shanghaisailor
Super Anarchist
Him too
AC40
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shanghaisailor
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Er, it's an Australian owned, managed and supervised boatyard, especially this project. I doubt the yard is to blame in any way at all. Mark Evans runs a tight ship
But I get your point
Boybland
Super Anarchist
Sailbydate
Super Anarchist
ACC as a prefix for the yacht Class, as in ACC40?
Forourselves
Super Anarchist
ACA (Americas Cup Auckland) since thats where its gonna be lol
JALhazmat
Super Anarchist
Magic money tree been found has it? They couldn’t afford it this time, what makes you think they can afford it any other time?
I think it was IACC.
That was what it was originally, before what is now World Sailing basically claimed licensing ownership of the title "international" with regard to sailboat classes. The "I" was dropped from the ACC rule title after the 1992 AC, if I recall correctly.
enigmatically2
Super Anarchist
Call it iacc and have the I stand for intercontinental?
Sailbydate
Super Anarchist
The Class was then called, IACC. Correct. But the "International" bit is surely redundant.
smackdaddy
Super Anarchist
Yes. I was referring to the cheap labor practices - not the well-paid expat management.
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shanghaisailor
Super Anarchist
2000 & 2003 both (according to official NZ Government reports) produced a benefit to the NZ economy of around NZ$1/2 Billion. If Barcelona makes a bundle out of AC37 it would serve NZ Government right.
There were very good reasons why the NZ Government 'investment' only returned 73 cents on the $ in AC36 not least because of locked borders due to COVID. It was also reported in another NZ Government report that NZ tourism was off 90% around the same time due to COVID.
Perhaps the two report authors didn't talk to each other.
shebeen
Super Anarchist
There was an AC45 too, but you make a very good point. I don't think whoever came up with the concept thought they would still be involved in 2034ish
They just need to go metric like J/Boats.
Uh... Yeah, for the boats. But they already have the AC40. It's not like they will be able to use metric time for the event name... The question rhetorical. I think they will just use the year. But then they have to know the year before they have a name for it. Or they will just magically forget the boat.
Mozzy Sails
Super Anarchist
Oy, knobhead, stop posting stuff on the internet that is WRONG!
So... after further reading, I now believe that
1) The definition of LEQ12 includes AC40s
2) There is no rule that limits the amount of LEQ12s you can have (only that limits components)
3) Components only count to the quota if they are mounted on LEQ12 hull which isn't AC40 class legal.
4) A hull is the main body of the yacht, including the bottom, sides, transom, deck, cockpit and internal structure but not the mast, rigging, sails, appendages or fittings
So, you can have as many AC40s as you want, because they're LEQ12s and there is no limit to the number of LEQ12s you can have.
There is a limit to the number LEQ12 components you can have, but the teams don't have to worry about AC40 class legal part on AC40 class legal hulls as they are exempt from the quota.
So I think ETNZ can mount their banana foil and new wheel on their second AC40. The wheel isn't an LEQ12 component which number is limited, and the banana foil has already been taken from their quota. Their first AC$) hull surface hasn't counted against their quota as it was mounted on (part of?) a class legal AC40) hull.
Bit confusing, but I think it now makes sense.
That means INEOS / LRPP can mount lots of their LEQ12 equipment on their AC40 when they arrive. But, if they put an AC40 part on to their LEQ12 (mast, wing, rudder, sails) it will count to their LEQ12 quota.
The upshot of all of this is INEOS and LRPP have less interchangeability between their LEQs (test boat and AC40) than ETNZ does between two AC40s, even if one has been testing none class legal components, so long as the hulls themselves remain class legal.
Sailbydate
Super Anarchist
One way of keeping NZL out of the Cup, I guess. Not very honourable though. Still, I guess ETNZ will have to lose it before that would happen, right, Riddle? ;-)
smackdaddy
Super Anarchist
Mark my words - this boat has no future beyond the Antipodean Circus.
breezie
Member
Time for a new nappy for smakie
