For those who haven't seen this, it looks pretty promising...
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Mike
it's freaking awesome coverage! As a telstra customer in Oz it is all for free to boot <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" /> for the first time will be able to watch all the races from all the class's !!!
Video is fantastic.... Apparantly the jobson/Smythe audio feed has a problem for today at least.
The RSX's raced and GBR dominated.... Wow watching how dynamic the leech is on the board i amazing.
Woman's radials are up now for race 2. Paige Railey is in 15th after one.
Decent breeze.... water quality... doesn't look horrible.
1 minute to start of race 2
Wow, that was great. Watched race 1 and race 2 for the nacra 17 on the live stream. No commentators, but I actually enjoyed it. Big shifts and plenty of lead changes made it very interesting.
Undoubtedly, it was far more enjoyable because there were no commentators.
I couldn't follow the tracker. I kept getting Java error messages that didn't make sense (install latest and enable, which I did)...
Is there a link to video replays?
Mike
I heard the live stream is most stable on FireFox
I found replays, but only on the App. You need to enter your cable provider info (need your bill with you). They also require access to your phone's location, photos, phone number (and number of anyone you're talking to), etc. And, they bombard you with ads.
Ok, the last part I can accept, but REALLY??? What the hell are they thinking with all of the rest of it, just to watch sports??????????
Mike
Ok, the last part I can accept, but REALLY??? What the hell are they thinking with all of the rest of it, just to watch sports??????????
Mike
Mike, I've got an extra tinfoil hat you can borrow. I share your sentiments exactly.
Ok, the last part I can accept, but REALLY??? What the hell are they thinking with all of the rest of it, just to watch sports??????????
Mike
Mike, I've got an extra tinfoil hat you can borrow. I share your sentiments exactly.
Well, I suppose a tinfoiler would probably say that the government is behind it. I'm not ready to be that paranoid, but I really don't want to derail this thread...
Anyone have a status on the first race today?
Mike
BBC has pretty good coverage (use Chrome+Hola plugin).
Shirley Robinson and Ian Walker are excellent commentators.
The 3D tracker is terrible though, bouys and courses are all wrong making it basically useless.
AUS and GBR are tied for first... USA is sitting in 16 behind the French (Besson)
It looks like his back injury has taken a big bite in their performance. That has to suck after dominating for 4 years of the quad!
After how many races, Mark?
I haven't been able to use the tracker, but in the video, the laylines, etc. were WAY off.
Mike
I enjoyed the 25 minutes or so that I got to see, I guess those of us who do not subscribe to cable are SOL.
Does anyone know what the 2 RET are from.
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Never mind
49er's are in sequence after a weather delay of a couple of hours. Breeze looks decent enough for some good racing.
This is what happens when you send a sports reporter to report on sport he knows nothing about;
Wow, USA tied for 11th, one point out of top 10!
Mike
Looking mathematically hopeless for the podium, but they qualified for the medal race.
Mike
Ha... old Tornado guy takes 5 point lead into medal race... (Way to go Santiago!) Experience seems to matter when the conditions vary as much as they have in Rio.
Making the medal round is a real accomplishment for Bora and Louisa! Johnny and Charlie finished 6th in their first go at the Olympics.
we will see how it goes in 49ners... but it looks like you need 8 years of experience to be in medal contention in the skiffs and cats.... The US is just gonna have to find a way to start the top sailors earlier! Collegiate All American does not move the ball far enough!
Ok, what happened to Waterhouse?
Mike
Notice the Tracing devises attached to each mast. At least there supper tiny and not in a place where they would disturb flow.
Pretty sure that's for the onboard camera that can take all those beautiful live videos we see. Oh. wait...
Nacra medal race in 15 minutes! USA got a bronze in Finn!!!!
HOLY COW Santiago takes two stupid penalties.... still comes back to 6th.... a point ahead of Australia...
Two bronzes and a gold.... Tornado's and N17s
Bora pulls a 4th in the medal race 8th overall equipment fails cost them a bunch.
That makes sense . Still not ideal for a sail boat. At least I heard what happen from others or it would probably be tomorrow
before I would know.
What happened in races 3 and 5 for the US?