New Zealand have won the America's cup for the second time as challenger. It's been four long years since their massive choke in San Francisco.
Listen to Peter Montgomery's iconic call of the final race http://www.radiosport.co.nz/on-demand/audio/pj-montgomery-calling-the-americas-cup-win/
Larry Ellison of Oracle got this one wrong. It may have been a mistake taking the competition to Bermuda. But stand in Ellison's shoes for a minute and see things from his perspective. He's one man and his billions up against the combined mass of the oil rich United Arab Emirates and the world's biggest milk products exporter (New Zealand). He probably sees himself as the little guy. Okay, stop feeling sorry for him now as he pretty much stole the Cup from Alinghi after the Swiss stole the cup from New Zealand. I say stole as all the aforementioned teams survive by buying Kiwis.
A relief then as the NZ government are going to have to spend money and that'll be good for the economy. It'll be good to see the Italians back in Auckland as the challenger of record. When they were last in town they made themselves almost as popular as the home team.
Afterthought: Will someone make the NZ skipper Glenn Ashby Prime Minister. Thank you. He's the type of guy NZ needs leading. Men would even follow the man into battle.
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