Just back from the Viaduct.
Everyone got a lift & a drink, including the shore crew.
Bit sadly the crowd started fading after the first few, at least half the crowd & not much clapping by the end.
AC36: The Match (6-15th March. Reserve days to the 21st)
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Everyone got a lift & a drink, including the shore crew.
Bit sadly the crowd started fading after the first few, at least half the crowd & not much clapping by the end.
Fiji Bitter
I love Fiji Bitter
Sounds more like a Pissgiving!
Presser should be on shortly, no is already on now!
Presser should be on shortly, no is already on now!
What a spoiler! I have been watching the races on YT when I wake up. Thus srarting from about three hours after real time. This time it was still live showing the celebration before I saw the race.
Well not much to see in the race, which was over soon after the start although LR won the start. Nice to see TR in a more covering mode.
Congratulations to NZ!
Well not much to see in the race, which was over soon after the start although LR won the start. Nice to see TR in a more covering mode.
Congratulations to NZ!
Count Drac
Member
One guy I really take my hat off to is Dan Bernasconi.
When the concept of a large, fully-foiling monohull was first promoted I was sceptical. I figured that the power required to get up on foils would be high but that at least a wing sail could provide that power.
To then learn that a double-skin soft sail would be used made me even more sceptical, but I acknowledged that if they pulled it off then it would a huge advance in sailing technology and capability.
To have now achieved what Dan set out to do puts him up there with any of the great yacht designers. In fact, what he has achieved may put him at the top.
I know many may disagree and cite designers like Herreshoff, Fife or Stephens, but in my opinion they all improved existing designs without achieving the quantum leap that these foiling monohulls have achieved.
Congratulations to Dan and the entire ETNZ (and Di, I won't have to water-board you anymore at family get-togethers).
When the concept of a large, fully-foiling monohull was first promoted I was sceptical. I figured that the power required to get up on foils would be high but that at least a wing sail could provide that power.
To then learn that a double-skin soft sail would be used made me even more sceptical, but I acknowledged that if they pulled it off then it would a huge advance in sailing technology and capability.
To have now achieved what Dan set out to do puts him up there with any of the great yacht designers. In fact, what he has achieved may put him at the top.
I know many may disagree and cite designers like Herreshoff, Fife or Stephens, but in my opinion they all improved existing designs without achieving the quantum leap that these foiling monohulls have achieved.
Congratulations to Dan and the entire ETNZ (and Di, I won't have to water-board you anymore at family get-togethers).
KiwiJoker
Super Anarchist
i watched on www.americascup.com and also on TVNZ.
Pretty bloody impressive. A bit overcooked but lightyears better than '83 which had no TV coverage. At that prizegiving at a Newport mansion NYYC officers surrendered the Cup to the Ozzers. They also awarded the America's Cup Plate, a flattened auto hub, to Australian boat designer Ben Lexcen.
dg_sailingfan
Super Anarchist
Bruno Trouble confirmed at the end of this Press that there would be another Press Conference in the next few Days on the "Future of the Cup".
alphafb552
Super Anarchist
LR won the start? Which race were you watching? LR wanted the right hand windward side, TR took it off them.
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MaxHugen
Super Anarchist
Good question! I thought Bob Oatley (RIP) would get a team together, but for whatever reasons it didn't happen.
I guess we just need a sailing fanatic with very deep pockets to step forward, but I have no idea who that might be.
Kate short for Bob
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Barnyb
Super Anarchist
It's almost impossible to stop the other boat from tacking at the start. LR was leading accross the line and had a good leebow situation. They could have tacked, at least when TR tacked.
LR didn't win the start by a big marging. That would have been e.g shutting TR from getting to the line. But they still won it.
Then TR was faster or got better wind from right.
TR had the luxury not needing to win the start. They just needed a free line and the boat does the rest. It was a smart move for them, but most likely TR would have won the first cross with a bigger margin, if the places in the start were swapped.
MaxHugen
Super Anarchist
Either that, or they had to prepare their excuses for not being at work today?rantro said:
Ulairi
New member
It's on the tail end of the entire Day 7 live stream for the racing on YouTube. It kicks off at 2hrs, 54 mins
The Advocate
Super Anarchist
Sailing anarchy posts have become a Sess pit of bitterness! Moaning about boundaries , were you not praising that when Larry introduced it? Moaning about lack of wind, how is that the kiwis fault? Thats sailing! Ive looked at this site less and less as times gone on. when we had the IACC boats races would be 2 hours long with boats meeting 2 or 3 times, essentially pre race was great viewing and then that was it, fast boat gone! At least now we have the added tension of will the boats be able to foil? Will this lead disappear if they sail into a light patch. you can frame it anyway you want but I enjoyed the tech, enjoyed the tension of the what if's in the races and I hope they stick with these boats and push the boundaries of what they can do next time. But one thing I wont be back for is the sailing anarchy shit talk
