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Daily English Show #12 – Kaikoura To Christchurch (Video)

March 20, 2012 – 7:17 am | 12 Comments

The Daily English Show, an occasional video series, has hit the road traveling through New Zealand in a United Campervan. This week the road travels from Kaikoura on the eastern shore of the South Island …

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Submitted by Kiwi Bloke on January 6, 2007 No Comment

The America’s Cup is all on for this year and it is lining up for a great 2007 season. The two Challenger favorites are BMW Oracle Racing (San Francisco USA) captained by Chris Dickson:

Chris Dickson

and the other favorite is Emirates New Zealand (Auckland NZ) captained by Dean Barker:

Dean Barker

The Alingi Defender team (Geneva Switzerland) is captained by Brad Butterworth:

Brad Butterworth

Aside from the fact that all of these skippers are seasoned America’s Cup Captain’s, what does the captains of USA, Switzerland and New Zealand have in common ??!!!!

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