cup will be here for a few years, n0bama will now take it upon himself to ensure all "underprivileged people" have a chance to have a boat of their own. It will be called the ASLB bill or "Affordable Sailboats for Lazy Bastards."
FLASH! Oracle just won!
Not sure why it's called the American boat when the skipper is Australian and the tactician is British. I guess since the billionaire who built the boat is American that's all that matters. I'm not bitter, I'm just saying maybe in this modern international world it's silly to associate these boats with a particular country. How about we forget the America's Cup format of one-on-one and we get as many of these behemoths as we can and they all race at the same time? Can you imagine a dozen 72-foot 55 mph catamarans jockeying for position at the starting line? What a trip!
well, they call obama an American, a man, and smart, none of which is accurate.
Cats are fun man, but forget about staying dry if you're planning on sailing on one.
If Progressives in the legislature hear of this they are going to want high speed sail service from the Bay area to LA, at a cost of...hmm, I can't fit that many zeroes in the comment space...a lot, at any rate. Look for a tax increase soon.
Americans won! Man oh man those things are the coolest boats I ever saw.
Only one race would have been penalized if Obama had been involved! -)