Why Is It So?
4 Australians, 2 NZ, one USA member and the rest from other countries are Oracle Team USA sailors that won the America's Cup.
There was a second USA member, tactician, replaced by a Brit after 5 races. Leaving one USA member in the team that managed to come from 8 races to 1 race down and proceeded to win the next 8 to attain the winning score of 8 to 9 for the Cup.
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article...re-4853320.php
I see the event as ' We have stronger financial backing, therefore we win'.
USA
bought the cup. The Oracle Team was skippered by an Australian. The team is a squad of mercenaries, purchased to defend the cup.
Are the Americans not good enough to defend the Cup?
FYI My Son and his family are USA citizens. This is not an opportunity to verbally bash USA. The Kiwis if they had won, intended to change the rules to have common sense and fairplay invoked.
The Kiwis were beaten by a world combined team. I am disgusted. Only one USA member in the team. With two Kiwis.???? Where is their loyalty?
Can anyone defend the USA's actions?
Cheers