shebeen
Super Anarchist
indeed. very exciting stuff
looks like Ailinghi boatzero has sailed as much as Ailinghi 5 this summer.
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looks like Ailinghi boatzero has sailed as much as Ailinghi 5 this summer.
I hope American Magic doesn't sink, trapping Alinghi inside its "final base."
I really wanted BA to get the Cup but now I am thinking it might be more fun it EB's boats do better. The Brits are boring.
zillafreak
Anarchist
Still waiting for boat porn, while the other anarchists masturbate on each other....
Sailing Fan
Anarchist
That is a beautiful thing, alinghi sailing, at least for a while, glad everyone's ok.
Sea Breeze 74
Anarchist
Probably Deano at the helm ...
terrafirma
Super Anarchist
Part of the initiation or gunna be a long AC for the Swiss...?
think you will find its the tip of the starboard foil
zillafreak
Anarchist
Wow heck of a first outing..
It was a measured in part of the original boat, and theres nothing in the rules excluding it from the definitions of a legacy AC72 so at least my armchair guess is that removing it would count towards the percentage of modification allowed.
JeronimoII
Anarchist
Local thunderstorms and rain squalls are common in the Barcelona area at the end of summer. The intensity this summer has been more than usual. I wonder what will happen during the pre-AC events. (End of October, weather is more settled... with potential larger storms passing by, tough)
shebeen
Super Anarchist
it's for mounting a gopro
Nauti Buoy
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So the AC75 went from self righting, to not self righting, to now not even stable with both arms fully down with no sails up?
What a class! Trickle down incoming!
America's Cup: Alinghi Red Bull Racing capsizes after first sail in Barcelona - Updated
America's Cup: Alinghi Red Bull Racing capsized in a sudden rain squall after the team's first sail in Barcelona, sustaining some damage to the port foil and hull. Now updated with video of weather bomb which hit Barcelona wile Alinghi RBR was under tow.
JALhazmat
Super Anarchist
Trickle indeed. https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2022/08/25/photos-storm-damage-in-corsica/
incase you were unaware boats getting flattened in lots of wind has become pretty regular recently…
They didn’t even have foils, were at anchor and more stable than the AC yachts… whatever next.
Drama much? All types of boats can get flattened or worse under bare poles in a squall. I found myself on a Corsair under bare pole in sustained 35 knots (gusting higher) once (after reefing etc, it was still too much sail, so we ended up taking everything down. not an easy task) and even with just the profiled mast alone it was a handful.
