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• Oracle did it
  • My stomach is still in a knot!
    • Mine's worse since the iPhone app video pooped out on leg 4.
  • A bit tense at the first mark.
    • I'm not certain about this, but thought the major change Oracle made
      • All of the races are on YouTube - Here is the link
        • Think how many days it would have taken to watch the entire series in the olden days!
      • I'm kicking myself harder Joe
        • Tim, we sure learned a lesson from this one. I will be there next time
      • WSJ article, "How Oracle saved the America's Cup"
        • Spine? Sprit perhaps?
          • That's what I was thinking - Sprit
    • DUH! Why didn't I think of that?
    • Easy to figure wm hat happened
  • Amazing racing
  • i had tears in my eyes from all the excitement.
    • I had tears in my eyes for Dean Barker. I'm bummed. Cheers, John
  • I look forward to the post-mortems
    • some info in the NYT article
      • Thanks Mary Lou, that's a great article.
  • Apparently NZ is giving Team NZ a heroes welcome
    • Was it a level playing field when the Kiwi's put foils on?
      • Fair enough, Dan. I think part of the issue ...
        • Agree,
        • Kiwi technology
          • Interesting background, thanks Mark