>> Why do we call it the America's Cup anymore anyway? Between the New Zealanders, the Australians, and the Italians, why to we Stateside bother? >> It's because the cup was first won by the yacht America -- nothing to do with the nationality of the current (or previous) owners. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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