Kiwis definitely have their light air setup installed...in not light air for now.
wow...Artemis just couldn't leave it with an easy win!
you can physically feel him? :-)..
Only with a baseball bat. <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />
I was thinking adjective #1
Amazing they didn't go over or damage the fairings.
SWE is fast and their VMG is better. Oracle and JPN are two boat practice racing.
After watching the 2000 AC race that Jake posted and watching the last race, who would want to go back to monos.
What a nail-biter! SWE will literally live to see another day. Can't wait to hear what went wrong after that tack. Amazed they didn't pick up a penalty, looked like they were out of control and came down hard on NZL twice.
Burling needs to learn how to start. Also, his forward cyclist needs to get off the boat, he looked awful.
Mike
BT Sports interviews the skippers post race, Nathan's answer to the tack blunder,
just wanted to keep it interesting
Well, they did it again at the start of Race 5, SWE is just too good for Burling.
But, SWE appears to be back up to their old tricks with bad tactics, and NZL just sailed away.
SWE appears to be having trouble getting their stbd board to come up quickly?
Mike
....And as I type that, SWE retires from Race 5, all the king's horsemen are trying to salvage this for Race 6.
Mike
In the interview with BT Sports, Iain Percy just stated that the button to control foil rake was stuck on
max positive rake
.
Unfortunately schitty that NBCSN doesn't cover any of these little details. . . .
Race 7, more of the same. SWE wins the race to mark 1, and NZL keep it close, until they eventually pass. It got exciting at the last gate before the finish as NZL got off their foils during a horrible gybe, and SWE nearly beat them to the finish.
But, it's 4-2, NZL going into tomorrow. SWE need to win 3 straight.
Mike
max positive rake
.
Unfortunately schitty that NBCSN doesn't cover any of these little details. . . .
NBC totally sucks. We're forced to listen to old-school commentators opining about their Glory days when 0.1 knot of boatspeed mattered. I have tons of respect for Kenny and Cayard, but they're being put into a position where they can only lose.
How about never comparing races in these boats to anything prior, ever again? That would be a good start.
Mike
latest press conference
Burling makes the press conference painful to listen to.
What specifically puts you off about him?
Dave Reed's final statement/question was extremely awkward:
It's pretty well known that everybody that's exited so far has gone out to support the defender in any way they can to prevent a Kiwi eventual victory...
WTF?????
Mike
Today's schedule. The Youth start their qualifiers today after the challenger playoffs. I don't know of a live broadcast for the RBYAC.
Challenger Playoffs Final Races 7-9
14:12 Bermuda
*Race 7: Sweden vs New Zealand
14:51 Bermuda
*Race 8: New Zealand vs Sweden
15:30 Bermuda
*Race 9: Sweden vs New Zealand
Red Bull Youth America's Cup Qualifier 1 (Group B) Races 1-3
17:08 Bermuda
RBYAC - B - R1
17:35 Bermuda
RBYAC - B - R2
18:07 Bermuda
RBYAC - B - R3
Thanks for all the info and start times P.M. !
Forecast is very soft (5 knots or less), stand by for AP?
Mike
Nope, 10-11 knots at the start. NZL much better in the pre-start, but SWE looked to pounce. However, SWE OCS, following NZL into Mark 1.
Not good...
Not that it matters, but the RC radioed
Clear start
after the start, then called the penalty.
Wow, NZL going right upwind, way ahead, SWE split at the first leeward gate.
Mike
Big right shift and more pressure on that side. NZL went all the way left before tacking. Probably just minimizing maneuvers.
NZL tacking to cover, but SWE looking decent.
Mike
Breeze down to 5 knots, approaching first windward gate.
NZL dialing down, SWE protests, no penalty. SWE takes slight lead, will be on stbd for next tack. No one laying yet.
SWE found a big hole on the right.
Mike
NZL luffs SWE coming into the gate, SWE tacked away, but SWE gets a penalty. This is going to suck.
Mike
They are going to hit the time limit. deja vu from AC34 . . .
They shortened the course, SWE crawling ahead, now slipping back, but the time limit is likely to be a bigger problem.
Mike
Wind just about 2 knots, about 2 minutes to N flag...
Mike
Wow, NZL holding their jib out, Hobie 16-style!!!
Mike
Game over, race abandoned.
Mike
NZL fans must be losing their minds!!!
Mike
Looks like they're all but done for today.
Mike