Americas Cup

Machpants

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

Same as the RWC I very much doubt it! It is all about advertising NZ and getting rich idiots in to spend here, sadly CV put a bit of a damper on the last bit.

nzzp

@tim said in Americas Cup:

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

makes sense if you get GST and PAYE for teams, plus all the visitors spending wonderful overseas cash.

Then Covid. Yeah.

Can't blame them for it - makes rational economic sense, and has a bit of a party too! We're still reaping the rewards of winning in 95 with the viaduct harbour .. the legacy this time will be Quay St and waterfront. Again, just delayed by Covid.

Hope we win though, and get to host again...

antipodean

Much better start this time. Amazing what can happen when you work out the time and speed to cross the line at near full speed. No doubt that was the discussion at the debrief - going slow risks going off foil, which means you lose.

Tim

Well that was a comeback.

Tim

@nzzp said in Americas Cup:

Hope we win though, and get to host again...

Yeah, that would be good for recouping the $210M spent on hosting infrastructure!

Machpants

LR return the favour by totally stuffing up the pre start, slowing down to much and not getting to the gate on time, poor by them this time.

Damo

@tim said in Americas Cup:

@nzzp said in Americas Cup:

Hope we win though, and get to host again...

Yeah, that would be good for recouping the $210M spent on hosting infrastructure!

Though hopefully much of that money is spent on infrastructure that will be useful even after the cup is gone.

Damo

I feel sorry for the commentators who have to try and pretend something interesting is happening after the start.

canefan

@damo said in Americas Cup:

I feel sorry for the commentators who have to try and pretend something interesting is happening after the start.

Like test cricket?

canefan

AC has become women's tennis singles. Both teams struggle to hold serve

nzzp

@tim said in Americas Cup:

@nzzp said in Americas Cup:

Hope we win though, and get to host again...

Yeah, that would be good for recouping the $210M spent on hosting infrastructure!

not far off the Eden Park upgrade... I enjoy that very much

As I saida bout RWC 2011 - if you want a good party, ya have to spend some cash on some piss eh

Damo

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

@damo said in Americas Cup:

I feel sorry for the commentators who have to try and pretend something interesting is happening after the start.

Like test cricket?

Sort of but in test cricket the commentators are much more relaxed. They can tell stories and don't have to pretend that every ball is exciting.

nzzp

@damo said in Americas Cup:

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

@damo said in Americas Cup:

I feel sorry for the commentators who have to try and pretend something interesting is happening after the start.

Like test cricket?

Sort of but in test cricket the commentators are much more relaxed. They can tell stories and don't have to pretend that every ball is exciting.

that's what I liked about the recent India england pitches - every ball was 'must watch'

Bovidae

@canefan said in Americas Cup:

AC has become women's tennis singles. Both teams struggle to hold serve

You could say the script was written by the WWE.

canefan

TNZ win by close to 1300m. We are definitely faster, just not fast enough in current air conditions to put drag LR once we are behind

Crucial

@damo said in Americas Cup:

I feel sorry for the commentators who have to try and pretend something interesting is happening after the start.

Amen. This is more tedious than F1.
I absolutely admire the technology and engineering advancement but FFS I want to see a battle not follow the leader

taniwharugby

@crucial yeah there needs to be several lead changes, is rather sad that so much of the race hinges in the pre-start.

Sure it takes smarts and tactics to win the start, but whats the point of the other 6 legs if the start is all but the winning of the race?

THe only consolation is that it is 2-2 instead of 4-0 as some predicted.

Machpants

@crucial said in Americas Cup:

@damo said in Americas Cup:

I feel sorry for the commentators who have to try and pretend something interesting is happening after the start.

Amen. This is more tedious than F1.
I absolutely admire the technology and engineering advancement but FFS I want to see a battle not follow the leader

Maybe it should be more like the raftarama, water canons and paint bomb catapults

Machpants

@taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

@crucial yeah there needs to be several lead changes, is rather sad that so much of the race hinges in the pre-start.

Sure it takes smarts and tactics to win the start, but whats the point of the other 6 legs if the start is all but the winning of the race?

THe only consolation is that it is 2-2 instead of 4-0 as some predicted.

You could make it first to 99 start wins, just do heaps of starts, one after the other

Blackeyeagain

Interesting choice from tvnz immediately after the racing was finished and with a lot of families watching they choose to promote their own program, one minute were all looking at a positive race and then boom were into criminals

The Silver Fern

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