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#203034 02/12/10 08:24 AM 02/12/10 08:24 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe Wouter
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | decent fast tack by A. as well.
Nicely executed.
BMWO trucks along on same course.
No covering ?
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#203035 02/12/10 08:25 AM 02/12/10 08:25 AM |
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they are preparing on BMWo
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#203038 02/12/10 08:25 AM 02/12/10 08:25 AM |
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | no BMWO got caught off guard
Wouter Hijink Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild) The Netherlands
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#203039 02/12/10 08:30 AM 02/12/10 08:30 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake OP
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | oh the agony. I've got to go to work. I wish they had started at 4am! (did I just say that?).
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#203041 02/12/10 08:31 AM 02/12/10 08:31 AM |
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Posts: 571 Hamburg | oh the agony. I've got to go to work. I wish they had started at 4am! (did I just say that?). Come on, don't miss the downwind leg. Now thez go just 20kts... | | | Re: America's Cup Countdown
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#203046 02/12/10 08:39 AM 02/12/10 08:39 AM |
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | Scooby ,
A correction.
around 15 knot VMG for both boats 17-22 knots absolute speed through the water
6-9 knots of wind
and about 20 min to the mark
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Wouter Hijink Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild) The Netherlands
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#203051 02/12/10 08:54 AM 02/12/10 08:54 AM | DougSnell
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Unregistered | Jobson and Smyth are on www.espn360.com Good picture and great sound. Doug
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#203053 02/12/10 08:58 AM 02/12/10 08:58 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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#203054 02/12/10 09:02 AM 02/12/10 09:02 AM |
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Posts: 160 North Carolina | THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SCOOBY. My students and I are now wathching the 33rd Americas Cup live. I owe you dude.
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