lyc
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Don't like the name Origin much but at least we have an entry for the Americas Cup in 2009 and 2011.
Origin British AC entry
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burgundyben
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Great news.
I hope they find enough funding to make a proper job of it.
Would be a tremdous boost to our boating industry.
I reckon they should ditch ACC boats and go for J class.
I hope they find enough funding to make a proper job of it.
Would be a tremdous boost to our boating industry.
I reckon they should ditch ACC boats and go for J class.
Sans Bateau
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Best of luck to them. I hope they get the proper financial support they deserve, hopefully the big corporates will see the benefit in sponsoring this project. Remember the live prime time TV coverage Day Mellon got? Bet that did no harm at all to B&Q!
Mirelle
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\"Proper boats\"
I don't understand the logic behind the current ACC boats.
The Deed of Gift was amended to allow a challenge in the 12 metre class because nobody could afford a bigger boat.
That is patently not true now, and races in the J class would provide far better spectator sport.
I don't understand the logic behind the current ACC boats.
The Deed of Gift was amended to allow a challenge in the 12 metre class because nobody could afford a bigger boat.
That is patently not true now, and races in the J class would provide far better spectator sport.
ChrisE
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Excellent news and by the sound of it Sir Keith has the right kind of contacts and, ahem, the people skills, to make this a serious bid.
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Not sure if 30 million euros is enough or not, but looks like Sir Keith is planning to fund the whole thing himself?
More Origin details here
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burgundyben
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Re: \"Proper boats\"
And clearly the boats are built to exploit the rules as best they can.
But its not good at all for spectators and I doubt its particularly nice sailing.
I think a review of the rules is needed.
Much like the IOR boats of some years ago, the rules have forced designers to follow a path which leads to a flawed boat thats quick.
The VO boats and Open 60 etc have gone a similar way in the last decade or two, were left with wreckage around the oceans and uneccessary risks.
Short sighted rule makers.....
And clearly the boats are built to exploit the rules as best they can.
But its not good at all for spectators and I doubt its particularly nice sailing.
I think a review of the rules is needed.
Much like the IOR boats of some years ago, the rules have forced designers to follow a path which leads to a flawed boat thats quick.
The VO boats and Open 60 etc have gone a similar way in the last decade or two, were left with wreckage around the oceans and uneccessary risks.
Short sighted rule makers.....
burgundyben
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I take my hat off to the man!
I cant help but feel Peter Harrison got his fingers burnt and I can see it happening again!
I cant help but feel Peter Harrison got his fingers burnt and I can see it happening again!
bedouin
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30 million a year is on a par with the budget of the top teams - it should be enough if he can get the right team
philmarks
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I'm all for it. The AC has brought tremendous progress in yacht design and technology. Who can forget the New Zealand development of the folding yacht? There have also been numerous models of the collapsible rig. I even recall exotic detachable keels (or was that the Open 60s?). I believe that there is work underway on the "rollproof" saloon, which enables the whole saloon to rotate as the boat inverts, so that life below can continue as normal whilst awaiting rescue. This of course is not within the ACC, as everyone knows they don't have accommodation, just winch farms.
Then we come to multihulls - the ability on trimarans to reduce wetted area by detaching a hull (although this seems to have lost favour recently); the ability to deal with bad weather by inverting to achieve maximum stability and a quiet heave-to. The list is endless.
The ingenuity of yacht designers just takes my breath away.
You can tell it's a wet Saturday morning here, when I should be doing something useful in the boatyard..
Then we come to multihulls - the ability on trimarans to reduce wetted area by detaching a hull (although this seems to have lost favour recently); the ability to deal with bad weather by inverting to achieve maximum stability and a quiet heave-to. The list is endless.
The ingenuity of yacht designers just takes my breath away.
You can tell it's a wet Saturday morning here, when I should be doing something useful in the boatyard..
tcm
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fab! 
