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• Don't read this post if you don't want to know who is going to win the Americas Cup
  • What a stupid waste of time and money
    • But it's their money...
      • absolutely!...
        • I don't mind have a design rule rather than identical boats
          • yea but....
            • There are lots of events for the best sailors to show their stuff
              • I like the idea of starting with one design...
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                • LMFAO!!! With BBQ's and full enclosures.
                • even one designs can be tweeked within the limit of the design rules, some find a loophole and gain the advantage...
                • Maybe they should have the boats, sails, instruments, lines, etc. all made by the same manufacturers.
                  • Agreed, but instead of drawing lots, they do what we used to do at our junior sailing events. you do a round robin...
        • It's not One-design...
      • And the lawyers get most of it
  • America's Cup....what a joke....