Some serious carnage in the SailGP ... Anslie at it ...
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Some serious carnage in the SailGP ... Anslie at it ...
I suspect the market share of SailGP audiences who are imperial minded is more than 9% ... anyway it should be knots.
I assume they are just using km/h just because it gives the biggest number ...
The audience for this sport is predominantly in the imperial units countries so really it should be mph but some...
SailGP is proving more entertaining than the AC.
Game over. In the end a relatively comfortable win for NZ. ITA made a few errors that cost them dearly.
So, same boats next time and GB will be COR next time.
I don't think we will ever see the boat on boat stuff when you have boats sailing faster than windspeed in a format when the boat behind NEVER has an attaching advantage.
In the old boats you kept...
Hopefully E will mix it up a bit.
Commentary team were bigging up the forecast at the end of the broadcast.
That link looks dire.
Seems some stronger breeze is forecast. We may just get to see these boats at full stretch...
NZ look faster but ITA have a high mode that gives tactical options.
All about the start in these winds. In high winds I think NZ would smoke them ...
Sadly it’s dull racing after the first...
Yeah, saw that. I wondered if that was BS or not ... I thought one of the grinders would have that control.
That gybe was very iffy ... they in fact saved it quite well. At one point I thought they would need another gybe.
At 40 knots you can go a long way in a few seconds... the standard of the crews...
COVID level 1 so they could be on the course with a more variable wind which should improve the racing. Otherwise it’s watch the start then watch the rest in fast forward.
Another tight day.
In these lower wind speeds the racing isn’t that interesting after the start action.
Disappointing; I suspect that gives ITA a bit more of a chance.
I believe some course options are out due to avoiding crowds.
Boats seem pretty well matched although I think NZ is faster and the gap will grow as the wind gets up. Those small foils will be...
I’m just hoping we get some high winds so we can watch a real tear up ...
Looks like we may have a race on but NZ still look stronger, they threw the start away and closed back to just a 7s gap.
Probably fair to say NZ lack race practice and that showed on the second...
My money is on a ETNZ whitewash. But I’m hoping to see a battle inc. some high wind action.
I wonder if they will put a limit on measurement?
AC75 is all about foiling, they just look stupid in displacement mode ... they will manage the class such that displacement sailing isn’t part of the game.
ITA is said to have superior rig...
I’m pretty sure every competitor had 100% flight time in every race. Apart from GBR in that pre start, and the abandoned race.
If it’s marginal they tow up pre start.
If they fall off the...
The view is hull shape is not that significant given they foil for the whole race. Aerodynamic drag is more important than hydrodynamic performance.
Having spent a lot of time in NZ I’d say it’s...
GBR found lacking in the light stuff. Shame we didn’t get and 20knot tear ups as I suspect they may have had a fighting chance in higher winds.
ITA sailed a near perfect series and will be...
Well that’s a start to a comeback. Roll on tomorrow.