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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | There was a thread on SA a good while back showing them digging out the pond. At the time everyone thought it was for AC promo, but looks like they missed that window, even as long as it stayed open.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
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#265795 10/07/13 02:29 PM 10/07/13 02:29 PM |
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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | DJI quad promo from the AC. pretty cool. Great top view of ETNZ's wing at 0:38 . http://vimeo.com/75981253How do you insert a vid that's not one of the 4 listed, like Vimeo or Ustream?
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
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#265798 10/07/13 02:39 PM 10/07/13 02:39 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | DJI quad promo from the AC. pretty cool. Great top view of ETNZ's wing at 0:38 . http://vimeo.com/75981253How do you insert a vid that's not one of the 4 listed, like Vimeo or Ustream? As far as I know, you can't. Other vid formats aren't supported within the forum..
Jake Kohl | | | Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
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#265807 10/07/13 04:12 PM 10/07/13 04:12 PM |
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Posts: 2,490 On the Water | Don't forget TONIGHT Spithill on the Colbert Report with Stephen At Home on Comedy Central 11:30/10:30 Central
Philip USA #1006 | | | Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
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#265845 10/08/13 08:48 AM 10/08/13 08:48 AM |
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Posts: 3,969 | I spent most of last week on a RIB. Fastest I got it going was 38 mph or 33 knots (per its speedo, not overly accurate, but close). I remember looking at how fast the water was rushing by, and thinking about those guys that were hauling at 10-15 knots FASTER on the AC72s. Hard to wrap your head around it!
Jimmy talks about coming down from the training, lead-up and racing routines, but how are these guys ever going to handle going slow ever again?
To put it even more into perspective, I sat in on some protests last week, and this statement came out in more than one hearing: "It was windy, and we were reaching, so we were going really fast. I'd say the boat speed was 6 knots." And all parties agreed...
Mike | | | Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
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Posts: 2,584 +31NL | The fact that this is not for sale makes me want it even more http://www.wristreview.com/?p=4591 “This was a first for sailing and a first for Swiss watchmaking,” said Stéphane Linder, TAG Heuer President and CEO. “It represents the next-generation of competitive sport technology. We’re looking forward to participating in similar ventures with teams across the full spectrum of professional sports.” | | | Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
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#265863 10/08/13 04:37 PM 10/08/13 04:37 PM |
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Posts: 3,969 | They need to put normal functions on that and sell it. I would definitely buy one just to have it. I bought an analog Citizen Stars and Stripes watch in the early 90s, and I don't think those were even considered rare. Anyone else have/had one of these? Mine has a metal band. Mike
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#265866 10/08/13 06:56 PM 10/08/13 06:56 PM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Nice!
Now, how much for the wind sensors, installed on my Blade, and the Oracle software to run the whole show?
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#265880 10/09/13 02:49 AM 10/09/13 02:49 AM |
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Posts: 2,584 +31NL | There is the Samsung Gear smartwatch which actually looks promising as an advanced sailing watch. http://reviews.cnet.com/samsung-galaxy-gear/ You could write all sorts of software for it and maybe even leverage its onboard camera for realtime sailshape analysis. Its a real shame that it only works together with a Samsung phone. | | | Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
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#265884 10/09/13 07:30 AM 10/09/13 07:30 AM |
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Posts: 3,655 Portland, Maine | There is the Samsung Gear smartwatch which actually looks promising as an advanced sailing watch. http://reviews.cnet.com/samsung-galaxy-gear/ You could write all sorts of software for it and maybe even leverage its onboard camera for realtime sailshape analysis. Its a real shame that it only works together with a Samsung phone. I just picked up a Note 3 - but I'm waiting until the Galaxy Gear watch drops to $100 or less before I bite. Its just not that impressive right now. I don't think its waterproof either. | | |
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