Americas Cup

[nzzp]

@jk what @dogmeat said - L2 means the courses without spectators are being used today and Saturday

[canefan]

Watching the digital graphic on the AC website. What a smashing

[Bovidae]

TNZ looked good in the pre-start and sailed a solid race. These conditions were more in Luna Rossa's sweet spot.

[canefan]

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

TNZ looked good in the pre-start and sailed a solid race. These conditions were more in Luna Rossa's sweet spot.

That has to be demoralizing

[Bovidae]

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

TNZ looked good in the pre-start and sailed a solid race. These conditions were more in Luna Rossa's sweet spot.

That has to be demoralizing

Bruni said that TNZ looks to be quicker upwind. The commentators think TNZ is faster in 12+ knots so let's hope for an increase in wind speed.

[canefan]

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

TNZ looked good in the pre-start and sailed a solid race. These conditions were more in Luna Rossa's sweet spot.

That has to be demoralizing

Bruni said that TNZ looks to be quicker upwind. The commentators think TNZ is faster in 12+ knots so let's hope for an increase in wind speed.

I can't remember who it was, but one of the pundits in the race preview on stuff reckoned our boat looked like a 3 generation model vs Luna Rossa's evolved 2G boat

[nzzp]

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

TNZ looked good in the pre-start and sailed a solid race. These conditions were more in Luna Rossa's sweet spot.

That has to be demoralizing

Bruni said that TNZ looks to be quicker upwind. The commentators think TNZ is faster in 12+ knots so let's hope for an increase in wind speed.

I reckon they weren't really pushing it in the second half of the race. Looked to be cruising (relatively) - I suspect there is more speed tehre if they need it

[JK]

@dogmeat said in Americas Cup:

@jk It is E because we are at L2 and crowds (on land) are restricted to <100. Everywhere else gives the possibility of spectators on the shore. Tamaki Strait doesn't.

Didn’t think course A offered much but prob does off Kennedy park etc.

[JK]

Saw first race in a pub celebrating a mates life. Looked excellent in race 1. Great start and never looked back. Also feel holding something back

Race 2 interesting start. Watch us sail around them???

[Machpants]

Well TNZ lost the start, can we disprove the winning of the start is the winning of the race theory? If no team totally fucks up, I mean

[Snowy]

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

Bruni said that TNZ looks to be quicker upwind. The commentators think TNZ is faster in 12+ knots so let's hope for an increase in wind speed.

Bruni's comment was interesting because it's not really the way it played out, or what the comms said. We seemed to have the boat speed more downwind, and the last leg I think we let loose a bit and extended easily.
I'm just relieved that we do have a decent boat. There was a lot of hype about how fast we would be and it could have been very disappointing.

It does look like we might have 16kts for the next one, and yeah, that should favour us.

[Snowy]

@nzzp said in Americas Cup:

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

TNZ looked good in the pre-start and sailed a solid race. These conditions were more in Luna Rossa's sweet spot.

That has to be demoralizing

Bruni said that TNZ looks to be quicker upwind. The commentators think TNZ is faster in 12+ knots so let's hope for an increase in wind speed.

I reckon they weren't really pushing it in the second half of the race. Looked to be cruising (relatively) - I suspect there is more speed tehre if they need it

It looked that way for sure. Will be interesting if we do get behind to see what else they have in the bag.

[Machpants]

@snowy not so much so far!

[nzzp]

@snowy said in Americas Cup:

@nzzp said in Americas Cup:

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

@bovidae said in Americas Cup:

TNZ looked good in the pre-start and sailed a solid race. These conditions were more in Luna Rossa's sweet spot.

That has to be demoralizing

Bruni said that TNZ looks to be quicker upwind. The commentators think TNZ is faster in 12+ knots so let's hope for an increase in wind speed.

I reckon they weren't really pushing it in the second half of the race. Looked to be cruising (relatively) - I suspect there is more speed tehre if they need it

It looked that way for sure. Will be interesting if we do get behind to see what else they have in the bag.

this will bea very interesting leg - Prada well in front round the first mark

[Snowy]

@machpants said in Americas Cup:

Well TNZ lost the start, can we disprove the winning of the start is the winning of the race theory? If no team totally fucks up, I mean

They lost the start? They weren't in complete control for sure, but here wasn't a lot in it and they did get over the line ahead with better speed. I'd call that a win.

[KiwiMurph]

@snowy said in Americas Cup:

@machpants said in Americas Cup:

Well TNZ lost the start, can we disprove the winning of the start is the winning of the race theory? If no team totally fucks up, I mean

They lost the start? They weren't in complete control for sure, but here wasn't a lot in it and they did get over the line ahead with better speed. I'd call that a win.

Race 2? Team NZ lost the start.

[nzzp]

@snowy they lost the start, and were lower and slower over the line

[Machpants]

@nzzp said in Americas Cup:

@snowy they lost the start, and were lower and slower over the line

Yeah and they just need to hold ahead, all LR now, TNZ not making a dent

[JK]

Loving the intensity of AC. So much more than all races before

[Machpants]

Looks like both boats about the same, speed wise. So it'll come down to winning the start, and not fucking up. Close series