Americas Cup - Dull ?

   I think this has been the most exciting cup I have ever followed, there have been loads of aggressive prestarts, place changes during the race and a real even match between the two boats.  If you are finding this AC dull then your watching the wrong sport.  I doubt the thousands of spectators in Valencia are finding it dull.

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WildWood Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 14 Nov 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Post Options Post Reply Quote WildWood Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Americas Cup - Dull ? Posted: 02 Jul 07 at 10:09am
	I think this has been the most exciting cup I have ever followed, there have been loads of aggressive prestarts, place changes during the race and a real even match between the two boats. If you are finding this AC dull then your watching the wrong sport. I doubt the thousands of spectators in Valencia are finding it dull.

XxLaserChickxX Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote XxLaserChickxX Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jul 07 at 8:11pm
	Well my dad n i are grateful for sky plus as we record it n fast foreward to all the interesting bits. The joys of technology. Now i'm only a beginner so i dont understand much of wots happening anyway but my dad pretty much understands, and we have both noticed that one of the commentators doesnt really know what he's talking about sometimes for example alinghi were like 40 - 50metres ahead and one of the english blokes goes its a huge lead for them now. My dad n i think its like only a boat length apart and thats really not much. Am i the only ones that has noticed that or am i and my dad just lacking alot of knowledge!!!

Laser 173312 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 May 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 416	Post Options Post Reply Quote Laser 173312 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jul 07 at 11:37am
	Unfortunately it's just like formula 1. There is so much science in the boats and the crew that if 1 boat is slightly faster it almost always wins. The same happens in Cricket with Australia, Rugby (New Zealand), F1 (Maclaren after 5 years of Ferrari) It's still a wonderful sight to see and this is the tightest cup in recent years.

rich96 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 20 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 596	Post Options Post Reply Quote rich96 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jun 07 at 3:46pm
	I must admit that todays race was much better. There does seem to be an awful lot of drag racing though.

Scooby_simon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 02 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2415	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scooby_simon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jun 07 at 12:43pm
	I think the problem is that there is not enough wind. It would be much better in 25 knots and big waves.
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Contender443 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1211	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender443 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jun 07 at 8:58am
	I agree it has all become very clinical and once you have watched one tack and one gybe you have seen it all. The only event worth watching was the 87 cup in Freemantle, now that was an event with characters, lots of wind, waves and 12 metres.
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rich96 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 20 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 596	Post Options Post Reply Quote rich96 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jun 07 at 8:54am
	I'm not sure if this is just me but is the Americas Cup becoming dull ? I used to be fascinated in the days of the 12s but these days the races seem dull and the because the AC set up is pretty much non-stop between the actual cup itself it all seems to roll into one. Not sure why the racing so far is uninspring ? The boats may be too large for the rapid manouvering ? Perhaps the crew work is too slick for there to be many errors ? Maybe the venue is uninspiring ? Maybe all sports become abit dull when shown at the very highest level ? All I know is that sitting down to watch a whole race is not what it used to be.