INEOS AC 2-0

[bedouin]

Wow - it didn't look that bad from the live pictures

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Glad all the crew are ok.

At least it wasn't a pitch poll. Hopefully this is not likely with the weight of the foils .

Such a shame. It was a brilliant race.

 

[Bobc]

Oops! Somebody forgot to do the design calcs for the mountings there ! Must have been a bit of a bumpy landing for the crew also.

I doubt they expected it to be dropped for 10m up

 

[Bobc]

Glad all the crew are ok.

At least it wasn't a pitch poll. Hopefully this is not likely with the weight of the foils .

Such a shame. It was a brilliant race.

I think that he the runner been slack and the main been allowed to twist off, then they would have gone straight down the mine.

 

[Ningaloo]

Great to hear that Team NZ are going to assist in the repairs. Makes sense to save the event with the 2nd RR weekend now down from 6 to 2 races and potentially the repechage not needed without a 3rd challenger.
Let's hope the boat can be salvaged. And maybe the organisers can offer additional non-points scoring racing (including NZ?) to make up any shortfall.

 

[kof]

Good press conf with Terry H. Seems it was internal structure (frame) breaking free on impact that punched out the hole in the hull.
- Ultrasound already done
- Needs new canting system (will pinch from Defiant)
- Needs new electronics

(4) American Magic Capsize | Press Conference - YouTube

 

[RJJ]

Good press conf with Terry H. Seems it was internal structure (frame) breaking free on impact that punched out the hole in the hull.
- Ultrasound already done
- Needs new canting system (will pinch from Defiant)
- Needs new electronics

(4) American Magic Capsize | Press Conference - YouTube

I can imagine they can get back to the line. Will be an incredible effort. But will they be competitive?

 

[bedouin]

I can imagine they can get back to the line. Will be an incredible effort. But will they be competitive?

Were they before the incident?

 

[Bobc]

So it looks like we'll just have 2 races next weekend then, and perhaps a decider if Luna Rosa win both and it ends in a draw.

 

[Concerto]

This article is worth reading and the video shows plenty of shots not shown elsewhere.

'This can be fixed' - watch desperate battle to save Patriot - Marine Industry News

 

[bedouin]

I'm a little surprised there isn't more sealed buoyancy in the boat to stop it sinking even in the case of a major hull breach. Surely there is enough spare volume inside the hull to provide enough buoyancy without getting in the way of all the equipment

 

[Bobc]

I'm a little surprised there isn't more sealed buoyancy in the boat to stop it sinking even in the case of a major hull breach. Surely there is enough spare volume inside the hull to provide enough buoyancy without getting in the way of all the equipment

It all adds weight.

 

[st599]

The hole was quite square, almost like something had punched through the hull.

 

[Laser310]

The hole was quite square, almost like something had punched through the hull.

did you see the press conference?

There had been speculation that an LI battery went through, but TH said the shape of the hole was constrained by the internal structural grid

 

[Bobc]

did you see the press conference?

There had been speculation that an LI battery went through, but TH said the shape of the hole was constrained by the internal structural grid

Yes, saw that.

I appears that Ben has 1 more race that he needs to win. If there are 2 more races, and LR win both (tying them on points) then the rules say that the winner of the last race becomes the winner of the round-robins. which would be LR.

 

[Laser310]

So it looks like we'll just have 2 races next weekend then, and perhaps a decider if Luna Rosa win both and it ends in a draw.

Of course, the capsize was bad for anyone interested in having the best regatta possible...

But it also makes the direct advancement of INEOS to the Prada Cup finals a little less certain.

 

[Laser310]

of course ther sail-off between the #2 and #3 boats will give a lot of valuable practice, so it's not necessarily a bad thing to be in the sail off - as long as you win it!

 

[Concerto]

Saw this quote and thought it certainly applies. (Adventures Weekly: Prada Cup Review and Hutchinson's Mission (sail-world.com) )

"Patriot goes up at speed.
Patriot comes down with force.
Patriot almost sinks.
In a true illustration of the sailing community, all teams, organisers and emergency personnel pitch in to the rescue effort.
Patriot is rescued.
Patriot should be back and racing by the end of the Prada Cup.
That is the past 48 hours in a nutshell. "

 

[Kukri]

I think that Britannia’s approach - having a full time tactician - is proving better than Patriot’s idea of using the tactician as a gorilla as well as tactician.

 

[Tomahawk]

Yes, saw that.

I appears that Ben has 1 more race that he needs to win. If there are 2 more races, and LR win both (tying them on points) then the rules say that the winner of the last race becomes the winner of the round-robins. which would be LR.

That doesn’t make sense. Rita and LR would both have four wins... but because LR was racing when the rules do not allow Rita to be racing having won four straight races, they loose the Prada Cup! Sherly, there should be one last race between LR and Rita?