Under the circumstances, you might think you would choose the configuration that gave the best performance over the widest range of conditions. Both teams have smart people who know what that answer is.
AC36: The Match (6-15th March. Reserve days to the 21st)
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The Advocate
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Or the median of the wind range given that various configurations slew the performance orientation to a wind range you may not get.
minimumfuss
Anarchist
Given further cases, and what the DG of health and PM would have witnessed in the PC, I would be a little surprised if exemptions are granted. They are under big pressure to contain this outbreak and sports are secondary. Last week many people were still at the viaduct even with the cup village closed, hundreds of boats out, and mass celebrations with poor social distancing evident. Its not a football match in a stadium where 22 players and a ref are involved and the doors can be closed.
minimumfuss
Anarchist
Well that sounds fair... Lol there'll be a magnitude 4 quake from all the LR fans shaking their fists. I wouldn't care, happens when it happens.
d2ba
Member
Sorry may bad I meant the downside would be to nullify the challengers advantage of being match fit battle hardened by racing two weeks after Prada Cup.
Every AC cup cycle the challenger has enjoyed this advantage now nullified by unfortunate events
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The Advocate
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d2ba
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http://www.nicdouglass.org/covid-19-shuts-down-americas-cup/
The Arbitration Panel has twice ruled on Force Majeure triggered by COVID-19 and the outcome was the cancellation of the two America’s Cup World Series regattas scheduled for April and June 2020.
The Advocate
Super Anarchist
Respect dude for realizing the reality of the situation, the NZ govt controls everything any existing contracts are meaningless.
It’s not just AC racing being affected. Thousand and thousand of contracts between private parties are being voided. Companies in Auckland can’t have staff working outside Auckland even if there contracts state that they should. Certain deliveries of goods are voided because can’t travel out of Auckland because of lockdown. You can’t sue these companies for non delivery?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_majeure
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The Advocate
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Yes, but that is for losses, damages, and injuries. How it would be applied in this instance isn't completely clear.
The Advocate
Super Anarchist
I think the damages could easily be projected for the purposes of the issue and be avoided legally with the clause. Not a lawyer though.
Damages who will have legal jurisdiction over this. ?
NYS or NZ courts ?
I think if your ever going to use Force Majeure this is the situation
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jaysper
Super Anarchist
I don't think ACE violated anything.
Malibu Cindy and her bunch of merry fuckwits have sent Jaffaland to level 3 so racing can't happen without the aforementioned exemption.
The Advocate
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MaxHugen
Super Anarchist
Although I read that Ben Ainslie didn't think the twin skin sail is much better than a single skin, I think it will trickle down through the racing fleets in due course. Contrary to BA, one of the designers (I think) gave his opinion that the twin skin is almost as efficient as the wing sail, and there's also been comment that the AC75 can sail at a better VMG/TWS than the AC50 upwind. Don't know how accurate these remarks are though.
BTW, there was a post about a large yacht that has been designed using the same style of canting foils! Possibly a novelty though?
Sorry didn’t know you have copyright on this. I shall wait for my cease and desist letter
