AC36: The Match (6-15th March. Reserve days to the 21st)

[Barnyb]

smoking!

 

[terrafirma]

We may have just seen the cup be decided.! Kiwis are smoking...! 4 knots faster

 

[Piet56]

ETNZ extending.... just frikkin WOW

 

[terrafirma]

341 Meters now..!

 

[Barnyb]

That is the speed advantage we have been told about!

 

[hasmat]

Came for the start....

stayed for the sailing race...

 

[Guest]

they got that sniff of clear air, handbags let them split

 

[NZL4EVER]

Straight line speed fast but so is vmg like a different boat

 

[zillafreak]

Apparently ETNZ is a fast boat

 

[nav]

That's where the quiet confidence has been coming from...now it's been shown

 

[Piet56]

Holy shit - snd bags off ETNZ - Damn that thing is fast.... 3-4 knts faster down wind.... jesus!

 

[mezaire]

Were ETNZ sandbagging a little to make it a close series?

or is the extra 2-3knots of breeze mean they can simply engage "turbo" mode?!

 

[Guest]

the thing about light air is that it evens things up, but once theres breeze that fast boat she just goes!

 

[Piet56]

Were ETNZ sandbagging a little to make it a close series?

or is the extra 2-3knots of breeze mean they can simply engage "turbo" mode?!

Turbo mode - J2 v J1 jibs & the kiwi's are on fire....

 

[arr4ws]

no more rumors.... 3-4 knot faster right now

 

[Piet56]

2 knt diff upwind to ETNZ.... 450m lead now.... Holy fuck!

 

[Jean-Baptiste]

Very competent performance by NZ.

 

[amc]

Good grief where were they hiding that performance 

 

[167149]

1/2 a kilometre lead.........

 

[NZL4EVER]

That's a massive shift

Loving PJ Montgomery "They've bolted!"