Americas Cup and Ellen, are they compatible?

[StephenSails]

Reading this story on the BBC web page there is some suggestion that Ellen may consider taking part in an Americas Cup campaign, is it me but I really cannot see this happening, aslo I cant really see what role she could bring to a team apart from maybe a motivational type guru or maybe a trimmer or sewer woman?

 

[jamesjermain]

No. I don't see it either. Too short and sharp, too many people, too many egos. And where would Mark Turner fit in?

 

[StephenSails]

Oh yeah, before anyone bites my head off, a sewer job is a person who works beneath the deck of the AC boat re-packing the kite and bailing water out. I would love to have that job just to say to girls when they ask what I do that I am a sewer rat! lol /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Salty]

If you widen the question, there's a few heroic round the world types who also cut the mustard at America Cup events. Grant Dalton is obviously trying now, but from the project management angle. Peter Blake. Paul Cayard went the other way. Any more? Struggle to think of single-handers who've done it though.

 

[Peppermint]

Re: Oh Yes!

I'm not sure that the sailing would be an area that she'd be an asset. V.different game to anything she's tried. She'd certainly help bring the money in though. She's the hottest thing out there at the moment.

 

[doris]

I quite agree James. Where would Mark Turner fit in? I reckon he is the somewhat unsung hero of the team. Without him she would never have got to first base and when interviewed he never talks about himself, only herself. Man's a dude. INMHO of course!

 

[benjenbav]

Didn't know you had to be tall to steer an America's Cup boat /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Sybarite]

[ QUOTE ]
I would love to have that job just to say to girls when they ask what I do that I am a sewer rat!

[/ QUOTE ]

When one wins the rat race one is still a ...rat.

John

 

[Richard_Peevor]

I think Ellen is amazing for what she has already done - she has that amazing gritty determination to keep going day after day BUT she has never raced properly around the cans and has not done any match racing.. It doesnt seem like the best thing for her to do.. stick doing what you know best!

 

[StellaGirl]

not a chance.....she is better off doing what she is doing. how about a record circumnavigation the "wrong" way round - against the prevailing winds and currents?!

 

[StugeronSteve]

"maybe a motivational type guru"

Sending motivational emails maybe? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[tcm]

transat

i think there is unfinished business with the single handed transat record. She's got this humoungous boat so really oughta use the thing a bit more yet.

Nonetheless, ellen wd undoutbedly be a draw to the AC where there are few face-recognised stars. Dunno if her skills/exp are super-relevant and there must be a big pool of not-tooexpensive crew who anywway need to be available for the quite long series of testing, more testing, practising, qualifying, more qualifying etc etc.

Sound like the bbc making up some news, a bit?

 

[StephenSails]

Re: transat

" Sound like the bbc making up some news, a bit? "

The BBC making up news, never! I wont hear of such a thing.