worst episode ever

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So once again the America's Cup racing is abandoned, this the second time they have failed to get race one even started, let alone completed. Three days later not only has the AC not had any racing, it is quickly exposing itself as perhaps the biggest joke in all of sports. The first race there wasn't enough wind, now for this race, there was too much? Or the waves were too big? Or the wind shifts too large? Or their panties too tight?

So it hasn't been enough that two of the richest, most egotistical 'sportsmen" have, between the two them, reduced the AC to a battle of lawyers, suits, delays, one upsmanship and perhaps turned the AC into the largest pile of steaming bullshit in the history of the event. They then try the 'my cock is bigger than your cock' ploy by outspending each other to build two of the largest, most complicated multihulls ever, further distorting what the AC has traditionally been about. Not that this ia a bad thing, but then they can't even get that right.

Now there are so many limitations, both upper and lower, about the conditions they can race these two interesting, yet ultimately bizarre and limited craft in, that we are forced to watch this sad and pathetic spectacle unfold before all our eyes as they find not reasons to race, but rather reasons not to. Now we are hearing they are considering canceling Friday's race on Wednesday as they are concerned about the waves being too big. WTF? When did they all have their testicles removed?

And you can get ready for the predictable reasoning and logic from the usual suspects behind today's cancellation. There will be the grim faces puking out words and phrases like 'safety' and 'prudent' and 'the right thing to do' ad nauseam, but they can stop dancing around their horseshit and come to the realization that what they have created is about as far away from what was meant to be as possible.

Get those fucking things out on the race course and let 'em go racing. What, they might break? Big fucking deal. F1 cars break all the time, and i don't see them stopping. They race in downpours, some of the most horrific conditions in some of the most technologically advanced and skittish machines going speeds that well and truly can kill, but they get out there and do it. And despite all the political bullshit and posturing that goes on behind the scenes in F!, the racing delivers in a way that, compared to what is going on with the AC today, makes them look like real men who know how to engage in real sport.

But the AC? Oh no, they'd rather act like scared little girls, making the sport look foolish and gutless, almost guaranteeing that any chance for the AC to be thought of as anything other than a farce has vanished. Great work.

 

dacapo

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So once again the America's Cup racing is abandoned, this the second time they have failed to get race one even started, let alone completed. Three days later not only has the AC not had any racing, it is quickly exposing itself as perhaps the biggest joke in all of sports. The first race there wasn't enough wind, now for this race, there was too much? Or the waves were too big? Or the wind shifts too large? Or their panties too tight?
So it hasn't been enough that two of the richest, most egotistical 'sportsmen" have, between the two them, reduced the AC to a battle of lawyers, suits, delays, one upsmanship and perhaps turned the AC into the largest pile of steaming bullshit in the history of the event. They then try the 'my cock is bigger than your cock' ploy by outspending each other to build two of the largest, most complicated multihulls ever, further distorting what the AC has traditionally been about. Not that this ia a bad thing, but then they can't even get that right.

Now there are so many limitations, both upper and lower, about the conditions they can race these two interesting, yet ultimately bizarre and limited craft in, that we are forced to watch this sad and pathetic spectacle unfold before all our eyes as they find not reasons to race, but rather reasons not to. Now we are hearing they are considering canceling Friday's race on Wednesday as they are concerned about the waves being too big. WTF? When did they all have their testicles removed?

And you can get ready for the predictable reasoning and logic from the usual suspects behind today's cancellation. There will be the grim faces puking out words and phrases like 'safety' and 'prudent' and 'the right thing to do' ad nauseam, but they can stop dancing around their horseshit and come to the realization that what they have created is about as far away from what was meant to be as possible.

Get those fucking things out on the race course and let 'em go racing. What, they might break? Big fucking deal. F1 cars break all the time, and i don't see them stopping. They race in downpours, some of the most horrific conditions in some of the most technologically advanced and skittish machines going speeds that well and truly can kill, but they get out there and do it. And despite all the political bullshit and posturing that goes on behind the scenes in F!, the racing delivers in a way that, compared to what is going on with the AC today, makes them look like real men who know how to engage in real sport.

But the AC? Oh no, they'd rather act like scared little girls, making the sport look foolish and gutless, almost guaranteeing that any chance for the AC to be thought of as anything other than a farce has vanished. Great work.

well said ed............(I would have used more potty mouth wordage myself, but that's why YOU'RE the editor and I'm not ;) )

 

Zipped

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I'm glad that I'm not advertising for this shitshow

advertisers must be pissed because of this

 
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phil 777

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I'm sure this has been discussed before, but is there not now, more than ever, a case for RULE 69'ing everyone concerned (if RRS even apply anymore, they've been so bastardised), and at the very lease stop these fuckwits ever having the chance to ruin what is left of our sport again?!

 

gregj1

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So once again the America's Cup racing is abandoned, this the second time they have failed to get race one even started, let alone completed. Three days later not only has the AC not had any racing, it is quickly exposing itself as perhaps the biggest joke in all of sports. The first race there wasn't enough wind, now for this race, there was too much? Or the waves were too big? Or the wind shifts too large? Or their panties too tight?
So it hasn't been enough that two of the richest, most egotistical 'sportsmen" have, between the two them, reduced the AC to a battle of lawyers, suits, delays, one upsmanship and perhaps turned the AC into the largest pile of steaming bullshit in the history of the event. They then try the 'my cock is bigger than your cock' ploy by outspending each other to build two of the largest, most complicated multihulls ever, further distorting what the AC has traditionally been about. Not that this ia a bad thing, but then they can't even get that right.

Now there are so many limitations, both upper and lower, about the conditions they can race these two interesting, yet ultimately bizarre and limited craft in, that we are forced to watch this sad and pathetic spectacle unfold before all our eyes as they find not reasons to race, but rather reasons not to. Now we are hearing they are considering canceling Friday's race on Wednesday as they are concerned about the waves being too big. WTF? When did they all have their testicles removed?

And you can get ready for the predictable reasoning and logic from the usual suspects behind today's cancellation. There will be the grim faces puking out words and phrases like 'safety' and 'prudent' and 'the right thing to do' ad nauseam, but they can stop dancing around their horseshit and come to the realization that what they have created is about as far away from what was meant to be as possible.

Get those fucking things out on the race course and let 'em go racing. What, they might break? Big fucking deal. F1 cars break all the time, and i don't see them stopping. They race in downpours, some of the most horrific conditions in some of the most technologically advanced and skittish machines going speeds that well and truly can kill, but they get out there and do it. And despite all the political bullshit and posturing that goes on behind the scenes in F!, the racing delivers in a way that, compared to what is going on with the AC today, makes them look like real men who know how to engage in real sport.

But the AC? Oh no, they'd rather act like scared little girls, making the sport look foolish and gutless, almost guaranteeing that any chance for the AC to be thought of as anything other than a farce has vanished. Great work.

I think it's well said, too. The big question is "who made the call?" If HB agreed, shame on him. If he wanted to race but was voted down, we should know that.

Clean, find us an answer.

 
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remenich

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So once again the America's Cup racing is abandoned, this the second time they have failed to get race one even started, let alone completed. Three days later not only has the AC not had any racing, it is quickly exposing itself as perhaps the biggest joke in all of sports. The first race there wasn't enough wind, now for this race, there was too much? Or the waves were too big? Or the wind shifts too large? Or their panties too tight?
So it hasn't been enough that two of the richest, most egotistical 'sportsmen" have, between the two them, reduced the AC to a battle of lawyers, suits, delays, one upsmanship and perhaps turned the AC into the largest pile of steaming bullshit in the history of the event. They then try the 'my cock is bigger than your cock' ploy by outspending each other to build two of the largest, most complicated multihulls ever, further distorting what the AC has traditionally been about. Not that this ia a bad thing, but then they can't even get that right.

Now there are so many limitations, both upper and lower, about the conditions they can race these two interesting, yet ultimately bizarre and limited craft in, that we are forced to watch this sad and pathetic spectacle unfold before all our eyes as they find not reasons to race, but rather reasons not to. Now we are hearing they are considering canceling Friday's race on Wednesday as they are concerned about the waves being too big. WTF? When did they all have their testicles removed?

And you can get ready for the predictable reasoning and logic from the usual suspects behind today's cancellation. There will be the grim faces puking out words and phrases like 'safety' and 'prudent' and 'the right thing to do' ad nauseam, but they can stop dancing around their horseshit and come to the realization that what they have created is about as far away from what was meant to be as possible.

Get those fucking things out on the race course and let 'em go racing. What, they might break? Big fucking deal. F1 cars break all the time, and i don't see them stopping. They race in downpours, some of the most horrific conditions in some of the most technologically advanced and skittish machines going speeds that well and truly can kill, but they get out there and do it. And despite all the political bullshit and posturing that goes on behind the scenes in F!, the racing delivers in a way that, compared to what is going on with the AC today, makes them look like real men who know how to engage in real sport.

But the AC? Oh no, they'd rather act like scared little girls, making the sport look foolish and gutless, almost guaranteeing that any chance for the AC to be thought of as anything other than a farce has vanished. Great work.
Well done. First time i totally agree with you. I love your plural ;-)

 

Tornado_ALIVE

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Someone should get a fleet of kids out there and have an opti regatta and telavise that whilst the 'big' boys stay tied to the dock weak kneed, just to show the world how much of a joke the AC is right now.

 
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analog77

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... real men...... real sport...

... scared little girls ...
hey isn't this supposed to be a "gentleman's sport"? so nothing to complain about!

i told you that there will be no race. for whatever reason - they will know how to avoid it.

what a joke. watching the court stuff was more exciting indeed.

 

eric e

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we need some amateurs

on really cold water

at higher apparent wind speeds

and "seastate" of close to a 1000mtrs

 
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Sector9

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Awesome. I don't go there so I wouldn't know! :ph34r:
There is a front page? Where? Linky?

They called it off to give that idiot Clean more time to find a sat phone while he insults further the host country.

Waves too big? EDDIE WOULD GO! (see if anyone gets that?)
This has turned into a fucking knitting contest.

The eddie

 
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12345

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Too much wind too little wind... seems like EB and perhaps LE too are waiting for the Olympics to start and the international media to leave Spain.

 

Goblew

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Ed, I couldn't agree with you more. A pox on them all. However, it must particularly strike home with you when you thought you were sending Clean & Co. over for a week to cover some good racing, but now face weeks or even months of trying to fill air time with increasingly inconsequential interviews, cocktail parties, and drifting or docked boats.

 
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