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  • DaveStorry
    DaveStorry Posts: 989
    Great result today. Will be watching Saturday onwards.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,438
    DaveStorry said:
    Great result today. Will be watching Saturday onwards.
    not sure if he's still involved in nay way, but I use to race against Ian Walker at Chipstead
  • Gisappointed
    Gisappointed Posts: 990
    Bring back monohulls, flexible sails and no foils!
  • Yorkshireaddick
    Yorkshireaddick Posts: 511
    Pity it has to be Jim Ratcliffe involved
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited October 2024
    Yorkshireaddick said:
    Pity it has to be Jim Ratcliffe involved
    Why?
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Yorkshireaddick said:
    Pity it has to be Jim Ratcliffe involved
    only cost him about £100 Million, he could (possibly plus a 'few' quid more)) have signed Cole Palmer for Man U for that 
  • raggyh
    raggyh Posts: 16
    I'm out in Barcelona working on the Cup (and have been since August). Genuinely think Ineos have a chance although the Kiwis look very fast
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    2-0 to the kiwis after the first day of racing, in light shifty winds.

    Just before the start of the first race the Brits had problems with the electric motor powering the foils, more or less gifting the all-important start to Team NZ who led the whole race and won by 41 seconds.

    The second race was closer with the lead changing multiple times but with the kiwis winning by 27 seconds.

    There are thousands of kiwis there to support their team, including my daughter and partner at the end of their holiday round Greek islands and Italy.  Alright for some.
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    3-0 kiwis after the Brits were penalised 75 metres for a manoeuvre in the start box which resulted in a near collision.  The second race  was postponed due to fickle winds.
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    edited October 2024
    Gisappointed said:
    Bring back monohulls, flexible sails and no foils!

    Why? Genuine question as my knowledge around sail sport is minimal (I know the basic differences, but why is foil a bad thing)?
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  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    Haven't seen anything to suggest we can get back into this. Shame, another 170 years of hurt. 
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    The second race yesterday could have gone either way.

    Not a heck of a lot of interest in the Americas Cup in NZ.  What’s the point.  The regatta should have been in Auckland of course but, as usual, money talks.
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    Blackheathen said:
    The second race yesterday could have gone either way.

    Not a heck of a lot of interest in the Americas Cup in NZ.  What’s the point.  The regatta should have been in Auckland of course but, as usual, money talks.

    Yep, unlike last time there's indeed very little interest.
  • CarltonAthleticDance
    CarltonAthleticDance Posts: 181
    Even if ETNZ defend this time, there’s not enough time to get Auckland ready for the next proposed cycle in 2 years time. Arguably the cup has outgrown holding it in NZ anyway.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    Now 4-0. First to seven. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    I suspect that the current Emirates boat designers have it over the Ineos designers .. the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron  was founded in  1871, so they have a LOT of seafaring experience and are the most successful outfit in Americas Cup history
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Must be boring to watch live, as how can you tell who is in the lead ?

    even on the TV is a hard watch
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    MrOneLung said:
    Must be boring to watch live, as how can you tell who is in the lead ?

    even on the TV is a hard watch
    My daughter and her partner are over there watching, with thousands of other kiwis, in the fan zone where they watch the boats live of course, but follow their progress too on a big screen.

    my daughter opted out of todays race and went shopping.  Says it all.

    Must be like watching Charlton play Manchester City.
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Lincsaddick said:
    I suspect that the current Emirates boat designers have it over the Ineos designers .. the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron  was founded in  1871, so they have a LOT of seafaring experience and are the most successful outfit in Americas Cup history
    The New York Yacht Club defended the Americas Cup 25 times and first won the Cup in 1851.

  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    Blackheathen said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Must be boring to watch live, as how can you tell who is in the lead ?

    even on the TV is a hard watch
    My daughter and her partner are over there watching, with thousands of other kiwis, in the fan zone where they watch the boats live of course, but follow their progress too on a big screen.

    my daughter opted out of todays race and went shopping.  Says it all.

    Must be like watching Charlton play Manchester City.
    Especially the 5-1 win at Maine Road with Jensen's 30 yarder.
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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Blackheathen said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    I suspect that the current Emirates boat designers have it over the Ineos designers .. the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron  was founded in  1871, so they have a LOT of seafaring experience and are the most successful outfit in Americas Cup history
    The New York Yacht Club defended the Americas Cup 25 times and first won the Cup in 1851.

    I should have said non American ?
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    My daughter went with a friend after they won free tickets to watch it up close on a boat. She said it was the worst sporting spectacle ever ( and bear in mind I took her to the Valley earlier this year). The boat was cold and the sea was choppy, but there was no way to judge what was going on, apart from watching it inside on a telly. I doubt it'll be back in Barcelona again, but I won't be wasting a day watching it.
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    Great day. Don't know if they did anything to the boat on the day off, but interesting that Brittania's best day has been with a choppier sea state. No mistakes helped as well.
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Yea, the Brits come roaring back

    4-2
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,617
    Match point to NZ, 6-2.
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Normal service etc etc
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited October 2024
    Bit of a waste of money for Ineos, all this research and investment, and it looks like a bit of a washout, still at least Ratcliffe isn't wasting a ton of money on any other failing sporting teams.

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