[quote=petefromtn]I can't say I would not drive a good ways to see these boats in person.... That Spithill team showed some very good boat handling skills and strategy in those last races against the Kiwis. Especially the dance as I call it at the starting box. That first one they really put it to the kiwis leaving them basically dead in the water. Kinda shocking after watching them whoop up on the rest of the teams all week. These boats are really cool to watch, I especially love when they turn at the gate and grab a big bite of wind and that hull gets ripped off the water while the leeward hull starts to dig and you can just see the power of that huge wing and the gennaker pushing the boat away. Really impressive stuff. Reminds me of the first time I floated a hull on that Hobie 14 way back when I was a kid. It just FEELS fast and I could just imagine what the AC45 boats feel like when they get that massive push and take off along their state of the art Carbon fibre way.... haha peace
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