Found this on a blog I regularly read.
http://gizmodo.com/5619639/the-sailboat-race-that-outpaces-the-wind
very cool. i didnt read it all but incase it doesnt mention in.
the little americas cup is now - http://littleac.com/LITTLE_AMERICAS_CUP-PVI.html
The fact that they cancelled due to high winds makes my head spin. In these, who can spend the most, classes they should have to run in what ever the wind! They're on the bay for Pete's sake... it's not like it will be life threatening and the chop would be small. sheesh...
imho... no one should ever risk self or boat knowingly.
we have annual races here, and people sail in crazy weather just to do it.
last year we had about 8 boats left on different isalnds in the gulf because of weather... we were lucky no one died.
edited by: andrewscott, Aug 24, 2010 - 09:15 AM
Little America's Cup Update now available here at TheBeachcats.com.
http://www.thebeachcats.com/Article350.html
andrewscott wrote: imho... no one should ever risk self or boat knowingly.
we have annual races here, and people sail in crazy weather just to do it.
last year we had about 8 boats left on different isalnds in the gulf because of weather... we were lucky no one died.edited by: andrewscott, Aug 24, 2010 - 09:15 AM
Then construct your boat so it is not so risky. They spend millions on these boats that have no applicable technological bearing on the current state of beach cats.
I can see us all trailering wings to the beach now. 🙄
Also they're not racing in the Gulf or the Ocean but in a protected part of Narragansett Bay which is also protected from ocean swell. Unless someone impales themselves on a wing they're very safe and will be completely surrounded by officials and spectators.
The C class cats of the distant past would have had no problem with the weather and would have whooped the winged cats.
you are entitled to your own wrong opinion 🙂
The C-Class sailor feel that their mission is to push the boundaries of sailing technology within their 24x14 size limit. Once wings became the development frontier that dictated to a large extent how the races are run.
It's just like drag racers can't race their cars when it rains, even though most cars can operate just fine in the rain.
These links are what I'm talking about.
Entitlements all round! 😆
there was some expensive damage today in race one
check out http://www.sailinganarchy.com/index_page1.php for coverage (or
watch the damage.
say goodbye to years of work, tens of thousand of dollars....
If wing technology didn't have everyone's attention after BMW Oracle Racing's victorious 33rd America's Cup, it definitely does now. The high speeds and almost instant acceleration of cambered foils had members of America's Cup syndicates, top designers, and all sailors in awe.
That just sticks in my craw. I've been holding back... no longer.
1) Wings don't have "all sailors in awe." Hell most of the sailing public don't even know about them. What did we find out about wings?
-They can't go in heavy winds even with nearly flat water conditions.
-They cost more money than all of the BeachCat's members annual salary combined.
-If you fall on them they break and cannot be repaired.
-The amount of effort and care to rig one makes them a one-trick pony that will never advance the sport of sailing.
2) A C cat from the past is a better all around sailboat then the C cats of the present and would've been able to go in the 25knot winds.
For me this isn't progress... please someone show me the error in my ways and school me on how the technological innovations are going to trickle down to the everyday sailor. Or how this will grow the sport of sailing.
I'm all ears.
edited by: lonbordin, Sep 01, 2010 - 10:16 PM