Britain still rules the waves
Feb 8th 2005, 8:58 pm
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Here we go again...
Feb 8th 2005, 10:06 pm
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by desperate2go
Exactly -give it a rest Wombat. Give a bit of respect where its due.
Have'nt hundreds of people already sailed around the world. l guess with a lack of international sporting victories you need something, even a woman
sailing around the world in a little tub to maintain national pride.
Feb 8th 2005, 10:10 pm
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by desperate2go
Exactly -give it a rest Wombat. Give a bit of respect where its due.
Well said! We love Ellen- what a woman. We should be able to celebrate her achievement without someone belittling it. People may have sailed around the world before but no woman has done it faster.
Feb 8th 2005, 10:10 pm
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by wombat42
Sorry but l don't understand what the great achievement is
Have'nt hundreds of people already sailed around the world. l guess with a lack of international sporting victories you need something, even a woman
sailing around the world in a little tub to maintain national pride.
Have'nt hundreds of people already sailed around the world. l guess with a lack of international sporting victories you need something, even a woman
sailing around the world in a little tub to maintain national pride.
what a wa£*er
Feb 8th 2005, 10:23 pm
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by wombat42
Sorry but l don't understand what the great achievement is
Have'nt hundreds of people already sailed around the world. l guess with a lack of international sporting victories you need something, even a woman
sailing around the world in a little tub to maintain national pride.
Have'nt hundreds of people already sailed around the world. l guess with a lack of international sporting victories you need something, even a woman
sailing around the world in a little tub to maintain national pride.
Feb 8th 2005, 10:35 pm
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by wombat42
Sorry but l don't understand what the great achievement is
Have'nt hundreds of people already sailed around the world. l guess with a lack of international sporting victories you need something, even a woman
sailing around the world in a little tub to maintain national pride.
Have'nt hundreds of people already sailed around the world. l guess with a lack of international sporting victories you need something, even a woman
sailing around the world in a little tub to maintain national pride.
Feb 8th 2005, 10:58 pm
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
It says on news.com:
"MacArthur was virtually unknown in Britain but a household name in France, where great sailors are venerated, when she set off 71 days ago."
"MacArthur was virtually unknown in Britain but a household name in France, where great sailors are venerated, when she set off 71 days ago."
Feb 9th 2005, 1:43 pm
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by jayr
It says on news.com:
"MacArthur was virtually unknown in Britain but a household name in France, where great sailors are venerated, when she set off 71 days ago."
"MacArthur was virtually unknown in Britain but a household name in France, where great sailors are venerated, when she set off 71 days ago."
http://www.dinkumaussies.com/..%2FSP...y%20Cottee.htm
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Feb 9th 2005, 1:55 pm
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by aidbish
what a wa£*er
Feb 10th 2005, 6:27 am
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by wombat42
l did'nt know what it was you were talking about untill l looked it up on the British internet newspapers because it did'nt make the news in OZ and l doubt most other countries. Any lunatic can risk their lives sailing around the world in a little tub l don't understand what all the fuss is about.
Remember Terry Bulimore and a couple of other Poms who capsided their boats of the coast of WA and we Aussie Taxpayers had to pay millions to rescue these lunatics.
Remember Terry Bulimore and a couple of other Poms who capsided their boats of the coast of WA and we Aussie Taxpayers had to pay millions to rescue these lunatics.
I'm not surprised it didn't make the news, the aussie media is so inward looking.BTW i'd rather be a pom than a LA (Little American)
Feb 10th 2005, 7:34 am
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by wombat42
l did'nt know what it was you were talking about untill l looked it up on the British internet newspapers because it did'nt make the news in OZ and l doubt most other countries.
NY Times
Lebanon Daily Record !!
South African News
and ermmm ... Fox ... in Australia .... Fox
and ermmm .. ABC ... in Australia ....
ABC
and ermmm ... SMH ... in Australia
SMH
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Feb 10th 2005, 8:22 am
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by wombat42
lAny lunatic can risk their lives sailing around the world in a little tub .
Feb 10th 2005, 8:41 am
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
The only reason she was able to break the world record was thanks to Aussie technolgy as the boat was built in Australia. 
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Feb 10th 2005, 8:42 am
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by wombat42
The only reason she was able to break the world record was thanks to Aussie technolgy as the boat was built in Australia.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/mob...?oneclick=true
http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/mob...?oneclick=true
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Feb 10th 2005, 10:10 am
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Re: Britain still rules the waves
Originally Posted by wombat42
l did'nt know what it was you were talking about untill l looked it up on the British internet newspapers because it did'nt make the news in OZ .
If she was an Aussie, or even 2% lost lost cousin Aussie, the lead stories on Channel 7, 10 etc and the papers would have been this acheivement.
Doubtless you would have also started another banal thread on here, yet again congratulating Australias latest "one up" on the Brits.
You are a tragic parody of an ignorant redneck Aussie, who has never travelled outside his own state, let alone used a passport (by the way you don't need one to visit Sydney, in case you ever want to.)
I have said it before and will say it again. If any prospective pom migrants wish to see what awaits them in Australia, then read some of Womtwats posts. The ignorant, self congratulating, parochial and downright hostity to anything forgein (IE not Straylian) rants should well be the warning you need not to uproot yourselves 12000 miles and spend thousands of pounds to end up in a backward, suburban isolated sandpit, surrounded by ignoramases whose national pastime is pom bashing.
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