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IMHO, The best Americas Cup race was in the movie Wind
In Response To: Lots of very good points, as always... ()
And that was a really dumb movie. The final race though was very well done and more exciting than the real ones.
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- Wow! That was close (NOT)
- Smooth for the KIWI boat
- It's amazing to me, how many of the elements of America's Cup racing are completely ABSENT from this series...
- My father-in-law, who is not a sailor, was watching
- Yes, the sail handling in AC went downhill ever since they got rid of the clipper ships
- I don't think Jon watched them or maybe he'd have noticed that the main element of Americas Cup racing IS missing
- The wing twist is an active control
- Lots of very good points, as always...
- I agree about the AC72 being overboard
- IMHO, The best Americas Cup race was in the movie Wind
- The AC in Newport; what happened on the course was only part of the fun
- I don't think Jon watched them or maybe he'd have noticed that the main element of Americas Cup racing IS missing
- There have been more lead changes in the first four races than in the last three contests combined. Yup, that is boring.
- This article neatly describes the sail handling and crew coordination
- IF New Zealand wins, will they return the AC to more conventional monohulls (or even cats)?
- I was against them but have changed my mind.
- It's amazing to me, how many of the elements of America's Cup racing are completely ABSENT from this series...
- Smooth for the KIWI boat