>> >The numbers of all nations (NZ in particular) working >> >for each team hardly makes it a "nation v nation" event >> >> So NZ wins, whoever wins ;))))))) > > Oh yes, nice twist Alan 8-) There will be a substantial number of NZers on the crew of the winning boat. What annoys quite a few people here is that most of the NZers on the boat from the country without an ocean were on the NZ winning yacht last time we won the cup. If they hadn't all jumped ship in order to make millions of dollars elsewhere (can't imagine why they'd want to be doing that) then we' probably wouldn't need to be up at 2am to see NZ win the cup back this time. Russell -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist