1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Bonj. Italia is going to host the thirty eighth America's 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: Cup in summer twenty twenty seven, at least that's when 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: they think it will happen. The old mug again heading 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: to European waters the first time. The Italians will play hosts. 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: They've had the World Series before, but never the big 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: one before. So it'll be Mount Vesuvius in the background, 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: not Rangetoto. It'll be pizza in the balleys of fans, 8 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: not fish and chips. Auckland missed out, which we already knew. 9 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: Athens missed out. Georgia Maloney very excited, Luna Rossa obviously pumped. 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: But the question for you this morning, do you wake 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: up feeling jealous? Is there a pit of disappointment in 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: your stomach? Do we lambasted our measly stingy government for 13 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: not prioritizing a sailing race. My feelings, well, it's nice 14 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: that they have somewhere to sail, and good luck to them, 15 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: but I feel zero fomo. We were on the hook 16 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: for tens of millions of dollars. Waigno hasn't got his 17 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: bed tax yet. Politically, it was the right call to 18 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: imagine with this announcement coming a week out from budget day. 19 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: Imagine the outcry from the unions and the opposition and 20 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: the media. You're spending how much money on men sailing 21 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: around the harbor while cutting women's pay. Can you just 22 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: imagine that. Plus when we debated all of this a 23 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: few months back, we didn't know at that point that 24 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: Dalton was quietly walking away from contract negotiations with Peter Burling, 25 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: So we would have spent millions on a race for 26 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: a boat with an Aussie at the helm, not our 27 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: beloved Burling. Not that that matters. That is fine, we've 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: had one before in glen Ashby, but there's no doubt 29 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: the preference was for Burling to continue. Grant Dalton told 30 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: me that at the time. But there's a bigger point here. 31 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: When times are tough, when the kitty's running low, you 32 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: can't afford the nice to haves. For Team New Zealand, 33 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: that was Burling. For us, it was the competition itself. 34 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: And if you're worried that Dalton has regrets about Auckland 35 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: failing to get a look in, take a look at 36 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: the press release for today's announcement come out overnight. He says, 37 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: Italians not us Kiwis. Italians are quote the most passionate 38 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: and engaged America's Cup audience in the world. This city 39 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: is the best option for growing global audiences. It's a 40 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: summer in Europe, so if you're a sailing mad person 41 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: then it might be time to book some flights little 42 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: midwinter getaway. Some difficult captains calls have to be made 43 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: and have been made, but for us and for Team 44 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: New Zealand, it sounds like they were the necessary ones, 45 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: and the necessary choices are pretty much always the right ones. 46 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: For more from early edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live 47 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: to news talks it'd be from five am weekdays, or 48 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.