breezie
Member
i believe that is the impression smakkie is trying to give ..... to cover his arse while his shit is in the fan!
AC40
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smackdaddy
Super Anarchist
Well Phil, the problem you have is that everything I said is true.
AM is the fastest AC75 on the planet. And it’s hard to win races when that AC75 is hovering just above the ocean floor. Why? Because, like the AC40, the AC75 is a horribly unstable boat in anything but old lady conditions as shown by AM - and ETNZ - and INEOS - and LRPP. It simple can’t handle speed and control.
AM is the fastest AC75 on the planet. And it’s hard to win races when that AC75 is hovering just above the ocean floor. Why? Because, like the AC40, the AC75 is a horribly unstable boat in anything but old lady conditions as shown by AM - and ETNZ - and INEOS - and LRPP. It simple can’t handle speed and control.
Kiwing
Super Anarchist
nearly as unstable as an F50?
smackdaddy
Super Anarchist
What do you think?
167149
Super Anarchist
you're getting repetitive and boring as all fuck, try singing along to this............ about your level
Jethrow
Super Anarchist
I prefer this song from the next AC powerhouse... Team Finland!
The_Alchemist
Super Anarchist
The_Alchemist
Super Anarchist
smackdaddy
Super Anarchist
Sailbydate
Super Anarchist
That was great race.
Watch and weep - ETNZ should have had this one, despite the onboard issues.
Filthy Phill
Member
Prada Cup....not Prada world series, please don't rewrite history. Sorry to jog your memory.
Yes, and with the possibility that it may be postponed for in the spring of '24, which opens up at least the possibility it would instead feature newly-splashed AC75s.
ChairborneRanger
Anarchist
Just checking you took your pills this morning.
Sea Breeze 74
Anarchist
The lack of breeze in the finals was the real tragedy of AC36 as we missed the opportunity to see quite how fast ETNZ was. In a recent interview with Tuke he was asked what his fastest sustained sailing speed was. His answer was "mid fifties" and was pretty clearly referring to Te Rehutai
The_Alchemist
Super Anarchist
Yes, and a lack of breeze killed AM in many of its races. They had control problems and were never the same after the crash.
That's right, we never saw the true potential of Te Rehutai. It seems there was still a lot more performance available to be tapped.
We know that the boat was a super low drag design in terms of it's foils so not optimised for maneuvers in light air (less than 8-10kn), and also more difficult to sail in any windspeed - but potentially much faster, especially as soon as there was 11-13-15kn or more of wind.
And that is what we saw in the races against Luna Rossa. In less than 10kn, LR were very competitive, in more than 10kn ETNZ started to show improvement. In the couple of races with some breeze in the 13kn range ETNZ were already lit up.
LR were certainly more polished and confident with their boat which helped them a lot.
Whereas it was clear that ETNZ were still getting to grips with Te Aihe and it's different potential modes - and struggling at times.
But ETNZ admitted that - the aim was to design the fastest boat and then it was up to the sailors to manage to sail it, even if that made the sailors job more difficult.
At least they didn't peak too early which was often the case with previous AC attempts.
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smackdaddy
Super Anarchist
Hey, hey, hey…
Take this boring ass ACBS to another thread. We are here specifically to hype/bash the AC40 - and enjoy the whingings of dimwits and some Monty Python songs.
Take this boring ass ACBS to another thread. We are here specifically to hype/bash the AC40 - and enjoy the whingings of dimwits and some Monty Python songs.
animeproblem
Super Anarchist
All creatures must bow down to the Heroin Father & his holy headgear, for he is never wrong about anything.
