NPR

I think AM could stir things up a bit with a couple of wins this weekend

I have a gut feeling they will smash it - the race, not the boat

Good early win for Prada. I think they're going to need it, Yanks punching 53 knot and doubting themselves. They're going to have to have a good chat about shedding the nerves and chucking everything at the remaining races.

Luna Rossa absolutely creamed AM in RAce 1. 53knots is almost 100kph.

stunt_cunt wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:43 am Good early win for Prada. I think they're going to need it, Yanks punching 53 knot and doubting themselves. They're going to have to have a good chat about shedding the nerves and chucking everything at the remaining races.

Agreed - it was like a little old lady driving the yacht - fast enough on the straights but very timid turns.

Luna Rossa gradually extending its lead in Race 2

This is almost a walkover - 2 minute lead with 2 legs to go

Yanks go airborne again.

Easy win #2 to Luna Rossa

Enzedder wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:42 am Yanks go airborne again.

Easy win #2 to Luna Rossa

AM looks totally gunshy.

Some pretty obvious control issues there for the Yanks. Same spot same result everytime. Be a late night for that crew.

Looking like semis could be over tomorrow. Although it sounds like wrong choice for main sail, and a bit tentative for AM will have contributed to the result.

I assume Luna Rossa needs only one more win.

Tradesman like from Prada. No flashy shit just get the job done. Good effort from them to stitch their processes together.
You have to assume the Yanks are done here now.

stunt_cunt wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 2:42 am Tradesman like from Prada. No flashy shit just get the job done. Good effort from them to stitch their processes together.
You have to assume the Yanks are done here now.

Yep, looks like they're toast.

I know zero about sailing - is Spithall just a better sailor than Barker?

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Gumboot wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 3:02 am

stunt_cunt wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 2:42 am Tradesman like from Prada. No flashy shit just get the job done. Good effort from them to stitch their processes together.
You have to assume the Yanks are done here now.

Yep, looks like they're toast.

I know zero about sailing - is Spithall just a better sailor than Barker?

Faster boat wins. Prada have had their problems but stitching the crew work to work tighter has seen improvement.
Americans fucked now, foil arm control issues and they aren't coming back from this. Pretty disappointing from them but a lot of it out of their control having a busted boat.

And then there were 3.

Hard luck for the Yanks, December they were Top dog a few weeks later and they're cooked. 3+ years of getting it together to finish last in 7 races and a DNF with the boat heading for the bottom. Disaster.

stunt_cunt wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 3:23 am

Gumboot wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 3:02 am

stunt_cunt wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 2:42 am Tradesman like from Prada. No flashy shit just get the job done. Good effort from them to stitch their processes together.
You have to assume the Yanks are done here now.

Yep, looks like they're toast.

I know zero about sailing - is Spithall just a better sailor than Barker?

Faster boat wins. Prada have had their problems but stitching the crew work to work tighter has seen improvement.
Americans fucked now, foil arm control issues and they aren't coming back from this. Pretty disappointing from them but a lot of it out of their control having a busted boat.

Is it really as simple as faster boat wins? Looked to me like Luna Rossa gained big advantages by outsmarting AM at every start.

Sad end for the yanks and a tough way to go out but looking forward to the Prada Cup Final.

Yeah jeez. That’s a lot of money burnt for the yanks.

I hope they keep this class of boats running for a series so that AM doesn’t just become scrap after so little time on the water.

Kind of felt they should have installed upgrades while ripping it apart. They needed to roll the dice.

Pom meeja talking themselves up big time. Going to thrash Prada, then Benny boy is apparently too good to lose to ETNZ.

We shall see!.

Best you beat the Italians before bigging yourself up against TNZ.

I don't take much interest in Sailing - but the Americas cup is something special - I remember the excitement, in the 80s, when the USA were 1st beaten. It's been a very long time since the UK had a serious challenger - so this time it's more interesting for us. Ben Ainsley is a bit of a legend in the UK, even for those of us who know nothing about the sport.

The boats they are using look more like spaceships - amazing pieces of engineering.

Looking forward to the series against Prada - should be a close run thing. Hoep we can make it to become the Challenger and give NZ a run for their money.

obelixtim wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:46 am Pom meeja talking themselves up big time. Going to thrash Prada, then Benny boy is apparently too good to lose to ETNZ.

We shall see!.

Best you beat the Italians before bigging yourself up against TNZ.

There's been media coverage in the UK?

Dinsdale Piranha wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:28 pm

obelixtim wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:46 am Pom meeja talking themselves up big time. Going to thrash Prada, then Benny boy is apparently too good to lose to ETNZ.

We shall see!.

Best you beat the Italians before bigging yourself up against TNZ.

There's been media coverage in the UK?

It was from an interview with Peter de Savary which the NZ Herald is requoting.

Dinsdale Piranha wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:28 pm

obelixtim wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:46 am Pom meeja talking themselves up big time. Going to thrash Prada, then Benny boy is apparently too good to lose to ETNZ.

We shall see!.

Best you beat the Italians before bigging yourself up against TNZ.

There's been media coverage in the UK?

Yep. On sky. But it’s at stupid o clock in the morning.

Plus it’s on YouTube and so can watch it live or first thing in the morning it not wanting to wake at 2am

All on here

https://m.youtube.com/c/americascup/vid ... HfPdCoU%3D

Ymx wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:58 pm

Dinsdale Piranha wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:28 pm

obelixtim wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:46 am Pom meeja talking themselves up big time. Going to thrash Prada, then Benny boy is apparently too good to lose to ETNZ.

We shall see!.

Best you beat the Italians before bigging yourself up against TNZ.

There's been media coverage in the UK?

Yep. On sky. But it’s at stupid o clock in the morning.

Plus it’s on YouTube and so can watch it live or first thing in the morning it not wanting to wake at 2am

All on here

https://m.youtube.com/c/americascup/vid ... HfPdCoU%3D

I've been following it and even stayed up to watch a few races love on youtube - I just hadn't noticed any coverage in any mainstream media.

Glaston wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:51 pm It was from an interview with Peter de Savary which the NZ Herald is requoting.

Ah, that name is a blast from the past. Apparently it's an interview in the Times but I can only find reference to it in the NZ Herald.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... s-Cup.html

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ben- ... -b8khcd6md

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... os-team-uk

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir- ... -hwc802w23

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2021- ... ericas-cup

https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/s ... -cup-final

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sailing/55777982


Plenty of news coverage too.

Jimmy hands Ben his arse.

2 - 0.

British meeja blowhards jinx poor Ben.

Have faith in Sir Ben. I am sure he can pick up on this - tomorrow is a higher wind day

Why do we have to listen to that annoying Italian idiot in leading the press conferences? Leave out the dragged out eerrrrrrrrrrrr ehhhhhhh euuuuhhhh thanks.

Speaking of which, I’d much rather hear the spitbull in the pressers on the other end.

I assume once it becomes America’s Cup this will change.



Anyway, on the race, the worm has turned again. This competition is freaken incredible in this sense. Other technology races you never see such a difference in a week. In formula one it’s generally dominance for a year. But in this world it’s merely days to a couple of weeks.

Enzedder wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:42 am Have faith in Sir Ben. I am sure he can pick up on this - tomorrow is a higher wind day

Disappointing start to the series, going 2 nil down - hope Sir Ben can fight back with some fresher winds. Got his work cut out for him now but still some way to go.

There’s plenty of time left in this series. Plenty of opportunities, etc.

Must admit I thought they might have out the boat out on the water a bit more to try their mods, given the time they had up their sleeve. If not to get some practice in, then to review components performance outside of a simulator

Pretty good show from Prada, they'd really been looking middle of the road, kind of not in or out the whole time. Solid but not spectacular. They're looking very very smooth out there yesterday.

The challengers leap frogging each other.

Think it was initially AM the fastest looking boat in the practice sessions pre the works series.

Then LR.

Then Ineos.

Now LR.

That sort of competition has clearly accelerated development cycles.

I wonder if we’ve kept up??

LR take race 3 comfortably after flogging Ainslie at the start.

Spittle has this thing humming

And a huge bellyflop from Ainslie sees him lose the start to race 4 as well

Wind is lighter

Rita gets spanked again and it's suddenly 4-0 to Luna Rossa.

Credit where it's due, they've got LR humming in terms of both boat and team - flawless performance today.

LR is not doing anything spectacular but is incredibly efficient and smooth in all their actions.