What a performance for Japan in the British boat !
Great to see strong winds and those F50’s at 93k, that must take some courage to hang on at those speeds.
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What a performance for Japan in the British boat !
Great to see strong winds and those F50’s at 93k, that must take some courage to hang on at those speeds.
Surprisingly small sail areas until you realise they are hitting 53k UPWIND! Really exciting three races, thanks for posting.
Steve
Sorted now , my ignorance , I didnt appreciate the “ live” review was in fact a recording. Watched the three races, how the lead changes!
Pickle B thanks for posting
Maybe its me but the st tropez link takes me to a live feed that hasnt started and the second link takes me to videos from 4 weeks ago. Any thoughts ?
Thanks for that I enjoyed that, lunges for the line , it gets more like MotoGP every time :)
Thanks for that , something to look forward to, plus Cycling and Moto GP will be starting on ITV 4 so telly / youtube will get some viewing.
Well that was different! I didn't see that coming
Not a lot to see this morning racing postponed :(
What a quote! Spot on!
It shows how fickle the reporting is, in race 1 NZ were about 2 knts more on most legs. This was quickly attributed to the narrower foils and the lead weight where the foil joins the lifting spar by...
Game on , race 1 & 2 now on YouTube
Steve
Agree with the above. LR just seemed to have more out and out boat speed. Having said that their tacking and gybing “ on stilts” whilst maintaining the foiling was a joy to behold. Today in race 7...
Game on , good to see the aggressive starts
Again as an avid follower off the AC , but not fully understanding all the hydrodynamics, what caused AM to washout at the same place 3x . I noticed the helm was fighting with the wheel , then the...
Apologies if posted before , a good video analysis of the Patriot capsize and the actions of the crew and helm just prior to the tack
https://youtu.be/pXLUIouASdM
Steve
Big thanks
A chap who lives next door to my mother in law son is in NZ filming this! He is a fully qualified drone pilot but for this race they want water based shots. He travels all over the world filming...