Emirates Team New Zealand.

[Priscilla]

 

[Sailbydate]

Landing arse first on the pond like a pair of ducks. Nice bit of video editing there.

 

[nav]

Looking good for the freestyle competition.

 

[Stingray~]

Podcast with Blair Tuke, nothing new but a fun listen

 

[TeflonFred]

 

[Sailing Fan]

Good stuff tef, but shouldn't these boats be on another one to Barcelona? In time for the Barcelona only sailing period 31 July - 30 October.

 

[Kiwing]

Might they will be flying Emirates business class?

 

[Sailing Fan]

Might they will be flying Emirates business class?

Well the crew will, the boats will need an Antonov.

 

[Kiwing]

Not many of those around?

 

[Schakel]

Matchracing with these very moveable boats is a challenge never seen before.
The coming cup wil be great.

 

[Sailing Fan]

Not many of those around?

There may be one or two I think.

 

[Sailing Fan]

Matchracing with these very moveable boats is a challenge never seen before.
The coming cup wil be great.

Agreed Schakel, fast and agile, superior to the 75s in some respects I think.

 

[nav]

Matchracing with these very moveable boats is a challenge never seen before.
The coming cup wil be great.

Let's hope the rules and the Umpires are also up to the task this time.
The rules up 'til now are holdovers from the cats. Reintroducing turns for penalties would be a marked improvement imo

 

[The_Alchemist]

Let's hope the rules and the Umpires are also up to the task this time.
The rules up 'til now are holdovers from the cats. Reintroducing turns for penalties would be a marked improvement imo

The penalties have to be more severe than what you did to the opponent to get the penalty. Dropping an another team off their foils may be much more severe that completing your penalty turns while still on the foils.

 

[nav]

I agree the penalties need to be meaningful, they also needs to be simple and clear - at the moment they are neither.
Circles are one way to go, it is the 'norm', but there may be others. Easy to give additional penalties this way too, not so much with 'drop off the foils'.

 

[enigmatically2]

The penalties have to be more severe than what you did to the opponent to get the penalty. Dropping an another team off their foils may be much more severe that completing your penalty turns while still on the foils.

I doubt any of these boats could drop a full turn and still retain an advantage from a foul. That is a long distance at 40-50kts

 

[Kiwing]

^ and they would avoid fouls at all cost, cross the boundary to achieve a layline, no on your life.

 

[Sailing Fan]

I doubt any of these boats could drop a full turn and still retain an advantage from a foul. That is a long distance at 40-50kts

Not so much if the other team is still floating in the water.

 

[Sailing Fan]

The penalties have to be more severe than what you did to the opponent to get the penalty. Dropping an another team off their foils may be much more severe that completing your penalty turns while still on the foils.

Perhaps a turn and pause till other team is foiling again.
Keep turning till other team is going again.
Umpires call ?

 

[The_Alchemist]

I doubt any of these boats could drop a full turn and still retain an advantage from a foul. That is a long distance at 40-50kts

AM was doing full foiling 360’s during training for the last cup. I remember it as a very quick maneuver. It would be done more in the mid 20 knots range.