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    Posted: 17 Jan 21 at 11:03am
Originally posted by 423zero

'Hoya' is a 'Ultra 30', think Hoya was the sponsor, race series was televised on the BBC in the nineties.

Yes it was/is and yes Hoya was the sponsor. The Ultra 30 series may well have been the first to try to make yacht racing a spectator sport using short 'stadium' courses.
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Posts: 789 		Post Options Post Options   Quote tink Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jan 21 at 11:09am
Originally posted by 423zero

'Hoya' is a 'Ultra 30', think Hoya was the sponsor, race series was televised on the BBC in the nineties.

Back in the day when the BBC cared about one of our most successful sports, Ben’s 4 for 4 doesn’t even feature on their App Sports feed.  Angry Angry Angry Angry Angry
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Maybe they got their fingers burned in the 90s and haven't bothered coming back?

Still, I take back some of what I said before - the racing is better than the cats, the Ineos team has improved communication and attitude as well as the boat, and the capsizes are very modern dinghy like, even if righting them is more like a 1920s 14.
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Nope, nothing. 

Now looked at the BBC Sport website, not a mention to be seen.
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Posts: 3420 		Post Options Post Options   Quote 423zero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jan 21 at 4:05pm
BBC only going to show sports they consider to be within reach of "" normal "" people, equipment heavy sports are considered to be out of reach, they obviously haven't looked at cost of decent fishing gear.
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I wonder if anyone has done the maths on putting an AC team together compared to putting a premiership football team. We will exclude the stadium, but include the boat.
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Report in Financial Times states hundreds of millions of pounds, (put a link on but it was row after row). https://www.outsideonline.com/2083841/10-million-boat-will-win-americas-cup#close

Edited by 423zero - 17 Jan 21 at 5:03pm
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Originally posted by Do Different

Nope, nothing. 

Now looked at the BBC Sport website, not a mention to be seen.




Try here
   https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sailing




Edited by mole - 17 Jan 21 at 5:31pm
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Nothing since Friday evening though, two wins reported, nothing on Saturday and Sunday's (today) racing...
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Posts: 789 		Post Options Post Options   Quote tink Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jan 21 at 6:58pm
Originally posted by mole

Originally posted by Do Different

Nope, nothing. 

Now looked at the BBC Sport website, not a mention to be seen.




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