America's Cup

[2blue]

Now that’s something you don’t see very often.
A 4 minute lead evaporating

Just shows how it's never over until...... it's over!! Like potting the final black in snooker, getting the winning double in darts or sinking the final putt. NZ never stopped believing.

 

[SteveW86]

Interesting day today!

Need Steve's expert comments. Was today (ie race 8) a result of one mistake by NZ and then severe bad luck on the Italians. Or was the Italians a mistake as well?

I've only seen the highlights, but from what I saw the kiwis dropped off their foils because they made a mistake by gybing where they did. A bit harder to tell for the Italians, the wind was light so it could have dropped off their foils just as a result of physics. It could equally have been because they made a small error in the tack and because of the light winds they didnt have any margin for error.

The biggest mistake of the day though was probably the Italians sail choice for the first race.

 

[backwoodsman]

I've only seen the highlights, but from what I saw the kiwis dropped off their foils because they made a mistake by gybing where they did. A bit harder to tell for the Italians, the wind was light so it could have dropped off their foils just as a result of physics. It could equally have been because they made a small error in the tack and because of the light winds they didnt have any margin for error.

The biggest mistake of the day though was probably the Italians sail choice for the first race.

Ta.

Have to say though, it was gripping stuff in race 8. Especially when the Italians came off the foils. Would they, could they, get back going before the Kiwis made up the gap.

 

[2blue]

Looking like GBR have a very fast boat this time around.

 

[Tashyboy]

I read a good story on BBC re the British entry. Boat designed along F1 technology. Olympic cyclists in the boat. It looks like they really have all bases covered. Good luck to them. I have a feeling that interest will grow and grow.

 

[SteveW86]

Looking like GBR have a very fast boat this time around.

They’re definitely in with more of a chance this time around. Interesting how their performance has taken a big step up through stage 2 of the round robins.

Would be great to see them win the LV Cup and have a chance at the Americas Cup. Have a few personal connections on board, so getting insider knowledge

 

[Tashyboy]

They’re definitely in with more of a chance this time around. Interesting how their performance has taken a big step up through stage 2 of the round robins.

Would be great to see them win the LV Cup and have a chance at the Americas Cup. Have a few personal connections on board, so getting insider knowledge

Do keep us in the loop. Last time I went sailing was on the Malcolm Miller. STA Boat.

 

[SteveW86]

Tough days racing today.

 

[SteveW86]

America’s cup showing in the last 2 days why sailing is a terrible sport for tv

 

[2blue]

America’s cup showing in the last 2 days why sailing is a terrible sport for tv

Aye.... cricket can sometimes be bad but in a different way

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

It's been a long, long time since The America's Cup has been displayed at an American yacht club, I believe..
We defended it successfully from the original 1851 victory until we lost it to an Australian boat in 1983.

I think we may have won it once or twice since then,
but we're no long a serious contender, it would seem.

We had big coverage of the event back when we were dominating.
Now, one never even hears of the race in America any more.

Too bad. It was quite the spectacle.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

It's been a long, long time since The America's Cup has been displayed at an American yacht club, I believe..
We defended it successfully from the original 1851 victory until we lost it to an Australian boat in 1983.

I think we may have won it once or twice since then,
but we're no long a serious contender, it would seem.

We had big coverage of the event back when we were dominating.
Now, one never even hears of the race in America any more.

Too bad. It was quite the spectacle.

Won it in 2017 , 2014, and three times on tbe bounce in the 90’s

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

Won it in 2017 , 2014, and three times on tbe bounce in the 90’s

Who? Us?
It gets no coverage anymore, and it's too bad because it was a big summer happening when I was a boy.
Newport is very close to Boston.

Anyway, thanks for the reply, Arturo.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Do they have paint drying races as well?

 

[SteveW86]

Do they have paint drying races as well?

That was yesterday

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

Do they have paint drying races as well?

I don't think so, but somebody is always looking for a new idea.

 

[Tashyboy]

6-4 up and one race win required to get to the final. Not been watching it but how good are the Brits.

 

[SteveW86]

6-4 up and one race win required to get to the final. Not been watching it but how good are the Brits.

Up until today, they looked a bit ropey. We got a couple of “free” race wins due to the Italians having some issues.

Today though, two genuine good race wins. Italians must win all the remaining races now, which whilst difficult could absolutely happen. Certainly a happy team tonight.

So much will depend on the conditions for the remaining races though

 

[Tashyboy]

Boom.