Rich said:
ha ha ha, which patriotic manual does that come out of?
Actually British in Origin
Yeah, OK why do they call it the Americas Cup? Because of our ship building and by way of technology transfer, our yacht building.
I guess the history books made that up as well.
If you’re going to ridicule my post at the very least you should have a clue about the facts.
Maybe this fact was left out of your upper class British education ( It wouldn’t do to have a bunch of upstarts out performing you on the Seas and upsetting British sensibilities), the American Clipper Ships set the standard for ships made in that time period. They were faster, sleeker, and they would point better than anything the British, Dutch, Spanish, or French had.
So look it up, and be proven wrong once again.