Americas Cup Race 7

[AlJones]

Cross over, slight wind shift boats taking away from each other.

NZL 30m

SUI

Swiss doing well on this leg, they have the advantage out there.

Kiwi's sailing for the crowd!! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[AlJones]

Butterworth, what a skipper!

Kiwis have to get round that mark 1st.

NZL 20m

SUI cant tack at the mo!

 

[AlJones]

Swiss tacked, stbd boat.

NZL not far enough fwd to go round the bow.

 

[AlJones]

NZL had to tack as SUI had their stbd 1/4 in their sights!!

Swiss tacked at the same time,

Lead change coming up on this tack!!

 

[AlJones]

Swiss tacking well at the mo!

NZL 15m

SUI

 

[AlJones]

Three/ four crosses then, fantastic stuff!

The Kiwis had to tack away otherwise the Swiss would have had them!

The next mark is going to have fireworks!!

NZL20m

on their way together for another cross!

 

[AlJones]

13kts- 16knts across the course, stronger wind on the right hand side of the course, Swiss on that side.

1.3km to mark.

NZL 32m

SUI

 

[AlJones]

Top mark coming up then the run for home!! Preping kites now.

NZL 24m

SUI

 

[AlJones]

Seas getting up!

SUI eating in to the lead but concentrating on the mark.

NZL 14m over SUI.




SUI having the advantage at the mo

 

[AlJones]

Butterworth gambling here, he will have to go balls out to hold his line and get round the mark 100m to go

 

[AlJones]

Kiwis will be on pt at the mark.

AT each other

Kiwis having to tack away!!

Yellow flag up to NZL

WOW!!

Close one there,

NZL +11 secs and carring the penalty,

SUI away on the run home!

 

[AlJones]

ADVERTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


'scuse spelling, getting carried away here!!!!

 

[cameronke]

Me too!

 

[AlJones]

SUI upto 101m lead!!

 

[Rob_Webb]

Level at top mark but penalty (stupidly) picked up to ETNZ, game over.

Goodnight!

 

[cameronke]

Mug staying in Europe then?

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[AlJones]

Kiwis have to do a penalty turn before the line, Swiss are sailing home not just the finish!!!

Brad, called the mark and did very well there!!


SUi 109m

NZL still with Pturn to do.

 

[cameronke]

Cummon Rob, give us a wee smile /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Cameron /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Rob_Webb]

Yup, that's it, esp given ETNZ have a penalty to do.

Congrats to Alinghi on retaining the cup.

See you next time. Wonder if it will be Valencia again or move to another Euro location?

 

[cameronke]

Clyde?

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