Bobc
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I don't think Jimmy likes to be reminded of that.I would like to remind you that Ben has already won the cup once
Having won the America’s cup....
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MoodySabre
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The tacks would be fast and furious on the Crouch - bad enough at 5 knots!
JumbleDuck
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If "England" (as they see it) wins they'll all have been fans since birth, just as we Scots all became curling fans when "we" won the women's gold.
Yachting's coming home. Engerla-and!
JumbleDuck
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That's exactly the sort of thing I am talking about. I'm afraid. He didn't win: he was one member of a very large team which won.I would like to remind you that Ben has already won the cup once
Daydream believer
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Well wee Krankie of SNP fame lost the indy ref , so you are one nil down already.
Ink
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Absolutely plenty of space and facilities on the Clyde. Big boys were racing up here - and loving it till the money went south.
doug748
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Plymouth would be a good place for viewing, poss Falmouth. Very little interest last time around though.
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Halo
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I thought the cup holders got a large say in the spec of boats to be used. Could smaller but very fast foilers could be an option ? There is very little chance of UK or Italy boats prizing the trophy out of the Kiwis hands.
Sandy
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Naaaa, they won't want me poodling out for a day's sailing right through the middle of their wee race. Come to think of it I am beginning to like the idea. ?
Daydream believer
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If the Mozzies do not get the opposition then the cold would. All we need is a Scottish crew . they could line the deck & do a " kilt flash" at the start like the carry on film & the opposition would melt
Ingwe
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I was slightly surprised that Plymouth are hosting the UK SailGP leg this year so the Ineos team aren't completely Solent centric and from a TV point of view Plymouth / Portland can probably host sailing in large foiling race boats more reliably than the Solent. Ben probably has equal experience in all three venues.
I also wouldn't be shocked that if Ineos win it Oracle might be the next COR.
I also wouldn't be shocked that if Ineos win it Oracle might be the next COR.
Daydream believer
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Wherever it is they need to have a quayside with at least 200 ft of clear space with 2 metres of water at low tide for every boat in the competition. if there are , say, 4 teams in the competition, that is a lot of deep water dock space. Then they need yard areas for cranes & boat cradles , containers & some fairly big sheds for the boats. if a team turns up with 2 boats, that is a lot of work space especially considering the width across the foils
RivalRedwing
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Thames estuary, with sandbanks included to tempt the brave.
LONG_KEELER
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How about a decent reservoir somewhere near Birmingham .
Nice and central .
Nice and central .
grandpaboat
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True but they hadn't performed well until he joined the team. Then straight wins.
Daydream believer
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Imagine towing an Ac 75 up the M1 behind the Range Rover with the foils stuck out the side. Police would nick you for driving with a trailer in the outside lane & the middle one & the inside one
flaming
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Ah, but the deed of gift says the event must always be held on an "arm of the sea".
Which is partly why the Swiss held it in Valencia, not on Lake Geneva.
Lucky Duck
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RJJ
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Does the Solent want or need this? Who benefits? I'm struggling to see how it's good for UK sailors of any kind.
It's already crowded and expensive - both on the water and around the water. Do we want
- 1. A big chunk of Cowes, Southampton or Portsmouth Harbour occupied by syndicate facilities for several years
- 2. An exclusion zone for the period of racing (which will be in July or August, no doubt)
- 3. Thousands of people in the syndicates, the media, the various committees, and VIP guests buying / filling up the limited hotels and rental flats.
It looks to me like a "win" for landowners and, of course, other businesses who will turn a profit by serving the ultra-high-tech end of the sport.
It'll continue the process of making life more expensive and awkward for those of us wanting to potter about or compete at the (somewhat) affordable amateur end, whether XOD, J109, or whatever.
It's already crowded and expensive - both on the water and around the water. Do we want
- 1. A big chunk of Cowes, Southampton or Portsmouth Harbour occupied by syndicate facilities for several years
- 2. An exclusion zone for the period of racing (which will be in July or August, no doubt)
- 3. Thousands of people in the syndicates, the media, the various committees, and VIP guests buying / filling up the limited hotels and rental flats.
It looks to me like a "win" for landowners and, of course, other businesses who will turn a profit by serving the ultra-high-tech end of the sport.
It'll continue the process of making life more expensive and awkward for those of us wanting to potter about or compete at the (somewhat) affordable amateur end, whether XOD, J109, or whatever.
bedouin
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Ah but we make the rules - so we can go back to requiring the challengers to sail from a yard in their own country.
