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  • bamamick
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2003
    • 14774

    #16
    Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

    France has not had enough time sailing these boats.

    Mickey Lake
    'A disciple of the Norse god of aesthetically pleasing boats, Johan Anker'

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    • johngsandusky
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2003
      • 5557

      #17
      Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

      They are getting some good practice right now.

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      • bamamick
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2003
        • 14774

        #18
        Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

        They hit a couple of nice shifts, but their boat handling isn't close to Sweden.

        This is definitely some interesting stuff.

        Mickey Lake
        'A disciple of the Norse god of aesthetically pleasing boats, Johan Anker'

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        • johnw
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2001
          • 28596

          #19
          Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

          I find it very odd that only one of the skippers is not a native speaker of English.
          On the trailing edge of technology.

          https://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-John-L.../dp/B07LC6Y934

          http://www.scribd.com/johnmwatkins/documents

          http://booksellersvsbestsellers.blogspot.com/

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          • bamamick
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2003
            • 14774

            #20
            Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

            I find it odd that Oz can't get their people together and win this thing again.

            Mickey Lake
            'A disciple of the Norse god of aesthetically pleasing boats, Johan Anker'

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            • bamamick
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2003
              • 14774

              #21
              Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

              There are some big shifts on this course.

              Mickey Lake
              'A disciple of the Norse god of aesthetically pleasing boats, Johan Anker'

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              • bamamick
                Senior Member
                • Nov 2003
                • 14774

                #22
                Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

                I have been rooting for Sir Ben these last two days, but it is obvious BAR are not one of the top teams.

                Mickey Lake
                'A disciple of the Norse god of aesthetically pleasing boats, Johan Anker'

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                • Hwyl
                  Gareth
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 22226

                  #23
                  Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

                  I'm amazed they repaired the boat. Seems to be holding.

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                  • johnw
                    Senior Member
                    • Nov 2001
                    • 28596

                    #24
                    Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

                    Originally posted by Hwyl
                    I'm amazed they repaired the boat. Seems to be holding.
                    .

                    At the press conference, it turned out that they had to keep the boat foiling almost to the dock to keep it from sinking.
                    On the trailing edge of technology.

                    https://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-John-L.../dp/B07LC6Y934

                    http://www.scribd.com/johnmwatkins/documents

                    http://booksellersvsbestsellers.blogspot.com/

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                    • Concordia...41
                      Grateful Member
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 6404

                      #25
                      Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

                      Dumb things announcers say:

                      (Talking about a winch on Oracle) "That's probably custom"

                      Probably??? Ya think?????

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                      • bamamick
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2003
                        • 14774

                        #26
                        Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

                        Is there a good tutorial somewhere on sailing these boats? I'd be interested.

                        Mickey Lake
                        'A disciple of the Norse god of aesthetically pleasing boats, Johan Anker'

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                        • jackster
                          Senior Member
                          • May 2002
                          • 1591

                          #27
                          Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

                          Originally posted by bamamick
                          Is there a good tutorial somewhere on sailing these boats? I'd be interested.

                          Mickey Lake
                          Now, I know 'zilch' about racing or design, but this helped me to understand at least some of the procedure, but I believe it can be called "a work in process" and this America's Cup is the cutting edge.

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                          • Chris249
                            Senior Member
                            • Jun 2013
                            • 3316

                            #28
                            Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

                            I really don't like the new AC. It's a travesty of the history of the event, and the limited practice time means that the slogan "the best sailors, the fastest boats" should be changed to "the best sailors struggling how to work out how to sail the fastest boats". OK, it's not as snappy, but it's true. The thing I love about old ACs and Olympics is watching the acme of competitive sailing expertise - not a bunch of people trying to work out what to do in novel boats with little time on the water. It's as if the cricket World Cup was played using the world's best baseball players after they had been given a couple of week's practice.

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                            • Stiletto
                              Grant S
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 11238

                              #29
                              Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

                              Originally posted by Chris249
                              I really don't like the new AC. It's a travesty of the history of the event, and the limited practice time means that the slogan "the best sailors, the fastest boats" should be changed to "the best sailors struggling how to work out how to sail the fastest boats". OK, it's not as snappy, but it's true. The thing I love about old ACs and Olympics is watching the acme of competitive sailing expertise - not a bunch of people trying to work out what to do in novel boats with little time on the water. It's as if the cricket World Cup was played using the world's best baseball players after they had been given a couple of week's practice.
                              The America's Cup in my opinion has always been about cutting edge design, there was a fuss when a fibreglass hull was first used, and on it goes.
                              Wanting some sepia tinted grandeur from the past simply isnt where its at, and never was.
                              There is nothing quite as permanent as a good temporary repair.

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                              • Hantu Laut
                                Senior Member
                                • Dec 2014
                                • 117

                                #30
                                Re: America's cup / Loluis Vuitton

                                Having avidly watched the first two days of America's Cup Racing, I would say hands down it's a massive success and way more interesting to watch than the monohull era. It certainly isn't old school racing, but cats have been around for decades, and with the foiling we're in a new era in terms of racing. We've already seen a number of upset results and very close finishes, demonstrating that sailing expertise is as important as it ever was. And I don't see too many crews "struggling" with the hi-tech machines - though Sir Ben Ainsley does seem a bit crash-happy! What they do require is a super fitness, and an additional set of skills to manage the foils and much more very fast decision-making from the helmsmen.

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