Brits having a hard time in AC?

[matt1]

Well this article isn't very encouraging. And after our hopes were dashed in the Vendee I was pinning everything on Sir Ben coming good.

America's Cup: Hard times for the Brits >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Hope the article is wrong

 

[Wansworth]

As with most high level sports it’s the fortitude of the competitors that can make the difference but with a so called team not working together its difficult to sort out especially with the man paying for it not being happy

 

[matt1]

Hopefully just misinformation. Tbh all the videos I’ve seen they look very fast and very slick. Let’s hope

 

[rotrax]

We have a link to NZ Newsfeeds and the noises coming from Auckland re our boys is dire.

Lets hope they turn it round.

 

[flaming]

Marcus Wheatley.....?

Lol.

The racing starts in 5 days. Wait til then...

 

[matt1]

Marcus Wheatley.....?

Lol.

The racing starts in 5 days. Wait til then...

Does Mr Wheatley have form? I’ve never heard of him. Like I said, in all the videos I’ve seen of them they have looked very assured. I understand they now have an issue with their mast though, so maybe at least some of what he alludes to about problems with the boat seem true

 

[flaming]

Does Mr Wheatley have form? I’ve never heard of him. Like I said, in all the videos I’ve seen of them they have looked very assured. I understand they now have an issue with their mast though, so maybe at least some of what he alludes to about problems with the boat seem true

He’s a blogger, his currency is hits to his page.

I don’t think he has any more insight into INEOS than any other observer. Pretty sure he’s not in NZ...

 

[KINGFISHER 8]

Gallantly losing is what the British do best! All those millions and hype eh? Let's hope it's wrong and just NZ media BS.

 

[flaming]

Gallantly losing is what the British do best! All those millions and hype eh? Let's hope it's wrong and just NZ media BS.

We won't really know until the new year. The next few days racing will be interesting though. Debating sitting up for it...

 

[rotrax]

Marcus Wheatley.....?

Lol.

The racing starts in 5 days. Wait til then...

No, online Dominion Post.

From their Auckland based sailing reporter.

 

[flaming]

No, online Dominion Post.

From their Auckland based sailing reporter.

Who has lifted that text from Wheatley’s blog. Where he says “commenting about his home team is Magnus Wheatley”.

 

[rotrax]

Who has lifted that text from Wheatley’s blog. Where he says “commenting about his home team is Magnus Wheatley”.

That is not all he said though, was it...............................

 

[dunedin]

Sadly there may be some truth in the stories after a 5 minute drubbing by USA in their first race then a retiral in the second when well behind.
Technical issues were reported with their control systems.
Not an ideal start but let's hope they can sort the issues quickly.

 

[halcyon]

Try this may be may be not,

Brian

 

[flaming]

Some spectacular sandbagging by the lads today... Good job...

 

[awol]

It's a good thing that a Scotsman has won the thing 3 times already.

 

[dunedin]

It's a good thing that a Scotsman has won the thing 3 times already.

Barr humbug

 

[Wansworth]

So in Inneos not doing too good...

 

[Wansworth]

No spinnakers,maybe fast and furious but hardly sailing as it was known

 

[TernVI]

One of the problems with foils is that it removes the interaction of the boats and the waves.
Personally, I think that video was stone cold tedious to watch.
Those boats are not so much an evolutionary dead end as some sort of made-up mutant.
Moths and foiling boards just look a lot more natural, and in terms of boatlengths/second, shitloads quicker.
As for match racing, we see more tactical racing from kids in Toppers.