{"id":2483,"date":"2017-05-31T20:26:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T00:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2017-05-31T20:26:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T00:26:51","slug":"monaco-in-the-atlantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/unstudies\/2017\/05\/31\/monaco-in-the-atlantic\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco In The Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Opinion column written by Hugh Dugan in\u00a0the Bernews<\/a>\u00a0on 31 May 2017]<\/p>\n

Those of us tuning early into the\u00a0America’s Cup<\/a>\u00a0on TV last Sunday were treated to the Grand Prix Formula One live from Monaco.<\/p>\n

This is fitting. It only makes sense that the world\u2019s oldest and most prestigious racing event of its kind took place on the same day as, well, the world\u2019s oldest and most prestigious racing event of its kind, the one taking place in Bermuda \u2013 now Monaco in the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not as if the two sports\u2019 billionaires, luminaries, and spectator playboys don\u2019t already have enough going for them in life! But now the rest of us can see what they\u2019re seeing, thanks to the spectator-friendly nature of television coverage and amphitheater racing common to both rocks. It\u2019s as if the two sports celebrated both Christmas and New Years on the same day.<\/p>\n

And this New Year is a new era for the America\u2019s Cup. Launching into the fireworks of Bermuda\u2019s cerulean seas, orange outcroppings, and velvety greens, the spray-filled contest is an awesome eyeful to behold.<\/p>\n

High definition TV captures Bermuda\u2019s high pressure atmospherics enveloping everyone. And for those of us in the blue, broadcasters now helpfully superimpose boundaries and markers using enhanced reality.<\/p>\n

But no enhancements are necessary for the Cup\u2019s host, Bermuda. Its can-do capacity and hospitality are a big \u201cGood Morning\u201d to the world on behalf of AC35.<\/p>\n

And its setting is helping connect the sailing elite \u2013 the fabled 1% of wealth \u2013 with all others in new ways. This is a big feat for 0.001% of the world\u2019s population on only 0.00004% of its landmass. Update: so far Bermuda\u2019s flight time is 100%.<\/p>\n

Amphitheater seating democratizes sport, as it did in ancient Olympia. Thanks to Bermuda\u2019s watery amphitheater, sailing is developing popularly as it has technologically.<\/p>\n

Now all can access the event, as much by fitted dinghy as by mega-yacht, as much by word of mouth as by engraved invitation. For a five-week run the sails will rise over the aquamarine proscenium to the hushed global television audience gripped and grinding in the rapture.<\/p>\n

Yes, now more of the 99% attend and participate. This grows the movement, ups the competition, and inspires future champions. Speaking of which, could there be a better name than Ocean Archeval for a youth in the Endeavor Program?<\/p>\n

So, what\u2019s the score with Monaco? The AC35 leads the Grand Prix by seventy-eight years and continues strong at nearly 50 knots. Meanwhile, visiting superyachts, tall ships, and J-class aristocrats will soon attest that Bermuda\u2019s Latum Fretum is sailing\u2019s modern Coliseum. As flight-time gladiators continue to militarize it on sunny afternoons, history is made.<\/p>\n

And long may this go on. Mr Larry Ellison, defending the Cup, states that if Oracle prevails then the AC36 will occur in Bermuda. Yes, Muhammed has been brought to the mountain \u2013 a seamount in this case. And he is raising the Cup and sailing for all to see.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Hugh Dugan<\/a>\u00a0served as U.S. Consul in Bermuda and is a frequent visitor.\u00a0The International Olympic Committee<\/a>\u00a0awarded him for reviving the ancient\u00a0Olympic Truce<\/a>\u00a0and promoting peace through sport while a U.S. Diplomat to the\u00a0United Nations<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read\u00a0the\u00a0interview with Professor Hugh Dugan \u201cThe U.N. and the Olympics: Teammates Going for the Gold\u201d<\/a>,\u00a0from 3 January 2017 published on the Permanent Observer page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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