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Such a shame to see The Cup go down hill the way it has. In 1986, my then girlfriend (now my wife) & I moved to Fremantle for a year to be there for the 1987 America's Cup event. What a great time it was. Fremantle & indeed all of Perth was buzzing with the influx of international & national visitors. Every cafe, restaurant, club, pub and bar was packed every night with people out for a good time. This was a time when the cafe culture was just kicking off here in Aus, and Papa Luigi's in Freo was the epicenter of all things cool. As always there were a few idiots. I remember sitting in the upstairs bistro of the Sail & Anchor hotel one night. Dennis Conner was across the room and a few clowns started making Kookaburra calls at him. He took it well but I felt a bit ashamed at there childish behavoir. Anyway, he had the last laugh with a whitewash of the finals.
My point is, after that year The Cup just seemed to become a farce. Different boats all competing on an uneven playing field. It's a non-event these days and that is a real shame, because that time back in 1986/87 are some of the most cherished memories my wife & I share.
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