Americas Cup - SV650.org

Red Herring · 16-09-13, 11:42 AM

Anyone else on here been following the Americas Cup? I appreciate not everybody is into sailing but do you need to be to enjoy watching these awesome boats?

Matt-EUC · 16-09-13, 12:37 PM

Off and on. But mainly off. I watched new zealand thrash America by about a minute and a half the other day.

Supervox · 16-09-13, 12:41 PM

Watching every race live on You Tube

Go ETNZ !!!

Sailing Anarchy have a sub-forum especially for the AC - quite a 'lively' place at the moment !!

16-09-13, 12:52 PM

Watched some of it last weekend. Was truly mind blowing to see the boats doing 38kts in 10kts of wind while balanced on the smallest of hydrofoils.

Matt-EUC · 16-09-13, 12:54 PM

It's not sailing, it's flying.

Supervox · 16-09-13, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SvNewbie

Watched some of it last weekend. Was truly mind blowing to see the boats doing 38kts in 10kts of wind while balanced on the smallest of hydrofoils.

Watching the upwind leg of Race 10 last night seeing 2 x 72' foiling catamarans heading for a cross at a closing speed of 60+ kts was simply breathtaking !!!

However, as exciting as these boats are to watch, I doubt we'll see them after this AC - unless of course OTUSA upset everything and actually win the regatta !!

16-09-13, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supervox

Watching the upwind leg of Race 10 last night seeing 2 x 72' foiling catamarans heading for a cross at a closing speed of 60+ kts was simply breathtaking !!!

However, as exciting as these boats are to watch, I doubt we'll see them after this AC - unless of course OTUSA upset everything and actually win the regatta !!

Why do you say that? Do you think ETNZ will choose a different type of boat? They seem to have got the design of their boat spot on.

Red Herring · 16-09-13, 02:04 PM

I grew up racing Hobie cats and have a small trimaran now, but these things taking sailing to a whole new level. The consequences of even just a small mistake or mechanical hitch (as we saw on Saturday) can be huge. Watching them being pushed is like watching Marc Marquez coming round Woodcote, you just know that eventually it's all going to go pear shaped!

Supervox · 16-09-13, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raf

Why do you say that? Do you think ETNZ will choose a different type of boat? They seem to have got the design of their boat spot on.

Grant Dalton (MD - ETNZ) has already stated that he believes that although these boats are "cool" they are also "uneconomic & unsustainable" and that if ETNZ wins then they would like a minimum of 10 teams competing next time & will work at making this commercially viable by "getting costs down".

When you consider that Larry Ellison (Owner - Oracle Team USA) is thought to have spent approx $200m on this defence campaign alone (some say almost $1b in total over the last 12 years) & the estimated cost of one of these boats is in the region of $10m (ETNZ & Oracle both have 2 each) and that's before you even think about the number of shore crew required to run a campaign or the guys who are actually going to sail the thing - (sailing 'rockstars' don't come cheap !!) you can see where he's coming from !

Biker Biggles · 16-09-13, 02:28 PM

Ive watched most of it and its cool stuff,but like formula one,it is clearly just too expensive.
They have done traditional boats,now flying boats,so how about sailing submarines next time?

16-09-13, 11:42 AM	#1
Red Herring Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,708	Americas Cup Anyone else on here been following the Americas Cup? I appreciate not everybody is into sailing but do you need to be to enjoy watching these awesome boats?

16-09-13, 12:37 PM	#2
Matt-EUC Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Alton, Hampshire Posts: 1,606	Americas Cup Off and on. But mainly off. I watched new zealand thrash America by about a minute and a half the other day. __________________ Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit - Ad infinitum et ultra White 650 V-Strom -No mods Blue curvy 650 (OMFG I FIXED IT!!!) -200mm Delkevic Stubby. Last edited by Matt-EUC; 16-09-13 at 12:38 PM.

16-09-13, 12:41 PM	#3
Supervox No more Mr Nice Guy Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saaafffend, innit !! Posts: 1,365	Re: Americas Cup Watching every race live on You Tube Go ETNZ !!! Sailing Anarchy have a sub-forum especially for the AC - quite a 'lively' place at the moment !! __________________ Never argue with an idiot - he'll drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience

16-09-13, 12:52 PM	#4
SvNewbie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Americas Cup Watched some of it last weekend. Was truly mind blowing to see the boats doing 38kts in 10kts of wind while balanced on the smallest of hydrofoils.

16-09-13, 12:54 PM	#5
Matt-EUC Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Alton, Hampshire Posts: 1,606	Americas Cup It's not sailing, it's flying. __________________ Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit - Ad infinitum et ultra White 650 V-Strom -No mods Blue curvy 650 (OMFG I FIXED IT!!!) -200mm Delkevic Stubby.

16-09-13, 02:04 PM	#8
Red Herring Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,708	Re: Americas Cup I grew up racing Hobie cats and have a small trimaran now, but these things taking sailing to a whole new level. The consequences of even just a small mistake or mechanical hitch (as we saw on Saturday) can be huge. Watching them being pushed is like watching Marc Marquez coming round Woodcote, you just know that eventually it's all going to go pear shaped!

16-09-13, 02:28 PM	#10
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,068	Re: Americas Cup Ive watched most of it and its cool stuff,but like formula one,it is clearly just too expensive. They have done traditional boats,now flying boats,so how about sailing submarines next time? __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
The Americas on a Tranny	L3nny	Idle Banter	1	11-11-12 09:50 AM
Riding the length and breadth of the Americas	metalangel	Idle Banter	0	25-06-11 12:59 PM