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Ymx
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The Ineos guy saying no breeze at the end of last leg still. Or even it being worse.

Can NZ stay up the whole leg?? This is going to be painful to watch. Especially if they drop and LR is still up.

Hard to watch
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Two more tacks to survive. Last one the killer according to Ineos.
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ETNZ still up on foils
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5 - 3 now.

What a roller coaster of a race. LR will be gutted.
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And who said there was no over taking ??!! Ha ha.

Phew. Outrageous race. Feel for either team had they lost in this way.
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Thanks fuck for that. A much more respectable scoreline too. Chances are we drop both races tomorrow! lol!
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I nearly gave up and went to sleep again thinking it was over for us.

Come back from 2000m
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From 2.5KM behind to near 1.5KM lead at the finish with the win.
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Ymx wrote: Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:57 am I nearly gave up and went to sleep again thinking it was over for us.

Come back from 2000m
4'29" behind after Leg 2 and we win by 3'55"
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What an afternoon of racing. Two brilliant wins from ETNZ
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Ymx
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They always say it is better to be lucky than good. Pete is a lucky man
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Race 1 about to start
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Nothing between them yet
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LR nose in front at first gate
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Lead stretched a bit at Gate 2
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LR controlling the race at the moment
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Spithill is bloody good
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Speeds very similar and LR keeping ahead
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Massive change there
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ETNZ leads by 18secs at Gate 5
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Big mistake by Spithill
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Burling streaking away now
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Jimmy fucked that up and Burling has pounced! Yessss!
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Trapper wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:09 am Jimmy fucked that up and Burling has pounced! Yessss!
YESSSSSSS
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That was a brutal race for LR -- in control for so long then KABOOM
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What a gift! They’ll have nightmares over that tactical mistake for some time.
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That was a top race. LR can’t shake the kiwi boat but once ETNZ gets in front they are gone!
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Come on boys!

One more from the next four.

Fvck you San Francisco for giving me horrors over this !!
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Trapper wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:12 am That was a top race. LR can’t shake the kiwi boat but once ETNZ gets in front they are gone!
That has been the lesson in all the races really. Even when LR wins, it is not by huge margins but ETNZ crushes them.
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Trapper wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:12 am That was a top race. LR can’t shake the kiwi boat but once ETNZ gets in front they are gone!
It’s so true. Even seems to be the case that NZ struggle to pass even when on opposite side of the course, and it takes a sizeable pressure difference. I guess the course is narrow for these boats.

And once they’re ahead they’re ahead stretching their legs.
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So, if ETNZ win this next race it’ll be the last time we see these boats sail right? How many times has that kiwi boat actually raced, a dozen races or so? I mean it’s great to win but it seems like an awful lot of money for that many races and then it gets parked up in a museum. Or will they bring them out for some kind of race series in the future, I hope so, I fecking love them.
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Trapper wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:31 am So, if ETNZ win this next race it’ll be the last time we see these boats sail right? How many times has that kiwi boat actually raced, a dozen races or so? I mean it’s great to win but it seems like an awful lot of money for that many races and then it gets parked up in a museum. Or will they bring them out for some kind of race series in the future, I hope so, I fecking love them.
Think they getting sold to other teams, I think I read there a series for these boats coming up.
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Have to say it been bloody fun watching this, I try to say I not hooked, but I am!!
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Trapper wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:31 am So, if ETNZ win this next race it’ll be the last time we see these boats sail right? How many times has that kiwi boat actually raced, a dozen races or so? I mean it’s great to win but it seems like an awful lot of money for that many races and then it gets parked up in a museum. Or will they bring them out for some kind of race series in the future, I hope so, I fecking love them.
That would be my main complaint of the whole gig - Simply not enough racing. They could do well to extend the prada cup, or somehow have the home team involved that doesn't skew results. Just more action all round.
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Trapper wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:31 am So, if ETNZ win this next race it’ll be the last time we see these boats sail right? How many times has that kiwi boat actually raced, a dozen races or so? I mean it’s great to win but it seems like an awful lot of money for that many races and then it gets parked up in a museum. Or will they bring them out for some kind of race series in the future, I hope so, I fecking love them.
I’d say if NZ win these boats will likely be used in the AC World Series, until the new class is defined which hopefully is just a continuation of this class. But that depends on who they pick as CoR straight after the race. Watch it, will happen minutes after on the boat with Dalton. Should it happen today. Rumoured to be Ineos.
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Back again tomorrow, lads.
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Ah balls. Race called off
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Team Aotearoa ahead 6-3 and on match point. Next race called off because of 'shifty wind'. :roll:

It's San Francisco all over again. Watch for Jimmy Spittle to take this out 6-7 on Wednesday...

...that said, it would also be good if Italy won this. They've had a hell of a time in the last year and this would be great for them.
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Muttonbird wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:20 am Team Aotearoa ahead 6-3 and on match point. Next race called off because of 'shifty wind'. :roll:

It's San Francisco all over again. Watch for Jimmy Spittle to take this out 6-7 on Wednesday...

...that said, it would also be good if Italy won this. They've had a hell of a time in the last year and this would be great for them.
Spittle is going to win 4 races tomorrow? He can have the cup for that achievement!
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Ponga wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:54 am
Muttonbird wrote: Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:20 am Team Aotearoa ahead 6-3 and on match point. Next race called off because of 'shifty wind'. :roll:

It's San Francisco all over again. Watch for Jimmy Spittle to take this out 6-7 on Wednesday...

...that said, it would also be good if Italy won this. They've had a hell of a time in the last year and this would be great for them.
Spittle is going to win 4 races tomorrow? He can have the cup for that achievement!
Wouldn't put it past them. They seem to make up the rules as they go along.
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