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More photo's from this team training in Barcelona. Scorpios 120 footer in the background.

Old friends. Greetings to Larry.

That manouvre was fatal in the past for the American Magic campaign as you know...

Still strange. all the ultime teams work with, in french, Fenetre. (Weather forecast that predict what wind you're in 48 or 36 hours ahead, it's acccurate within margin.) magins.) It's a stunt, safety case. Strangely trying to draw attention. Good thing is no wing damage thanks to dual...

What about weather windows? Those guys of Alinghi were not stupid in the past. You can see it coming on the weather radar.. Probably a test, or bad omen. Disturbing, perhaps on purpose.

More photo's from their facebook page: First flight I have seen from the ac 40. Mast is a lot towards the stern. It's not an easy boat to sail with, untill she foils...

Picture of the crew: Place is Geneva, looking forward for their return. The Geneva Fountain. https://www.houseofswitzerland.org/swissstories/history/story-genevas-jet-deau It's 200 meters high through this nozzle and drive by these pumps. Five hundred litres (130 US gal) of water...

Hire Dirk de Ridder, I know him from he was juvenile sailor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_de_Ridder He knows the game.  

Copied from the Alinghi website: https://www.alinghi.com/

It was the suspension of the hydraulics unit that went wrong in case you didn't notice. This one was worst:

Agree i'll re-engineer Atlas the particle detector. :D I have a friend who does that all the time; life time work. He's so intelliggent he won't join this forum. Rubbish is his final verdict... He doesn't sail, no time for that...

To my gladness, I work there. The results will be unofficial, it's just general reseach science, for everybody to grab. Untill you have to pay, sorry. More news will follow.

I completely do no not understand you. English is my second language, What do you mean? Explain..pls. Or are are we all too foolish to understand the secret language that is spoken?

It's expensive, Alinghi can pay for that,  Dutch challenge can't. To be more precise, The dutch are not able to finance a 12 year campaign, none of the top earners here see any advantage. 

So partly, I liked the old rule, this one makes it more costly, By the way in the tri-hybrid solution I proposed on the day of te issue of the new rules a way better research result is obtainable from solar  cells gluesd into the denk, Up to Dalts and compagnions to decide. Tri Hybris, the foils...

That rule was banned long ago, winches, sails all from the top supliers. One of the things Alinghi accomplished is they were cup reformers who wanted to make the cup simplier and understandable for the public. Like the Challenger Of Records? Only sport in the world who has a rule like that...

Red Bull sponsors Alinghi. Guess who was other sponsor on the Formule1 world champ... Oracle Fellow Dutchman Max Verstappen is world Champion, first time Holland is word champion, something like Uk winning the cup. ( I Met him once o, not much of a talker, he has his mind on racing) He...

Well that's logical isn't it, they are the cup holders. Brad Butterworth is old school from New Zealand origin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Butterworth

Here is a photo:

Anyone following this? I know for beginners it's like seeing grass grow. Best match I have ever seen.