tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post674409029294354831..comments2023-10-19T09:51:17.886+01:00Comments on The Skint Sailor: America's Cup: New Zealand Win!Mark The Skint Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-51775929059985044302017-07-21T20:20:05.907+01:002017-07-21T20:20:05.907+01:00Alden, I'm looking forward to what boats they&...Alden, I'm looking forward to what boats they'll announce. Foiling monohulls with huge rigs and flying keels would be good. But they don't make good/easy TV watching. So I suspect foiling multihull match racing will win out. :-)Mark The Skint Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-68915535633099771242017-07-21T09:51:55.180+01:002017-07-21T09:51:55.180+01:00As a Kiwi I am very glad we won (I hope the next c...As a Kiwi I am very glad we won (I hope the next challenge is in foiling monohulls) but I do find the cheesy video winch making.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-81564301141613892322017-06-28T13:15:26.982+01:002017-06-28T13:15:26.982+01:00I thought the racing would be a lot closer too Ste...I thought the racing would be a lot closer too Steve. I envisioned F1 type closeness on the water. It became aparrent during the training runs in Bermuda that BAR were not the fastest. But you never know whether people are holding back or not. Hence why Sir Ben got stomped on in with apearrent gamesmanship the early races, but later on, once the other teams knew BAR didn't have the pace, they stopped forcing penalties and just got on with sailing faster than the Brits. Must have been frustrating for the British team. <br /><br />And yeah, the video is naff and cheesy, with an extra portion of cheese on top. Shame they lost in 2013. I wonder if the Kiwis will bring out a brand new version for 2017. But less cheese please. :-)Mark The Skint Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-30351064627580558892017-06-28T11:57:21.974+01:002017-06-28T11:57:21.974+01:00Hideous video... :o)
Had no idea the Kiwi's...Hideous video... :o)<br /><br />Had no idea the Kiwi's would be so dominant - was expecting a much closer match - but then I thought Sir Ben was going to be closer as well so what do I know... :o))Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com