Americas Cup

Kiwiwomble

Almost all of the comments about the nautical mile are true. Which is amusing, in that we can manage to disagree / clarify on issues that have changed, and do change with time, including the semantics..

I think that we should discuss map projections now. What is everyone's favourite and why?

True and fair enough

Mercator is a classic obviously, from a usability point a view nz’s meridional circuits are top notch, but I would say that

taniwharugby

@snowy so to summarise, the earth is flat?

Machpants

@taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

@snowy so to summarise, the earth is flat?

If you use a big enough scale, yes!

I do like me some Myriahedral Projections

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Not for actual navigation tho

Snowy

@taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

@snowy so to summarise, the earth is flat?

It would make things easier. That sky fairy really fucked it up.

Bovidae

Some variety today, the other race track course to be used.

Snowy

@machpants said in Americas Cup:

@taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

@snowy so to summarise, the earth is flat?

If you use a big enough scale, yes!

I do like me some Myriahedral Projections

Not for actual navigation tho

Milo.
I will be fluent in Polish before I am done with the Fern.

7-11kts according to AC website for the match. Have they announced a course?

Snowy

@bovidae Thx. Posts crossed.

Machpants

Whoops off the foils in pre start, well behind, very shit by TNZ. So as long as LR can keep it up (oo-er missus) the race is theirs.

antipodean

That start is stunning incompetence.

Tim

So TNZ just straight up fucked that up right?

Tim

These races are over at the start. Boring as shit.

Bovidae

This could be the defining race of the AC if LR wins against serve (so to speak).

taniwharugby

TNZ look to be covering more distance again.

Stag

Burling is terrible at the starts. If you go back to the last cup it was exactly the same except when he lost the starts then he had the speed to catch up. Now his starts are sinking his team.

Kruse

@snowy said in Americas Cup:

I think that we should discuss map projections now. What is everyone's favourite and why? I've always been a fan (shouldn't use that word, the lambert conical supporters will be all over it) of the Mercator. It just makes NZ look bigger. A bit shit for navigation, but the symmetry is nice.

I thought the Mercator had been confirmed to be racist?
You Racist.
In any case, with any of the cylindrical projections, including your racist Mercator.... I much prefer the version with China in the middle, rather than Europe. It just fits so much better, and incidentally with pleasing symmetry.

Damo

These races are all incredibly dull. The format, course and boats are a dud this year.

Bovidae

@tim said in Americas Cup:

These races are over at the start. Boring as shit.

Especially in the light winds. We need some 20+ knots to make these races interesting. Otherwise

Donsteppa

@tim said in Americas Cup:

These races are over at the start. Boring as shit.

Between that and Team NZ allegedly shopping around for overseas hosts if they retain the Cup, its the first Americas Cup that I haven't cared much about.

antipodean

@donsteppa said in Americas Cup:

@tim said in Americas Cup:

These races are over at the start. Boring as shit.

Between that and Team NZ allegedly shopping around for overseas hosts if they retain the Cup, its the first one I can't remember caring much about.

Well local knowledge doesn't appear to have been of any help. LR clearly more manoeuvrable in these conditions and piloted by someone who can work out time and distance.

There should be some pointed questions asked after this shitshow of a race.

Tim

NZ govt apparently paid ~ $40M for hosting rights. Do they get any TV broadcast revenue?

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