Americas Cup

Machpants

Taking lessons from the Boks
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/americas-cup/123674293/americas-cup-practice-races-called-off-as-all-three-challengers-say-no

Bovidae

Racing starts in less than 1 h.

voodoo

so do these races mean anything or is is just practice?

mariner4life

@voodoo dick waving for incredibly rich fluffybunnies always means something

Kiwiwomble

@voodoo its not the big show, I thought originally points would get carried over to the Prada cup so it might mean more to the other teams the ETNZ

Bovidae

@voodoo said in Americas Cup:

so do these races mean anything or is is just practice?

This Christmas Race comp is the only time TNZ gets to race against the challengers before the big show.

voodoo

@Bovidae so all the challengers go through to Challenger series after this (regardless of results in this series) then we race the winner of that?

Bovidae

@voodoo Yes.

This link has more info:
https://www.americascup.com/race-format-and-racing-rules

voodoo

@Bovidae said in Americas Cup:

@voodoo Yes.

This link has more info:
https://www.americascup.com/race-format-and-racing-rules

Thanks

nzzp

I'm irrationally interested in this. Really not sure why.

Crazy Horse

I read somewhere we will probably be keeping our powder dry during these races. Good tactic, it never fails.

nzzp

@Crazy-Horse said in Americas Cup:

I read somewhere we will probably be keeping our powder dry during these races. Good tactic, it never fails.

spot on, that's why we've got the RWC2019 in the shed

Crucial

@nzzp said in Americas Cup:

@Crazy-Horse said in Americas Cup:

I read somewhere we will probably be keeping our powder dry during these races. Good tactic, it never fails.

spot on, that's why we've got the RWC2019 in the shed

Yep. I wasnt aware that Steve Hansen had been brought on board as a strategist.

Crazy Horse

Well, they are smashing Prada (Edit: Luna Rossa?)Incredible, 12 knot winds and up to 40 knot boat speed.

taniwharugby

@Crazy-Horse it is amazing to watch those boats, the acceleration they get as well.

Kruse

@Crazy-Horse said in Americas Cup:

12 knot winds and up to 40 knot boat speed

Fuck. Off. That is some straight-up bullshit.
A flagrant disregard for the basic laws of physics on par with the Japanese and their goddamn iceblocks you need a BBQ to eat.

Bovidae

TNZ looked good. A win by 3:13.

Hooroo

@Bovidae said in Americas Cup:

TNZ looked good. A win by 3:13.

3.13 Seconds or 3 mins 13 secs??

taniwharugby

@Hooroo >3mins

Higgins

@Hooroo said in Americas Cup:

@Bovidae said in Americas Cup:

TNZ looked good. A win by 3:13.

3.13 Seconds or 3 mins 13 secs??

Or Three hours and thirteen minutes?

The Silver Fern

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