This years JJ
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Topic: This years JJ
Posted By: ifoxwell
Subject: This years JJ
Date Posted: 14 Feb 13 at 3:56pm
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Has to be the most open JJ for years. Starts this weekend and with a couple of Brits in it as well. I cant believe no one has bought the subject up on hear yet, its still some of the most entertaining sailing TV, all be it on line. Ian ------------- RS300 |
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Posted By: AlexM
Date Posted: 14 Feb 13 at 3:59pm
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I've been watching it every week! Best sailing on the Web.
I do agree it could be very open, Smeg if it's windy, Lumix with wing mast could come into play and then you've got the top 2 TF and 7 (If they can repair the boat) The two commentators are great! Alex ------------- |
Posted By: ellistine
Date Posted: 14 Feb 13 at 4:06pm
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In a sport where it's in the norm to not know which boat is winning, it still amazes me how three blokes in a boat can convey such great racing each week and seemingly with very little effort. I suspect the big difference is acceptance from the fleet that there's going to be a camera boat up their arse from time to time. Can't image Sir Ben being so tolerant! Love it.
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Posted By: MattK
Date Posted: 14 Feb 13 at 4:38pm
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More info about the Brits here http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/167962/Two-British-teams-set - http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/167962/Two-British-teams-set
Tris (Pica Sheethand) has promised updates on our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/uk18footer - https://www.facebook.com/uk18footer http://18footerstv.com - 18footerstv.com looking great as always, live tracking for those willing to stay up till 4am Just wish i was there! |
Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 15 Feb 13 at 6:38am
| love the commentary, the harbour is a fantastic backdrop to the racing and they do a great job, considering how stretched out the fleet can get... looking forward to the JJ and good luck to the Brits! |
Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 25 Feb 13 at 5:56pm
| Race 7, only one word for that "epic" http://www.18footerstv.com/ |
Posted By: Roger
Date Posted: 25 Feb 13 at 5:58pm
Certainly is worth a watch, and more so because of the commentary. |
Posted By: JP233
Date Posted: 25 Feb 13 at 6:14pm
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the question now is, what will i fill my days doing now?!? ------------- Thanks Jamie |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 25 Feb 13 at 8:35pm
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Watching Race 7 right now. A reminder of how good you can make coverage with just a single camera boat and small team. It's all about the knowledgeable, non-patronising commentary
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Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 25 Feb 13 at 10:03pm
It was fantastic coverage, of a fantastic event. Could you imagine how dreadful it would be if Mr Olympic commentator had the mic 
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Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 26 Feb 13 at 7:08am
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the bear away on a powered up 18 in that stuff makes excellent watching, never mind the ensuing chaos once the kites are up, even tacking looked bl**dy difficult, no real need to 'go across to Shirley' to have someone else say the obvious... sometimes it's better left unsaid in sports commentary (are you listening BBC?) ... no disrespect to Shirley BTW, good on her for trousering the BBC money and at least providing some antidote to the 'knowledgable' Mr Walker IMO |
Posted By: ifoxwell
Date Posted: 26 Feb 13 at 10:20am
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I was away fro part of last week so had to catch up in stages and thus I've only just got to the end. But what a great series and fantastic finale. And as has already been pointed out the three guys presenting the show repeatedly prove that sailing makes a great TV sport, you just have to know how to do it. All you need is a good camera man, some one who knows the racing who can get the camera to the points that matter and then commentators that know their fleet and who know what makes sailing great. But what i liked was the way class wins out. Both Thurlow and Rag put together a good series, in may ways did nothing wrong (there was no shame in capsizing on a day like that) and yet 7 managed keep it all together for the whole series, doing what had to be done when it mattered most and to my mind were worthy winners. But finally a well done to the Brits. Both boats put in a good showing and where at the sharp end of the fleet more often than not. Well done chaps. Ian ------------- RS300 |