Americas Cup

[Stag]

Burling is unbeatable on the course and forgettable at the start. Doesn’t seem like that is going to change any time soon, very frustrating.

[canefan]

Bugger, I thought we were about to fly past them. LR escape

[JK]

FFS

[Donsteppa]

Team NZ don't sail much middle water between brilliant and hapless...

[Frank]

So basically our boat is faster provided we don't fuck things up- is that for sure?

[canefan]

@frank said in Americas Cup:

So basically our boat is faster provided we don't fuck things up- is that for sure?

Yup

[JK]

Looks like something just went wrong and that foil wouldnt go up

[canefan]

@jk said in Americas Cup:

Looks like something just went wrong and that foil wouldnt go up

Comms reckon we lost wind and then we tried to turn up the course to get speed back too late. Wind dropped compared to race 1

[Kiwiwomble]

we were ight on top of them too!

[canefan]

@kiwiwomble said in Americas Cup:

we were ight on top of them too!

So exciting, then it all went wrong. Jimmy must have been shitting himself. Lester says we picked the wrong gib too

[Paekakboyz]

@donsteppa did you hear about TNZ's new sponsor Triumph & Disaster? Bloody Dion Nash

[Donsteppa]

@paekakboyz said in Americas Cup:

@donsteppa did you hear about TNZ's new sponsor Triumph & Disaster? Bloody Dion Nash

Should've known there'd be a Black Craps-era reason behind it

[canefan]

Prada down now. AC organisers have shortened the race to 5 legs WTF?

[Donsteppa]

So Luna Rossa has splashed down, but we've lost the runway of the 6th leg, which has just been removed...

[Donsteppa]

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

Prada down now. AC organisers have shortened the race to 5 legs WTF?

Should've done that in San Francisco...

[canefan]

@donsteppa said in Americas Cup:

So Luna Rossa has splashed down, but we've lost the runway of the 6th leg, which has just been removed...

Thats BS. Abandonment!

[Donsteppa]

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

@donsteppa said in Americas Cup:

So Luna Rossa has splashed down, but we've lost the runway of the 6th leg, which has just been removed...

Thats BS. Abandonment!

Man the torpedoes!

[Kiwiwomble]

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

Prada down now. AC organisers have shortened the race to 5 legs WTF?

how far behind am i?!

[akan004]

Lol

[Donsteppa]

This is bizarre but great watching.... we're now back in the lead after being behind by half the Waitemata...