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GarethT 
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 Topic: New BritanniaPosted: 19 Dec 20 at 3:25pm |
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100m sprint would be a spectacle if they did it in wellies full of custard. Wouldn't be the pinnacle of the sport though. It would be It's A Knockout.
Feels like it will be a much lesser event than last time (and I wasn't totally convinced about that) Edited by GarethT - 19 Dec 20 at 3:26pm |
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rich96
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Posted: 19 Dec 20 at 11:39am |
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At least 3 of the boats can have a sort of race
Its not particularly interesting - just drag racing and trying to stay foiling Dull |
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GarethT
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Posted: 19 Dec 20 at 7:32am |
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Well that race was everything i feared. ETNZ comes off the foils in conditions LR is still foiling in. 1 km+ lead and LR comes off foils in v light wind. Both boats Bob around then wind fills in from the back and ETNZ make up the massive gap and sail past. Ended up a close finish, but just wacky races.
Spectacle, yes, but good racing? Delta between foiling and not is massive, and it just takes too long to get them going. At least with the cats they could get foiling quite quickly. One bad tack/gybe or lull and it's game over. Edited by GarethT - 19 Dec 20 at 7:33am |
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Sam.Spoons
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Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
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Rupert
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Posted: 18 Dec 20 at 9:01pm |
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True, the AC has been a bitter battlefield almost since inception. Doesn't inspire me. |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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deadrock
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Posted: 18 Dec 20 at 8:30pm |
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 18 Dec 20 at 8:20pm |
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Does anybody know where I can find the SI's for this series, or at least an explanation of the variations from the current RRS?
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Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
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Chris_H
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Posted: 18 Dec 20 at 7:12pm |
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The wind limits for this series – and for the early rounds of the Prada Cup challenger series – are 6.5 knots and 21 knots (the upper limit changes to 23 knots for challenger final and the America's Cup).
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Do Different
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What did they say, 49knots recorded in 12knots of breeze, that is undeniably a hugely impressive display of efficiency and performance.
Why do some say it's boring then? F1 cars touch 200mph on straights and generate 5G under braking and cornering, again crazy numbers but to a distant spectator largely meaningless. Sometimes also said to be boring and processional, a criticism seldom levelled a British Touring Cars. There is a contradiction in that fast boats often look slow (Cats & Foilers) but slow boats look fast (most things semi planing in sea and breeze). Edit add. How much wind and sea will these present boats race in? Edited by Do Different - 18 Dec 20 at 5:44pm |
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Chris_H
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Posted: 18 Dec 20 at 5:30pm |
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Eee ba gum. When I were a lad and sailing my wooden bath tub, when sailing was a mans job, and I served 25 years before the mast, we looked on those new fangled J-class yachts and wondered how they sailed upright with so much sail. And fast? Fair near turned my head. No man should go as fast as that in a sailing boat. How do they drink their tea? Them J's should be banned.
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