The America's cup

Qweaver · September 19, 2013, 05:44:20 PM

I've been a sailor for most of my life and I would have never believed that sailboats would be going at 3 times wind speed downwind. The Kiwis have really shown everyone else how to sail these monsters. The USA is still hanging in there but the 2 race penalty is pure nonsense. How can you punish the 72s for what happened with the 45s? But no matter who wins, these boats and crews are awesome.

dgdrls · September 19, 2013, 06:47:03 PM

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I agree those are some DanG fast boats!!

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Ianab · September 20, 2013, 01:52:18 AM

Gets a fair bit of coverage here in NZ as sailing is one of the national sports. :D

The technology in those boats is pretty amazing, as is the skill it takes to sail them. Those tacks and jibes, while keeping the cat up on the hydrofoils are amazing.

Ian

Leigh Family Farm · September 20, 2013, 09:19:29 AM

If my son was born, I would have been out there on the water spectating. Two of my friends, both avid sailors, wqere able to get out there and see some of the races last week. I do hope the US pulls a win.

Qweaver · September 20, 2013, 05:18:09 PM

Whee! We just dodged a bullit there on race 12! I hope the wind is up for the next race.

Qweaver · September 20, 2013, 06:08:04 PM

Well, the wind was up and the US won. It would be a class move from the Kiwis to give the US the 2 penalties back and make a fair race out of it. Those penalties were pure non-sense. You don't penalize a pro team for what was done in the farm team or a pro football team for what the players did in college. The Kiwis have a great boat and team, but let's not give them a 2 race advantage. What happened with the 45' boats has nothing to do with the 72' boats in the Am Cup.

Ianab · September 22, 2013, 03:08:25 PM

News this morning.

There's a Whale on the course. :D

Just when you think there isn't much else that could hold up the racing, along comes a whale :D ???

Leigh Family Farm · September 23, 2013, 07:15:54 AM

imagine hitting one of those while going 40 knots! And also, its gray whale migrating season I think so where there is one, there is 10.

Qweaver · September 23, 2013, 01:56:20 PM

The US team has convincingly won the last two races. This makes the two point penalty even more absurd. But if the US continues to win and only loses by 2 races...the Kiwi win will be pretty hollow. These are two great teams and boats, let them stand on even footing. I've been a competitor all my life and I could not accept a win under these conditions. Shame on the jury that handed down this verdict.

Qweaver · September 23, 2013, 05:22:45 PM

The US team wins again. It's actually 8 to 8, But the US still has to win 3 more.

Qweaver · September 24, 2013, 04:53:47 PM

Now the count is US 9 wins, Kiwis 8 wins and yet the US still has to win 2 more because of the penalty. In my mind the US team has won...I don't care what the stupid jury said!

OK, another win for the US. Whoever wins the next race is the champ.

dgdrls · September 25, 2013, 06:23:14 AM

Its getting good now!.

DGDrls

drobertson · September 25, 2013, 08:59:41 AM

Is there any tv coverage of the event? david

Qweaver · September 25, 2013, 09:41:18 AM

NBC sports airs it live starting at 4:00 pm ET. It's also on YouTube as a replay about two hours after the end of racing. We have watched every day for weeks now. The winds may be too high today. I'll tune in just in case.

Leigh Family Farm · September 25, 2013, 10:25:18 AM

Winds are projected to be 22+ knots, which is typical for this time of year, but that speed would turn the boats into airplanes! If you can't get NBC Sports, try online because I think they are going to stream the race on their website.

beenthere · September 25, 2013, 06:31:27 PM

Any results?

Jason_AliceMae Farms · September 25, 2013, 06:48:25 PM

Team Oracle, (The US team) pulled out one amazing come back!

USA won and the America's Cup stays in the states

Qweaver · September 26, 2013, 07:00:38 AM

I'm happy that the US won but the body that writes and enforces the rules nearly ruined this race series. The Kiwis had two races taken away from them by the time limit and wind speed rules. The cup would be heading to NZ if not for the 40 minute rule. What a stupid rule.
Well done by both teams...shame on the governing body.

T Welsh · September 26, 2013, 04:47:16 PM

I like anybody that races anything ;D The technology of these boats blows my mind! Carbon fiber everything, Titanium this and that,then comes testing and hydro dynamics. I loved every minute that I watched the races. Rules are rules and they make or break you in racing,but everybody is in the same boat (no pun intended). Those boats are literally flying through the water. Great to see Americans stay on top! Tim

GrahamW · September 26, 2013, 04:58:46 PM

I have still to watch the last race but the previous 2 were fascinating. Superb boats and engineering and the way Team Oracle upped their performance was amazing - wonder what the really did.

Notice I did not say Team USA, in the end there were no Americans on boat, well done Sir Ben Ainslie.

regards

Graham

Jamie_C · September 26, 2013, 04:59:40 PM

As i was channel surfing yesterday i heard the announcers lament about the lack of Americans on the American team, thought it was kinda odd but it is indeed true.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/25/americas-cup-oracle-team-usa-comeback

beenthere · September 26, 2013, 05:15:11 PM

A link to watch the last race.

http://www.youtube.com/user/AmericasCup

Ianab · September 26, 2013, 07:37:39 PM

Was watching the box the other day and they discussed why Oracle suddenly got faster.

Seems they fitted a new "stability control system" part way though. Totally legal and everything. But what it does is adjust the foils automatically depending on the speeds and angles of the boat. This allowed them to tack and turn easier without looking as much boat speed. The NZ boat still had manual controls and it was trickier to keep the speed up in the turns. Gain a couple of seconds on every tack, and at the end of the race it's enough to put you in front.

The kicker, the unit was designed and built in NZ :D

Qweaver · September 27, 2013, 08:09:10 PM

I hate to see the races end. This was the most exciting sailboat racing ever done. Not being able to sail in WV is the only thing that I hate about selling our place in Texas and moving back to the hills. We are committed to finding a way to sail the Great Lakes and eastern coastal bays on a regular basis.