today's stats
LR improving, but still sailing a longer course.

In this case, would AR go sail the course?

Artemis wasn't planning on racing, but since NZ has stated they're not racing, Artemis could make it a practice run and earn a point. At this point it doesn't matter for either team.

Lenny Kravitz is Tom Cruise's SON??

WHAT??

See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvuL5jyCHOw


;^)

Like we needed another reason to despise Tom Cruise???

Mike

Maybe the Scientologist will have an entry with the next AC?
Isn't their "religion" already based on a guy with a spaceship?

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2...ocusing-our-plan-on-what-we-can-control/

“But we also have a fairly large amount of work to do to our boat, a lot of changes and modifications intended to improve the performance.”
. . . the Kiwis will focus on a number of subtle changes which should, as Barker explains, “make us significantly faster around the course.”

Turbulent Journey for America’s Cup

Chris Draper Interview

Starting around :36 sec in, US-17 foiling upwind?


http://vimeo.com/71513710

Good read.
Evolutionary Optimization of AC72 Catamarans

Some would argue that this view is contradicted by trends in classes such as the F18 and A-Class catamarans, and the International Moth. The F18 and A-Class cats have both seen a trend to wider, flatter hulls in recent years. However, this occurred prior to the successful use of efficient lifting foils. I would not be surprised if, once full foiling becomes more commonplace in these classes, a trend back to more conventional displacement-type hulls occurs.

NZ broke rules

they said it was worth it.

Meanwhile the Little AC is moving along as well:

Mabye, but it could just be beam reaching on two different tacks?

How much did Tom Cruz have to "donate" to get to drive?