Americas Cup
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@antipodean said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:
@Virgil we need a 9 point start....
It's first to seven mate
so TR's correct....
Deano is not steering now
He's Japans problem now.
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Was never that interested in yachting but always wondered why team NZ hang on to Barker for so long.
Guys like Coutts and Burling won Olympic medals Barker's involvement with Olympics goes something like this. Is he that good a sailor?
Olympic Games
1996 – Unsuccessfully trialed to represent New Zealand in the Finn for the 1996 Olympic Games.
2000 – Did not participate in the New Zealand selection trials due to America's Cup commitments.
2004 – Represented New Zealand in the Finn finishing 13th out of 25 competitors -
@Virgil said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@antipodean said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:
@Virgil we need a 9 point start....
It's first to seven mate
so TR's correct....
Deano is not steering now
He's Japans problem now.
Yeah when they lost to Oracle.. I was thinking he choked again. After having the lead
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@canefan That was pretty good. Basically STFU.
So who would you all pick to race in the semi, and why?
It looks like we have the setup and team work to do better in light airs (forecast next 2 weeks) than most teams but Japan will likely have access to all of Oracle's tech and the Warkworth traitors that scuppered us in the last cup. If it was Japan v Oracle in the cup would it be rigged (yes pun intended)? Would anyone care?
I reckon that we take on Ainslie now. Take out the best sailor that perhaps doesn't quite have the boat setup perfect. They will all get better but there must be a performance plateau and I think we have the best chance against them now (rather than later - should we advance to the finals). Artemis and Japan are both going to be tough to beat so they can fight it out.
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
Damn it. We lost to Oracle again. So no wins against the evil empire and we surrender a one point advantage to them in the AC final
The worst part is that the races against Oracle has seen ETNZ shit the bed. The Aussie has it all over Burling.
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@Toddy maybe they are foxing him...probably not, but maybe
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@taniwharugby We have more races to get us match fit. It would have been nice to break our duck with Oracle before a possible finals matchup but it is what it is
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@taniwharugby We have more races to get us match fit. It would have been nice to break our duck with Oracle before a possible finals matchup but it is what it is
Break our duck? Didn't we beat them 8 times in a row a few years ago?
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@Hooroo haha, so in a final series are they 11 on the trot over us now?
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@taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:
@Hooroo haha, so in a final series are they 11 on the trot over us now?
sumink like that
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@Hooroo said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@taniwharugby We have more races to get us match fit. It would have been nice to break our duck with Oracle before a possible finals matchup but it is what it is
Break our duck? Didn't we beat them 8 times in a row a few years ago?
At this cup....
