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I remember it well...we were married that day 25 years ago, hence we just celebrated that special day Bali last week, but we had the most gorgeous little man to help us with all the wedding bits at the church. He was cute with white blonde hair and the most infectious smile you could ever imagine...he's a beautiful man now..looks a little like that internut dude you have on your show...could this be him in real life ?????

Posted by Liz Friday 3 October, 2008 05:25 PM

I was at home with mum and dad screaming our heads off.go you good thing!
vote for Jamie on the hubby page hes a good bloke....

Posted by Andrew Stay Friday 26 September, 2008 05:59 PM

I was celebrating my 21st Birthday on 26th September 1983. Amazing day, night & day....

Posted by Catherine Friday 26 September, 2008 12:50 PM

I was in Osborne Park Hospital 29 weeks pregnant in the Maternity section as I was not well. I could hear the TV and those watching yelling that we had won the Americas Cup. I eventually ended up with Pre-Eclampsia and was transferred to King Edward Hospital and my daughter was born on Saturday 1st October by caesarian section in 8 min to save my life and she was a bonus and still is.

Posted by Marcelle Patterson Friday 26 September, 2008 10:51 AM

my oldest son Aaron was born at 4am on the 27th September 1983 (26th in the USA) in the middle of the race that Australia 2 won the Americas Cup. My wife & I still have not seen that race.

Posted by Mark Willcock Friday 26 September, 2008 08:28 AM

I was working in Newport at a restaurant called the Southern Cross. I used to hang around the docks each day and scored a jumper. Lent it to someone in london that december and never saw it again.

Posted by Daniel Carmichael Friday 26 September, 2008 08:11 AM

It was to be the day I started down my sailing career.i was 10 years old,my dad worked for the SEC. He and his meter reading partener were drinking champagne 6 o'clock in the morning,before going to work.I was running around with an Australia II transfer on my t-shirt out of the newspaper.25 years later I am still an Australia II nut and still an Australia II and Americas Cup fan.

Posted by Marc gilligan Antoinette Thursday 25 September, 2008 08:54 PM

Recently I was doing a unit at Uni when we were discussing "Iconic" Australian music.

One of the girls in my group commented that her mum had said that when we won the America's Cup that you couldn't go into a pub or restaurant without hearing "Land Down Under".

I commented that I remembered my mum getting me up so I could watch Australia II win the race when it was on...

You could hear the proverbial crickets cheeping... it was only then that I realised that apart from the lecturer - no one else in the class was born in 1983... Pretty sobering stuff!

Posted by Yoli Lawrence Monday 22 September, 2008 09:54 PM

I was living in San Diego California watching the race on the TV with my door open screaming my head off for Australia and all in the apartment block thought I was mad when I ran outside yelling we won we won

Posted by Jane Riddel Monday 22 September, 2008 03:11 PM

My second daughter was months so I was up feeding her watching the race

Posted by Kaylene Jones Sunday 21 September, 2008 11:11 AM

I was 17yo and attending Business College in Perth and I can remember my mother coming in and waking me up to come and watch the race....I didn't get back to bed and still went to college that day...my mother wouldn't write me a "sick" note to explain my absence...not even for the America's Cup win...love ya lots Mum !!!

Posted by Michelle Chia Saturday 20 September, 2008 05:22 PM

I remember getting up for TAFE and turning on the telly in the kitchen - it was a huge kitchen and bigger than our lounge room lol and seeing us win......i ran into mum's room and told her that we had won and she was still asleep and couldn't understand my excitement lol....went to TAFE that day and everyone was talking about in it in the undercroft.....got my first taste of champers that day and I was at school lol

Posted by Sharon Saturday 20 September, 2008 09:30 AM

I was in year 5 we all decided to hide in the toilets from the teacher.

Posted by Justine Friday 19 September, 2008 09:11 PM

I was breastfeeding my first daughter....

She was born in sept 83... Ironically my second daughter was born 26 sept... So between them they have the date month and year.....

Posted by sharyn Ausling Friday 19 September, 2008 08:57 PM

I was 9 years old at the time and i remember sitting up cause I suffered a massive astma attack. It was the last one I ever suffered but what a night!!!

Just after they won , mum raced me to pmh cause i couldnt breathe ( i swear they waited) and i was put on a nebulizer. At the time they went on age not weight. Being a small fry, they nearly killed me by over dosing me. But by the time i got home the next day , Ill never forget the words of Bob Hawke saying " If anyone sacks there staff for having the day off - there a BUM".

When they returned home and put Australia 2 on show in perth, we went to see her.

Was another day ill never forget cause we had to have our dog put down on that day. My family sat in the car looking at the boat with tears in there eyes.( I thought it was a great day cause the dog had bitten me so many times and i still have scars to prove it). So yes i will never forget the Americas cup as the night i nearly died.

Posted by melissa Friday 19 September, 2008 07:29 PM

i was at Royal perth yacht Club and one of my male friends poured a beer over Bob Hawke, right before he went on the TV and muttered the immortal words"Any boss who sacs someone for not being at work today is a bum!!" He was rather under the weather but it was a great night .

Posted by Gem Friday 19 September, 2008 05:08 PM

I was in hospital having a hernia operation something that I can't forget.

Posted by glen Friday 19 September, 2008 08:42 AM

It was my 18th birthday!

Posted by Sue Thursday 18 September, 2008 06:43 PM

I was attending Business College in Fremantle at the time and due to do an exam that morning (I passed). I was woken at an ungodly hour (I thought) to my parents joyus shouts of victory. In Fremantle everyone was talking about the win. What a place to be at this time!

Posted by Shelley Thursday 18 September, 2008 09:09 AM

I deliberately got up early to watch that last fateful race, which the Aussies won. I was living in East Fremantle, and I woke up my wife to tell her the good news - she wasn't that impressed! At the time, I was crewing on a yacht at Royal Perth YC so was following the competition closely. I subsequently was one of the many volunteers who helped out in the (unsuccessful) defence of the cup in 1986/87. It was a great time to live in or near Fremantle, which was subsequently 'transformed' into a vibrant, interesting city.

Posted by Roy Stall Thursday 18 September, 2008 05:25 AM

Feeding my new born son who is now 25 years old!!

Posted by Lesley Tuesday 16 September, 2008 07:19 PM

I was a fourth year apprentice working in the old east perth power station, just after it had stop generating electricity, a group of us was huddled around the radio listening to the race, it was fantastic to hear the cannon fire and the announcement that Australia had won, the atmosphere in the workshop was dare I say 'electric'

Posted by Paul Curran Tuesday 16 September, 2008 06:29 PM

I was having a baby. The hospital staff were all delayed because everyone was watching the final race. I was given drugs to stop the labour until after Australia II crossed the line.
His middle name is Alan after his father, but everyone thought he was named after Bondy. He turns 25 on the 26th Sept.

Posted by Janet Fraser Tuesday 16 September, 2008 04:57 PM

I was on the Dole in Queensland with 7 other people from WA. It was a dole trip by 3 of us who then met 3 friends on the dole in Melbourne who were from WA, then travel up in an old holden station wagon and met 2 other friends from WA at Noosa and we all managed to get a rental house in Nambour from a Gynacholigist called Dr Dick! That morning of the Cup win everyone ran into my room as I had the only radio clock. That year was the best fun with friends and I will always remember the amazing adventurous trip on the dole with 7 friends, surfing, smoking pot, sex, drinking magic mushies and winning the Americas Cup just cemented those memories. I loved 1983! ahhhh those care free days. Hi you guys its me Wongie!!

Posted by Glen Wong Tuesday 16 September, 2008 02:36 PM

I was in Year 11 and it meant absolutely nothing to me. Now...25 years on it means I'm old!

Posted by Tanya Tuesday 16 September, 2008 12:17 PM

October 30th 1983. It was the first day of 'daylight saving' for the first time, it was the Parade for Mr Bonds 'Aust 2 Yatch' along Stirling hwy to Freo and our Wedding Day in a little church on the east side of Stirling Hwy and we were travelling from Scarborough. The wedding cars were not returned on time due to the hour time change and it took the police to 'hold' the parade traffic at Byview tce lights which had been switch'd off for us to get across the highway to the church, and yes I was about half an hour late. When we planned the day Sunday at 12 o'clock the race hadn't happened much less Aussie 2 winning.,I am happy to say we celebrate our 25th Anniversay next month. Love your show, regards Jan

Posted by Jan Kontoolas Tuesday 16 September, 2008 10:44 AM

i was 10, so fairly young... but I remember waking up to Mum and Dad screaming that we'd won the cup... wasn't quite sure what that meant, but now I realise how big a deal it was... especially condisering how small we were as a nation back then.

Posted by Dan Tuesday 16 September, 2008 10:42 AM