THE AMERICA’S CUP WITH ULYSSE NARDIN
Arriving at the customs desk at Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International airport with my passport at the ready, the serious-looking official suddenly fires at me “Business or pleasure?” I hesitate, it is a difficult question to answer when you have been invited to Bermuda by Ulysse Nardin to watch the America’s Cup final. I tentatively answer “Both?” The customs official seems to like my answer and smiles. Feeling relieved, I cautiously ask him if he is enjoying the competition, to which he launches into a blow-by-blow account of the day’s battle between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand. His passion and knowledge for the race come pouring out. He tells me how the whole island is on tenterhooks. If the Americans win there is a good chance they
