America's Cup: footwork

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Category: Keelboat classes
Forum Name: America's Cup
Forum Discription: Your thoughts on challenges to win the 'Auld Mug'
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Topic: footwork

Posted By: hobbiteater
Subject: footwork
Date Posted: 16 Sep 13 at 8:59pm

Why dont ac crews grind with there legs, legs being much stronger than arms?
Sorry for noob question...

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Posted By: oz man
Date Posted: 16 Sep 13 at 9:05pm

Reckon you could be onto something. Get the Olympic cycle team in with Ben and the boys and the cup could be on the way home at last.

Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 16 Sep 13 at 9:43pm

It was tried back in the 12m days, and I think there was also an Open 60. No idea why it didn't work. S'pose it might be different with this grinding hydraulic power bit rather than directly pulling on ropes with the winches.

Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 16 Sep 13 at 11:00pm

from what I'd heard about the 12 that tried it, they also put the grinders below decks. Which quickly became unpleasant.

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