Monkey
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I’m not at work right now so can’t double check, but if I remember correctly, AM only went with a bunch of 350’s and some 400’s.
Alinghi Challenge AC37
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shebeen
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that'll buff right out
The_Alchemist
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It is just a new path for the crew to swap sides.
Sailbydate
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They seem pretty clewless at the moment.
FinnFish
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Worse dad joke in quite sometime.They seem pretty clewless at the moment.
dreamingwet
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How cool is that! seeing these boat in other but perfect conditions is great!
jaysper
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Looks neither fast nor stable. Don't much care if they turtle it, Ernie getting hi hands back on the precious would be an unmitigated disaster.
Forourselves
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Ernie has kept his team at the top of their game since 2010. His goal seems to have changed from winning at all costs, to promoting Swiss sailing, and he's done just that, unlike Larry Ellison who came and went and left NYYC to pick up the pieces.
Liquid
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Worse than Team New Catalonia?
At least Ernie can afford to play and put on a good show last time...
At least Ernie can afford to play and put on a good show last time...
jaysper
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Yeah, at this point I would rank New Catalonia worse than Orifice but better than Alinghi.
The first one they appear to leave both foils in for an exceptionally long time indicating there is still a lot of instability as shown in the second tack.
Liquid
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...for the team to learn about maneuvering this brand new, to them, type of yacht.
Ready to tack
Ready
Foil down and tacking
Fucking fuck me, hold, hold, hold!
Basically, they are all the same. It’s the kiwis that have fucked everything up, meaning Coutts, Butterfucker, Dalton.
Monkey
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It is pretty funny that Kiwis are the common denominator on the worst behaved teams in the modern era.
The_Alchemist
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I almost feel sorry for these guys. They are going through the growing pains of sailing this new class boat on one of the most unstable versions ever built. You can tell it is very squirrely, it was for ABNZ at times and they designed and practiced on simulators for it.
Alinghi has very little experience in the proper timing of the manurers and techniques. It is like training a kid how to ride a bicycle using a dirt tack racing motorcycle. So many ways to get into trouble without any training wheels. Add sailing on rough water and it must be a nightmare.
It may have been a deliberate way for ABNZ to sabotage the Alinghi team. Talk a competitor into spend months preparing, launching and learning how to sail a boat that is on the edge of stability, and charge them millions for the privilege! LOL
Alinghi has very little experience in the proper timing of the manurers and techniques. It is like training a kid how to ride a bicycle using a dirt tack racing motorcycle. So many ways to get into trouble without any training wheels. Add sailing on rough water and it must be a nightmare.
It may have been a deliberate way for ABNZ to sabotage the Alinghi team. Talk a competitor into spend months preparing, launching and learning how to sail a boat that is on the edge of stability, and charge them millions for the privilege! LOL
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Forourselves
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FIFY
Monkey
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Just because you’re Grant’s personal cock gobbler, doesn’t change the facts.
