Americas cup
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@nzzp said in Americas cup:
@JK said in Americas cup:
IMHO something needs to change in this regard to make it a bit more appealing.
I can't see this going back into displacement hulls from foiling. But foiling racing is not close quarters ... so as you say, how the hell do yo umake it more than a procession? Courses get large, time on teh water drops, but damn they really shift. It's just a long long way from traditional yacht racing - and probably struggles to connect with a lot of the sailing public!
I can. I can see large, light displacement, box rule, 90 footers with a huge sail plan.
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@pakman said in Americas cup:
One thing which seems apparent is that there is often a significant wind pressure difference on the two sides. In race 4, Ineos had control of the favoured side, but chose not to tack to keep TNZ on other side.
Whereas Burling, when TNZ was in front, was ruthless in tacking to shut GB out.I think at this point, INEOS has a negative speed differential, is less nimble and therefore needs to take more risks. ETNZ looks like it has the ability to catch up and pass from anywhere.
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@mohikamo said in Americas cup:
Haha.
That was like a game of rugby with someone sent off in the first minute.
That was dreadful wasn’t it?
I mean it was game over a minute before the start of the race.
Poor day for ETNZ. Look forward to seeing them come out firing on Friday
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Ineos getting buttfucked today.
Looks like it is going to be 6-1 in about 15 minutes
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@MajorRage said in Americas cup:
Or not. What a complete pantsing today. Ineos going to need a miracle now.
Which, honestly speaking, has happened before.
I enjoyed Ineos winning 2 races as it brought a bit of jeapordy to the finals but today must have been very sobering for Ineos.
