Americas Cup
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@crucial said in Americas Cup:
@nzzp said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@booboo said in Americas Cup:
@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.
Then why did we choose March?
... and optimise the boat for heavier winds?
Just did a random google and if you look at the last 10 years of 13 March the wind “in Auckland” was 50% over 10km/h. 30% over 20km/h.
I would have expected them to know all these things. Sometimes the elements just don't come to the party
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@crucial said in Americas Cup:
@nzzp said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@booboo said in Americas Cup:
@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.
Then why did we choose March?
... and optimise the boat for heavier winds?
Just did a random google and if you look at the last 10 years of 13 March the wind “in Auckland” was 50% over 10km/h. 30% over 20km/h.
I would have expected them to know all these things. Sometimes the elements just don't come to the party
Isn’t it just an assumption that ETNZ have built for strong winds? We haven’t seen their relative speed in that area yet.
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@crucial said in Americas Cup:
@nzzp said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@booboo said in Americas Cup:
@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.
Then why did we choose March?
... and optimise the boat for heavier winds?
Just did a random google and if you look at the last 10 years of 13 March the wind “in Auckland” was 50% over 10km/h. 30% over 20km/h.
I would have expected them to know all these things. Sometimes the elements just don't come to the party
Isn’t it just an assumption that ETNZ have built for strong winds? We haven’t seen their relative speed in that area yet.
@crucial said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@crucial said in Americas Cup:
@nzzp said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@booboo said in Americas Cup:
@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.
Then why did we choose March?
... and optimise the boat for heavier winds?
Just did a random google and if you look at the last 10 years of 13 March the wind “in Auckland” was 50% over 10km/h. 30% over 20km/h.
I would have expected them to know all these things. Sometimes the elements just don't come to the party
Isn’t it just an assumption that ETNZ have built for strong winds? We haven’t seen their relative speed in that area yet.
We have been faster than them so far IMO. It's just that once LR get in front there is no way to straight out drag them off. But we have stayed close whereas when we got ahead last time we smoked them
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@crucial said in Americas Cup:
@nzzp said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@booboo said in Americas Cup:
@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.
Then why did we choose March?
... and optimise the boat for heavier winds?
Just did a random google and if you look at the last 10 years of 13 March the wind “in Auckland” was 50% over 10km/h. 30% over 20km/h.
I would have expected them to know all these things. Sometimes the elements just don't come to the party
Isn’t it just an assumption that ETNZ have built for strong winds? We haven’t seen their relative speed in that area yet.
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@crucial i dont know what to believe anymore, second race on sat was some of the lightest winds and we were flying
@kiwiwomble said in Americas Cup:
@crucial i dont know what to believe anymore, second race on sat was some of the lightest winds and we were flying
Obviously passing is a problem
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
Driving home listening to Peter Montgomery on the wireless!
He must be waxing lyrical at the site of this.... 'Greeeetings!!!!'
@jk said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
Driving home listening to Peter Montgomery on the wireless!
He must be waxing lyrical at the site of this.... 'Greeeetings!!!!'
No one has the blowtorch on the undies yet, probably if we get ahead in race 2
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
Who had the starting side advantage?
they did. Big second race coming up
@nzzp said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
Who had the starting side advantage?
they did. Big second race coming up
Might be the turning point
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Bloody well sailed. How big is that race going to be towards the outcome of the A Cup. Make it 5-3 boys.
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i got a call just before the start, but saw we were behind and then when i checked back we were in front, have actually gone back to watch it happen in real time, that was fun!
