America's Cup

Tragic reminder

A nice short clip that covers all the questions you may have had about the AC72 foils. Interestingly the AC72 class was not initially meant to be have hydrofoils. Seems to be a rule exploit by the Kiwi's, and quickly followed up by the other teams.

and another about how the wing sails are adjusted for ideal camber.

Wow Good topic and post good to see the technology .Such a technical sport Shame we dont get much coverage over here on mainstream tv.

One to go hey cuzzy bro
Geez USA had a great downwind leg but couldn't just get the break.

Dam the wind that s an awesome effort from Dean at the start!!!

Truly amazing that they managed to prefect AC boats that could perform and excel at such low winds.
For me 20 ktn is time when I can go on the water and hardly get planning.
For that reason I also never managed to test my speed against moths here on G.C.
When wind is just getting right for me, they must already leave the water.

Think about that. The AC crew start the boat at moderate wind breeze 15- 20 ktn and in few seconds their apparent wind is 50 -60 ktn. We could not observe that easy as not many flopping free objects on that board to get perspective on the wind the crew feel.

great start from Jimmy......he is amazing before the line.....lighter winds today. Lets see how Oracle performs upwind in these lighter winds.

Looks like the wind will win this next race at this stage

Stop it sausage or I shall put you in a roll and doze you with T sauce!!!! We need no reminders of those that have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory....the longer this regatta goes on the worse our chances are as Oracle are gaining boat speed every night. My heart is pumping.

Race 12: Did NZ purposely blow the start? They had every opportunity to grab the favored left side, and allowed Oracle to hook them instead...... ?
Any way, more racing coming up!

Looks like we are about to get beaten by the wind for the third time this final series whilst being in control of the race....ahhhh

Thanks sausage....can you believe that we finally get the port tack initiative and the windows not favor it....then we recover but get beaten by the clock.....the good news is that we looked great - superior tactics , boat speed and importantly team work. Let's see if they can do it this next race.

If its breached thought the first 3 legs it's abandoned.

Men in white suits have entered the building sausage......

What's that 3 races now cancelled due to wind limits with NZ in front? Barring major gear failure, which apparently would greatly favour the US in each teams no.2 boats, NZ should win from here. ( Fortunately professional fouls aren't in the spirit of America's Cup racing.)

But in Auckland, will the design rules be modified? Foiling was slipped in under rules that were designed without foiling in mind. Keeping those boats stable on the foils looks tricky. Would allowing a configuration like Hydroptere make them easier to sail, though not necessarily faster? Maybe that would detract from the event.

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sausage said..

Argh, very frustrating. Maybe tomorrow morning.
Ian K,
My limited understanding is that the defending team (more than likely ETNZ) for the 35th America's cup will decide what type of race format and therefore boat design. So hopefully they maintain the spectator quality and hold it in close confines of Auckland harbour. Afterthe ssuccess of this one I can't see them reverting back to holding racing way out to sea.

I agree, I think the best thing about this cup is the fact that it's so much better for the spectators. Fantastic race coverage, awesome venue, great course size/design and the result is the closest racing we've seen in the Americas cup for decades. Hopefully ETNZ wins and the cup heads back to the southern hemisphere, they have another great venue there in Auckland habour and could create a very similar atmosphere.

If they win i'm not sure how far they will tweak the rules, however I'm fairly certain after the success of the AC72 class surely the next cup would be held in something similar. Maybe slightly smaller to try and reduce the costs a bit more or rule changes to limit the use of certain materials etc etc. It would be great if there were more teams that could enter the LV cup but as it stands the costs are fairly prohibitive to anyone but tech billionaires.