I want to see an interview from Jeremy (Surf City). Don't think I can sit through another one from clean.

Mike

Coutts - "A great final between two very equal teams”

Agreed.

You can feel the emotion from each team member . . .

Spithill on a Worldwind Tour
“People have been coming up to me in the street, even when I’m not wearing team gear, to say congratulations. In San Francisco Airport I was having a hard time just getting to the gate. It’s great because it means people are paying attention to the sport and they can’t wait to see it again, which is a fantastic place for sailing to be.”

The clean interview was great. Think you what about Clean but it was a good interview and he didn't throw many softballs either.

Shannon Falcone, grinder OTUSA, stopped by the Lahaina Yacht Club to talk with the kids on our junior sailing team.



When asked what he thought the direction was boat wise for AC 35 he said the 45s were nice to play with but the real action in on the 72s. He felt that the 72s are here to stay as four teams have already gone through the development and learning curve. He's already signed up for 2017 and expects to have a year off before the run up to the Cup starts again.

He also talked about converting from monos to cats. He said for the first year, his father and all his friends would argue that he had made a huge mistake.

His first day on the Oracle cats was when Russell Coutts pitch poled the boat and fell through the sail. Shannon got three broken ribs and was laid up for three months.

He's looking forward to winter training on Lanai and being able to return to Maui.

cool!

Boeing, ORACLE TEAM USA Partner to Recycle Composites in America's Cup-Class Yacht

"SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Boeing BA +0.93% and ORACLE TEAM USA, winner of the 34th America's Cup, are collaborating to recycle 7,000 pounds (about 3,175 kilograms) of carbon fiber of USA-71, a yacht built for the America's Cup campaign in 2003. The hull and mast of the racing yacht will be processed and repurposed, a first-of-its-kind effort for what will likely be the largest carbon structure ever recycled."

Not enough room in the pond.

They do have two boats and the article only mentioned one to be recycled...so...~maybe?

Edit, it's the IACC boat that was in the pond.

Bingo!
From the above quoted article.

screw recycling - Just strap some beams on these 2 and make a cat out of them

For a cat..No Thanks.
For a floating dock that would only last a short while...maybe.

Those things look like technological turds now, don't they?

I suppose USA-71 was given to Boeing in exchange for Herbie?

+1
Larry doesn't even want to look at 'em anymore, and they were paid for with his millions.

You would think that someone would be interested in buying and sailing those.

I expect they're pretty used up.