Emirates Team New Zealand.

[weta27]

Another view of clew and the bottom of the main, looking neat & tidy as.

 

[Priscilla]

On the telly tonite here in the home of the Cup for now at 8.30.

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/black-magic-the-team-new-zealand-story

 

[Priscilla]

Another view of clew and the bottom of the main, looking neat & tidy as.

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Cracker breeze.

 

[Indio]

This would definitely bring in the lawyers.  

Bullshit! RNZYS can simply accept their preferred Challenger as the first one received, refuse to negotiate terms and force a DoG match in 10 months.

 

[Tornado-Cat]

The cup resides at the club which won the cup.  The only loophole is that RNZYS could accept a challenge from Dalts club and then lose that challenge.  But the challenging club would have to meet the deed of gift requirements as Allinghi found out when they tried to create a bogus challenging club and got sued in NY court.

If I correctly understand what you mean that would require:

1) Dalts to find another YC in another country meeting the requirements

2) Be able to find enough money to challenge without the help of the NZ taxpayers

3) Be accepted as a challenger

4) Survive possible legal firestorm

5) Win the next AC

That makes a lot of "if".

 

[Indio]

You know this would never fly....  The lawyer would be all over this...

If ETNZ wants to try this kind of crap then they are a dead team sailing...

Stop yakking through your butt hole and read the Deed. Conspiracy addiction must be a cultural thing with you muppets..

It'll not only fly, it's perfectly legal under the Deed!! But it'll never happen...

 

[barfy]

LR would just get into a taking duel and kill them..

You'll kill us with a talking duel.

 

[barfy]

Another view of clew and the bottom of the main, looking neat & tidy as.

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Taut and clean on the foot, another great shot thx

 

[Indio]

You'll kill us with a talking duel.

 

[MaxHugen]

LR would just get into a taking duel and kill them....

Quite possible!

IF           LR get the jump on NZ at the Start Line,
AND      win the First Cross,
AND      then Cover relentlessly...

THEN    NZ will be in a spot of bother.

I think.

 

[uflux]

LR would just get into a taking duel and kill them....

Oh yes as we all know the best tacker always wins the cup. I suggest you look at the BA interview from Planet Sail from today. They know how fast ETNZ is. Over 11knots he said Prada is toast.

 

[Wandering Geo]

Taut and clean on the foot, another great shot thx

??? Really! Gap between sails, bits sticken out.

Thought it looked a bit 'hula' compared to the very clean LR main control setup

 

[Zeusproject]

Quite possible!

IF           LR get the jump on NZ at the Start Line,
AND      win the First Cross,
AND      then Cover relentlessly...

THEN    NZ will be in a spot of bother.

I think.

7 to 1 to NZ kiwis will have the same hieght and be 3 kn faster in any direction 

 

[hoom]

If I correctly understand what you mean that would require:

1) Dalts to find another YC in another country meeting the requirements

2) Be able to find enough money to challenge without the help of the NZ taxpayers

3) Be accepted as a challenger

4) Survive possible legal firestorm

5) Win the next AC

That makes a lot of "if".

6: never ever come back to NZ because you & the crew will go down as probably the most hated Cunty PoS in NZ sporting history.

This sort of self-dealing was explicitly ruled unacceptable in GGYC vs SNG.

 

[zenmasterfred]

Thanks Weta for the smoking shots.  Pretty damned impressive, and regarding the delay, dare I say DARN IT!  Actually muttering some stronger words under my breath.  Had the first race on my calendar for a loooonnnnggg time.

 

[weta27]

The charge home  ... maybe someone just heard what's for dinner 

 

[weta27]

 

[weta27]

 

[Nutta]

The charge home  ... maybe someone just heard what's for dinner 

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Lightly grilled Italian sailor served on an obsolete AC75? 8)

 

[DayTripper]

23 hours ago, Barnyb said:

I didn't happen to watch all of that, is there a useful flag or better wind speed  indication anywhere in it?