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South Carolina | While we are all bitching I would like to add to the list the brilliant selection of NBCSport's Todd (I don't know diddly squat about sailboats but NBC suckered into my enlightening prose) Harris. I thought they said earlier he had been involved with an AC awhile ago. Doesn't sound like it. He's pretty useless( like tits on a bull or a rubber beak on a woodpecker) and Tucker ain't much better and he has no excuse. Can them all except Ken Read and hire Nathan Outteridge full time, and maybe keep on Annie Gardener, she's fun ( Hmmmm.. what do they all ahve in common?). At least they would inform the uninformed with the proper terms and techniques instead of just spewing never-ending, space filling, verbal diarrhea. It's like they get their pay docked for any second of silence, so just say something even if it's wrong. If they call NZ's mine shot a "dip" one more time...as in NZ's dip on Saturday...that just sounds stupid.
Jake Kohl
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On the Water | leg 3 upwind, avg spd NZL 22.1, ITA 21.3 kts; max spd NZL 29.1, ITA 26.6 kts
Philip
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Victoria Australia | I had a coworker lament about the current format. He doesn't know much about sailing but has watched some America's Cup sailing in the past. He came across it on the TV schedule so he dialed it up. Even though he's engineer-esque, the advanced technology was lost on him because he doesn't have a basis for comparison. From his perspective, the racing is boring - there are no sail changes, no spin poles breaking, and it's a one pony show. I tried my argument for the incredible technology and even dialed up a video of the NZ stuffing the other day. It was an opinion that I couldn't counter. Nope, not interested.
I thought it was an interesting (and probably a quite common) outsider opinion. See I had the opposite reaction from my non-sailing friend that I've gotten hooked on this AC. My friend Robert wants to buy a hobie now and is glued to his tablet watching every race... He's totally hooked on the speed and technology of the boats. My friend Dave at work loves the thrill of disaster. He ate up the ETNZ nosedive and all he said was "The only thing that would have made that better is if they had wrecked!" The only people that seem to be displeased with the racing so far - from my anecdotal observations - are sailors. We aren't getting anything about the cup here in Australia  even well seasoned sailors aren't aware its even happening and they show little interest when informed.... to be perfectly honest, if it wasn't for this thread I wouldn't have the latest updates or have seen the vids that have been linked Australia is "blind" as far as the cup goes ..... and yet I can watch the NASCAR live or on a days delay.... go figure 
Yar, & this ere post be done without a sin'le drop o' rum passin' me lips
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+31NL | So ya have to be a movie star, rocker, or a prince to get a ride on the 72's . . . I wanna ride too! Danish prince Frederik is actually a pretty successful sailor himself, I think he was genuinely thrilled to take the helm there. | | | Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
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On the Water | I notice that when gybing, NZ keeps the new windward board down and feathers it up and down in the water, providing lift, until the boat is back up to full speed. They get it done in the time limit, but sometimes it is close to the limit (even over the time limit). Might be the holy grail to the perfect execution NZ constantly pulls off.
If it is over the time limit, think the umps will pick it up? I would think that the competing team is too busy to watch and time them.
Philip
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Roanoke Island ,N.C. | Anyone else think those space suits make the LR guys look like they are on a bad movie set? ![[Linked Image]](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/black92se/null_zps61b92349.jpg) Not only that but the color and the boat always looks faked to the background. It's weird. I'm waiting for Godzilla to come up next to the boat.
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Sebring, Florida. | Well at least we finally had a tacking duel, if only for one leg; race 5, leg 3.
The Kiwi's look pretty fast, I wonder if the next cup will be held in Dubai?
Blade F16
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Wilmington,NC | Anyone else think those space suits make the LR guys look like they are on a bad movie set? Not only that but the color and the boat always looks faked to the background. It's weird. I'm waiting for Godzilla to come up next to the boat. I think it is the light from the suns reflection in the chrome wing. | | |
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