Alinghi Challenge AC37

shebeen

shebeen

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Jason AUS said:
He is married to the oddest of the Spice Girls…
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i had to google that. they're all odd.

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enigmatically2

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dg_sailingfan said:
@Rennmaus

I don't like Horner. That guy seems rather unhinged.
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Horner runs one of the most successful F1 teams in the world. You struggle to get a positive rating in SA. Not sure that your opinion will overly bother him, but I think that gives a very clear steer as to which of you is unhinged

Horner does like to put a bit of needle in to the other teams. If you watched "drive to Survive" then you will have seen him do that a lot to the Renault boss. He has also done it to Merc-AMG this year. That's his style. 

Unfortunately I don't  see any reason why Horner or Toto will actually get involved in AC much. Which is a shame because it would liven it up. They are both phenomenally successful leaders in a very competitive and cut-throat sport. He wasn't a bad driver either

 
Xlot

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shanghaisailor said:
You need to read the Protocol 26 (ii)

It states the HULL needs to be built in country of challange my my reading of it is that the other 'bits' are not covered by this.

(ii) for the avoidance of doubt, the fabrication, acquisition or use of any component, materials or resources used to complete an AC75 Yacht may be sourced without restriction as to their country of origin, place of fabrication, assembly, construction or development, but any such component, materials or resources must nevertheless comply with the AC75 Class Rule; 
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Besides, (ballasted) foils are steel, not composite. Flaps, maybe

 
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Schakel

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shebeen said:
A couple of G's - jeez, unless you've had to live it
An R and an E - even I am careful with it
An I and an N - and in the end it will only offend
Don't want to have to spell it out again...
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I completely do no not understand you.
English is my second language, What do you mean? Explain..pls.
Or are are we all too foolish to understand the secret language that is spoken?

 
Sailbydate

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enigmatically2 said:
Horner runs one of the most successful F1 teams in the world. You struggle to get a positive rating in SA. Not sure that your opinion will overly bother him, but I think that gives a very clear steer as to which of you is unhinged

Horner does like to put a bit of needle in to the other teams. If you watched "drive to Survive" then you will have seen him do that a lot to the Renault boss. He has also done it to Merc-AMG this year. That's his style. 

Unfortunately I don't  see any reason why Horner or Toto will actually get involved in AC much. Which is a shame because it would liven it up. They are both phenomenally successful leaders in a very competitive and cut-throat sport. He wasn't a bad driver either
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Wait. The AC needs livening up?  :mellow:

 
dg_sailingfan

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enigmatically2 said:
Horner does like to put a bit of needle in to the other teams. If you watched "drive to Survive" then you will have seen him do that a lot to the Renault boss. He has also done it to Merc-AMG this year. That's his style. 

Unfortunately I don't  see any reason why Horner or Toto will actually get involved in AC much. Which is a shame because it would liven it up. They are both phenomenally successful leaders in a very competitive and cut-throat sport. He wasn't a bad driver either
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This is excatly why I don't like him. His subtle digs & attacks towards Mercedes for the entirety of the 2021 F1 Season are absolutely unneccessary. Have you listened to his pleas at the Jeddah Grand Prix after the 2nd Red Flag Sessions with Race Director Michael Masi which resulted in Ocron restarting the Race from Pole. It was absolutely cringeworthy by the Red Bull Officials and may have contributed to the controversial Decision Masi took in Abu Dhabi.

Look, Max Verstappen is F1 World Champion. Fine! I have to accept that. But Race Director Masi and his Stewards let Max get away with to many things that weren't proper Racing.

 
captnjoe

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Now that both Red Bull and Mercedes are involved in the America's Cup (Alinghi and INEOS Team UK), I hear Michael Masi has been asked to be the director of the cup finals.

 
blackman

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A very good news. So cool to see that this (these?) boats will be built less than 10km away from home, with Red-Bull calculation/simulation help, and  one of the best university in composite analysis (EPFL-Lausanne). We already had a very nice high-speed project (www.sp80.ch) , but now, switzerland is back in the most innovative sailing country :) . Will Alinghi use the EPFL superventilation/cavitation testing facilities? https://sp80.ch/focus-on-foils-and-superventilation/

 
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JALhazmat

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dg_sailingfan said:
This is excatly why I don't like him. His subtle digs & attacks towards Mercedes for the entirety of the 2021 F1 Season are absolutely unneccessary. Have you listened to his pleas at the Jeddah Grand Prix after the 2nd Red Flag Sessions with Race Director Michael Masi which resulted in Ocron restarting the Race from Pole. It was absolutely cringeworthy by the Red Bull Officials and may have contributed to the controversial Decision Masi took in Abu Dhabi.

Look, Max Verstappen is F1 World Champion. Fine! I have to accept that. But Race Director Masi and his Stewards let Max get away with to many things that weren't proper Racing.
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You spend you life here slagging off teams and sailors you have never met let alone spoken too, at least Horner being a prick is doing it to to Toto's face,  you just spend time slagging off ben from your keyboard. 

 
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