Fish 0 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Unless your Oracle racing... Yeah, some also consider it not normal to spend the same amount as New Zealand's entire budget deficit on a boat you use in two races Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Like Grinna's Rush of Blood. On a similar theme, paint it red and call it "On the Rag g g e d Edge" Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 It's was called 'Project Te Kiri'. That would be Du Fresne ( Du Frayne) ,and a bunch of his crew who were invited over for dinner. That's the dude. From what I could find I believe a few of the local BOI ladies thought he was a very tasty bloke as well, but maybe knot in the same context as 'tasty' is used today I just thought that was appropriate as just like Te Kiri I was hoping to f*ck up some French dudes day. Sadly it worked out the other way, bugger!! Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I'd like to read a definitive history on the whole event . I know the French blew away the wrong guys, that the intertribal massacre at Parekura bay afterwards was related to it and so was the ceding( no doubt a totally incorrect word but you get my drift) of Rawhiti to a particular tribe/ ownership. Some historians also believe that the whole nasty occurence is the reason that we ended up speaking English instead of French. Hijack over. Its a Mini right?.. I can see an interesting graphic going along with Miniskirt or some variation on the theme. Daisy's shorts were always er, quite mini. Link to post Share on other sites
Fusion 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Miniskirt It kind of looks like one laying on the floor. Link to post Share on other sites
Terry B 71 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 John B - go to www.nzhistory.net.nz and type in Du Fresne's name and you'll get the real story. As opposed to the albeit interesting, but not correct ones on this thread. But then I've never let the truth get in the way of a good story myself................... Not having a dig at anyone here so don't go taking this personally: NZ history should be taught in NZ schools from an early age. Compulsory. Would stop a lot of misunderstanding about our history and how we got to where we are as a nation. Rant over. Sorry about the hijack. POSSIBLE NAMES: Red Handed Nth Degree Tight Rope Pizza Dixie Rum Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Actually, Blood Sweat & Tears would be a good name! Who said that? Another one I thought of would be Skid Row, or maybe with KM in mind it could be called Knumb Knuts. Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Do I recall from ealier posts on this site that JH has long blonde hair? mullet? Sounds Girlie. So shuld have a girlie name.... Also, sure to be slower and easily caught by a cat Mini Mouse Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 i have short hair now hey maybe squid can pay for it to be finished and i'll call it www.crew.org.nz. written in big orange letters next to the keel of course Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 You want Crew to sponsor you? The same guy who while at his brief sojourn at a world famous spar maker made a comment about carbon masts being sure to fall over? I'd say you'd be needing to pay Squid alot of money to have the privilege of having the crew marque on your boat JH. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 nope, nothing about carbon masts, just any mast that goes on my boat is most likely going to fall over! im sure squid will be happy to spend 90k to get crews name next to the keel Link to post Share on other sites
col j 0 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 no good on the keel...when that falls off you wont see it. you need it on the hull either side of the keel so its seen from both sides when upside down.... but on the keel you could write something like if found please deliver to wherever Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 nope, nothing about carbon masts, just any mast that goes on my boat is most likely going to fall over! im sure squid will be happy to spend 90k to get crews name next to the keel Is that because you are sure you will manage to park it upside down (and not lose the keel) and the news helicopter will get it on film clearly showing the orange text that it is written in. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I like KM's original name with the story behind it, but I doubt JH is heading to France with it any time soon, so the name needs to be more useful in home waters.. Definately has to have "Mini" in it. I like Mini skirt and Mini Mouse. "Mini school" as in miniscule? Might be seen as an attack on JH's masculinity though.. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshy 30 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Seeing as he loves the general lee so much he could copy the paint job and call it something like mini general Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Seeing as he loves the general lee so much he could copy the paint job and call it something like mini general Stacey Jones Link to post Share on other sites
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