Luna Rossa Challenge. AC 37

[richiec]

8/9 years from now? In Cagliari?

Cagliari would be spectacular - Porto Cervo - better? 

There is NO QUESTION - Italy would host the most spectacular event in AC history. Nothing done by half measures. Thanks for giving it a red hot go (rosa forza?) fellas. With or without Jim as part of your team, MANY in Australia were on your side. Superb effort and look forward to the next one. Grazi Mille!!!

 

[The Advocate]

What a great campaign, the Italians can be so proud!

 

[Thewas]

So, considering that ETNZ and ITUK will be writing the next protocol, is there going to be a chapter about the need for any boat to be that ugly in order to compete? 

LR team and the whole New Zealand just put some sun in this pretty dark moment. Except Tina, of course. ;-)

 

[strider470]

So, considering that ETNZ and ITUK will be writing the next protocol, is there going to be a chapter about the need for any boat to be that ugly in order to compete? 

LR team and the whole New Zealand just put some sun in this pretty dark moment. Except Tina, of course. ;-)

Tina has been unbearable and offensive

 

[alphafb552]

There definitely needs to be more separation between ACE the defender in future. That can only be good for the event

 

[jaysper]

You are going to regret this enthusiasms in retrospect,  Jays, in three years it already started!

Its all good fella, it gives me 3 years to practice calling you "a son of a whore " in Italian in case Luna Rossa win it.  :lol:

Besides, if you don't defend against the best then what have you really achieved? As long as Bertarelli keeps the fuck away, I'm ok.

 

[Trovão]

is bertelli going to be the modern age lipton?

 

[jaysper]

is bertelli going to be the modern age lipton?

I think Lipton was far too polite to win the cup. Although Bertelli and Prada have always been a great team, they lacked that mongrel streak required to win the cup up until this one.

I don't know if Jimmy brought that to the team, if Max Sirena brought it to the team from ETNZ or how else they may have gotten it.

But I think Prada now have a genuine ability to win this thing.

Even this time around, had ETNZ taken just a few more days to get a handle on their boat it might have happened for Prada.

 

[kiwin]

Agreed. Prada were an honest & truly competitive effort. I hope they challenge again with the same team.

 

[Zaal]

Luna Rossa is coming back with Max, Jimmy and Checco. Worth a G Tran. 90% of design team already confirmed. 

https://www.oasport.it/2021/03/americas-cup-max-sirena-voglio-confermare-spithill-e-bruni-nz-ineos-sarebbe-una-pagliacciata/

 

[Didieffe]

Luna Rossa is coming back with Max, Jimmy and Checco. Worth a G Tran. 90% of design team already confirmed. 

https://www.oasport.it/2021/03/americas-cup-max-sirena-voglio-confermare-spithill-e-bruni-nz-ineos-sarebbe-una-pagliacciata/

LR is coming back and WOULD LIKE to confirm....

 

[strider470]

LR is coming back and WOULD LIKE to confirm....

Max Sirena has been very clear:

“Un evento a due sarebbe un disastro per tutto il mondo della Coppa America, oltre che una pagliacciata“.

(An 1 -1 event would be a disaster for all the America's Cup world, and also a total joke.)

 

[strider470]

The Italian newspapers talk about nothing but this possible forced exclusion of Luna Rossa from the next America's Cup.

 

[Zaal]

I hope LR AC37 campaign will start asap. It' s difficult to start the design of the new boat without knowing the next rule, but at least they could start sailing B1 vs B2 until there is a protocol that prohibits it. And maybe they can do something also on the design side. They could build new wings and test them, or new systems. 

I think that using this months in the right way while ETNZ and Ineos are are drafting the Protocol could be great move. 

 

[strider470]

I hope LR AC37 campaign will start asap. It' s difficult to start the design of the new boat without knowing the next rule, but at least they could start sailing B1 vs B2 until there is a protocol that prohibits it. And maybe they can do something also on the design side. They could build new wings and test them, or new systems. 

I think that using this months in the right way while ETNZ and Ineos are are drafting the Protocol could be great move. 

They should try asap the same foil shape of the Kiwis and see of and how much the boat improves

 

[Thewas]

or just crank all kind of foil shapes into a tank and 4 or 5 hulls into the Ferrari wind tunnel just for fun. ;-)

Edit: something that ETNZ likely did three years ago, in the six months between the Match and the Protocol.

 

[Zaal]

or just crank all kind of foil shapes into a tank and 4 or 5 hulls into the Ferrari wind tunnel just for fun. ;-)

Edit: something that ETNZ likely did three years ago, in the six months between the Match and the Protocol.

Or the Politecnico wind tunnel. I could patrol nearby to see if I spot Max, Martin Fischer or Carabelli 

 

[The Advocate]

or just crank all kind of foil shapes into a tank and 4 or 5 hulls into the Ferrari wind tunnel just for fun. ;-)

Edit: something that ETNZ likely did three years ago, in the six months between the Match and the Protocol.

And then write a protocol that says no one else can.......

 

[Thewas]

And then write a protocol that says no one else can.......

It's the AC: we all have to deal with this kind of moves from the defender. It's not great but these are the game's unwritten rules.  -_-
I'm pretty sure whatever will unroll before our eyes in the next 3/6 months will be way more painful to stand.

 

[Thewas]

They should try asap the same foil shape of the Kiwis and see of and how much the boat improves

Not sure about it, too complex machines. No way to go for smaller foils without changing the mainsail, lowering the CoE, rebuilding the hull and asking PB how to helm it.