BTW: Beautiful ship model on your pic. What ship is it?
Ron,
The ship is "America", it's a 1/96 scale model that I built 34 years ago, and gave to my father as a Christmas gift. My parents decided to give back the special gifts, when they were putting their estate in order. They didn't want anyone "fighting" over things like that.
Mransr
Because of the international composition of the sindicate that brought "Alinghi" to the challenge, there are several places where the race could be held. I believe Naples, Palma Majorca, and somewhere on the southwest coast of Portugal are being considered. The heavily favored by those who know sailing seems to be Portugal, because the winds and seas are more favorable in the Atlantic. That choice would put the race back in virtually the same waters as the original, in 1870.
If the company who made the spars for Team New Zealand, ever gets into the model railroading business, I think I'll avoid their products at all costs. Mast...broke, Boom...broke, Spinaker pole...broke! If I had invested the $millions, I think I'd be just a touch upset.
Pete