Ah Magnus Wheatley, you took the words right out of my mouth! – tempesta
As grandstands go, they don’t get much bigger than the New York financial district and downtown Battery Park, but the Charging Bull, the magnificent bronze sculpture that symbolises much of Wall Street’s success and excess, would have been forgiven for upping sticks and charging well away from what we saw yesterday.
SailGP thundered into town, sold the premium packages in the Adrenaline Lounge and missed a huge opportunity. Blair Tuke was even wearing a suit jacket. This was prime time deal-making country, but the crane operators had other ideas and the star turn – Tom Slingsby – stacked it down the mine in pre-race practice to exclude himself from joining first just two boats on the tiny course, and then three. The Big Apple became the Rotten Apple in double-quick time. Photo by Ricardo Pinto for SailGP
