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  • BovidaeB Bovidae

    @snowy Max Sirena is their skipper.

    https://www.lunarossachallenge.com/en/team#landing-team-sailing

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    @bovidae said in Americas Cup:

    @snowy Max Sirena is their skipper.

    https://www.lunarossachallenge.com/en/team#landing-team-sailing

    Thanks. I know who he is but he sure doesn't say much on board.

    Pretty sure they had Spithill listed as skipper on the TB. Is Sirena always on the boat?

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      Key question, who's responsible for making the G+Ts?

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        Fuck there's some morons out there

        Duncan why does the wind need to be strong enough? Can’t they race off foils?
        TimZ

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          Fuck there's some morons out there

          Duncan why does the wind need to be strong enough? Can’t they race off foils?
          TimZ

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          @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

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          • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

            @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

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            @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

            @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

            Racing at 5 knots lol

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            • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

              @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

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              @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

              @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

              Couldn't be any more dull than what we've seen recently.

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              • DamoD Damo

                @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

                @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

                Couldn't be any more dull than what we've seen recently.

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                @damo said in Americas Cup:

                @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

                @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

                Couldn't be any more dull than what we've seen recently.

                Except the race wouldn't finish, they'd run out of time

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                • M Machpants

                  @damo said in Americas Cup:

                  @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

                  @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

                  Couldn't be any more dull than what we've seen recently.

                  Except the race wouldn't finish, they'd run out of time

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                  @machpants could start them at 9am and let them go!

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                  • DamoD Damo

                    @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

                    @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

                    Couldn't be any more dull than what we've seen recently.

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                    @damo said in Americas Cup:

                    @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

                    @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

                    Couldn't be any more dull than what we've seen recently.

                    A displacement race would make me laugh, except we lost in SF due to a time limit so don't want to go there. About as fair as a CWC decided on boundaries. I'm not bitter at all, well maybe a little...fucking arseholes that make stupid rules...they don't understand the sport... they are all idiots...mutter, mutter.

                    Going back to the GOM thread.

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                    • taniwharugbyT taniwharugby

                      @machpants could start them at 9am and let them go!

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                      @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

                      @machpants could start them at 9am and let them go!

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                      • M Machpants

                        @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

                        @machpants could start them at 9am and let them go!

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                        @machpants That was more exciting than the current "races".

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                        • canefanC canefan

                          @kiwiwomble said in Americas Cup:

                          @canefan I think all the monohull ACs were more like that, so pre 2013 (ignoring the deed of gift), I’m sure 95-2007 were more like that

                          I was thinking more recently, either SF or Bermuda

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                          @canefan said in Americas Cup:

                          @kiwiwomble said in Americas Cup:

                          @canefan I think all the monohull ACs were more like that, so pre 2013 (ignoring the deed of gift), I’m sure 95-2007 were more like that

                          I was thinking more recently, either SF or Bermuda

                          I thought I’d seen these courses were very similar is size to SF and Bermuda, tighter grandstand courses rather than out further like before that

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                          • M Machpants

                            @damo said in Americas Cup:

                            @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

                            @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

                            Couldn't be any more dull than what we've seen recently.

                            Except the race wouldn't finish, they'd run out of time

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                            @machpants said in Americas Cup:

                            @damo said in Americas Cup:

                            @taniwharugby said in Americas Cup:

                            @machpants well they could, it'd just be slower...

                            Couldn't be any more dull than what we've seen recently.

                            Except the race wouldn't finish, they'd run out of time

                            Just make it one leg.

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                            • SnowyS Snowy

                              @bovidae said in Americas Cup:

                              @snowy Max Sirena is their skipper.

                              https://www.lunarossachallenge.com/en/team#landing-team-sailing

                              Thanks. I know who he is but he sure doesn't say much on board.

                              Pretty sure they had Spithill listed as skipper on the TB. Is Sirena always on the boat?

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                              @snowy said in Americas Cup:

                              @bovidae said in Americas Cup:

                              @snowy Max Sirena is their skipper.

                              https://www.lunarossachallenge.com/en/team#landing-team-sailing

                              Thanks. I know who he is but he sure doesn't say much on board.

                              Pretty sure they had Spithill listed as skipper on the TB. Is Sirena always on the boat?

                              I don't think he is ever on the boat. The job titles seem to be arbitrary. Bruni and Spithill look to have equal on-board responsibilities for Luna Rossa.

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                                was stupid having it on same time as the BLues anyway!

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                                • M Machpants

                                  Key question, who's responsible for making the G+Ts?

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                                  @machpants said in Americas Cup:

                                  Key question, who's responsible for making the G+Ts?

                                  The bartender

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                                    A quick look at the weather forecast suggests light winds until Thursday, when the wind will rise to 10+ knots. Hopefully at least one or two of next week's days will be called off (assuming they are scheduled to race every day). I would generaly regard late February and March as some of the nicest calmest weather in Auckland during the year (no stats to back me up, just the eye test), funny that we should expect more. If they wanted more wind they should have raced in November

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                                    • canefanC canefan

                                      A quick look at the weather forecast suggests light winds until Thursday, when the wind will rise to 10+ knots. Hopefully at least one or two of next week's days will be called off (assuming they are scheduled to race every day). I would generaly regard late February and March as some of the nicest calmest weather in Auckland during the year (no stats to back me up, just the eye test), funny that we should expect more. If they wanted more wind they should have raced in November

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                                      @canefan really? I thought on the commentary it’s said +12knts tomorrow and then they started talking about up too 20 later

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                                      • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                                        @canefan really? I thought on the commentary it’s said +12knts tomorrow and then they started talking about up too 20 later

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                                        @kiwiwomble said in Americas Cup:

                                        @canefan really? I thought on the commentary it’s said +12knts tomorrow and then they started talking about up too 20 later

                                        That sounds better to me. Here's hoping

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                                        • canefanC canefan

                                          A quick look at the weather forecast suggests light winds until Thursday, when the wind will rise to 10+ knots. Hopefully at least one or two of next week's days will be called off (assuming they are scheduled to race every day). I would generaly regard late February and March as some of the nicest calmest weather in Auckland during the year (no stats to back me up, just the eye test), funny that we should expect more. If they wanted more wind they should have raced in November

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                                          @canefan said in Americas Cup:

                                          A quick look at the weather forecast suggests light winds until Thursday, when the wind will rise to 10+ knots. Hopefully at least one or two of next week's days will be called off (assuming they are scheduled to race every day). I would generaly regard late February and March as some of the nicest calmest weather in Auckland during the year (no stats to back me up, just the eye test), funny that we should expect more. If they wanted more wind they should have raced in November

                                          Peter Lester (I think) on Fevlin yesterday said March is the most settled calm weather in Aucks.

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