Americas Cup

[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?

[Bovidae]

@Hooroo 3 mins 13 secs.

Hopefully other races are much closer as I don't see too much overtaking unless there is a mistake or a big wind shift.

[antipodean]

@Kruse said in Americas Cup:

@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.

I'm amazed at how they turn still on the foils. +3 min margin is amazing in what are supposed to be comparable boats. Be interesting to see if there's that disparity amongst the challengers and what improvements they can make.