America's Cup

[David Satter]

Re: America's Cup

John, that looks fast. I would defiantly need a safety harness. I looked at their site, pretty cool.

[kbowen]

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for those who bemoan the loss of seriously visceral racing, the Race to Alaska starts in about a week. https://r2ak.com/onelessrule/

ken

[Rich Jones]

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I keep trashing the modern AC boats as not really sailing at all but flying over the water.
However, I was watching some Youtube videos of the 12 meter races in Fremantle back in the eighties,
Even with the wind howling, it was like watching paint dry. Exciting for the crews for sure, not so much for the spectators.

[rbgarr]

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I was watching some Youtube videos of the 12 meter races in Fremantle back in the eighties,
Even with the wind howling, it was like watching paint dry. Exciting for the crews for sure, not so much for the spectators.

What spectators, sadly, at least in person on the water? Viewing those races at the time was pretty much unavailable except from private yachts, limited access spectator boats and support vessels until well after the fact.

[Thad]

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I remember those races as very entertaining and thought they were well covered.

[Rich Jones]

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What spectators, sadly, at least in person on the water? Viewing those races at the time was pretty much unavailable except from private yachts, limited access spectator boats and support vessels until well after the fact.

One of the races from down under was broadcast live but because of the time difference it was in the middle of the night. My son was an infant at that time, and I can remember rocking him back to sleep after his feeding while watching the race.

[John Meachen]

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I keep trashing the modern AC boats as not really sailing at all but flying over the water.
However, I was watching some Youtube videos of the 12 meter races in Fremantle back in the eighties,
Even with the wind howling, it was like watching paint dry. Exciting for the crews for sure, not so much for the spectators.

Hard to disagree with that summary.Compare and contrast with the drone footage from the current Ocean Race.Which should reach the fifth leg finish in Denmark in about five hours time.

[Hugh MacD]

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Hard to disagree with that summary.Compare and contrast with the drone footage from the current Ocean Race.Which should reach the fifth leg finish in Denmark in about five hours time.

I guess it depends on what you like to watch. Football (both varieties), basketball and baseball are ultimate soporifics for me. I can watch 12s in any wind conditions and be happy as a clam at high tide

[jpatrick]

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I enjoy watching monohulls like the 12 meter boats because those boats are more like the type that I've sailed. I can imagine myself at the helm of one. But I have no frame of reference I can apply to the hydrofoil boats. They are like seaplanes about to take off, to me.

Jeff

[John Meachen]

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I enjoy watching monohulls like the 12 meter boats because those boats are more like the type that I've sailed. I can imagine myself at the helm of one. But I have no frame of reference I can apply to the hydrofoil boats. They are like seaplanes about to take off, to me.

Jeff

One of the great things about expanding the spectrum of sailing activities is that we can all find something of interest within the range.

[John Howland]

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One of the great things about expanding the spectrum of sailing activities is that we can all find something of interest within the range.

John Meachen,
Here here, well said
Sailboats have held my attention for many years and I never tire of them. The foiling yacht are majestic in their own rights but I still list for the the beauty of J class.

Here is a great website on American Cup yachts and races from 1851-1937: The art work is top notch and much of its history. Links within links within links
Edward Burgess and the Herreshoff's had won the bulk of challenges durning the early years and in 1937 a collaboration between Sparkman & Stephens and Starling Burgess won the 1937 cup with Ranger a 87' LWL "super J" the 16th challenger against Endeavour II a Charles E Nicholson's design a "J-drift" of 87' LWL. Starling Burgess worked both for his father and Herreshoff's.

http://www.america-scoop.com/index.php/en/

John H.

"I have never meet a sailboat I didn't like, all though some may have had some bad habits but I love them all the same."
"I stoled this quote and broke it" But can't remember who I got it from.
I also stoled the quote about stealing the quote. But I think he stoled it also.