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Brent in Qld > 9 months ago, 14 Apr 2024

515

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8 Jun 2024 4:08pm

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decrepit said..

515 said..
Remember the French Boat is Team NZ design package

After the Rainbow Warrior, the Kiwis are helping the French with boats!!!!!!

Hi Mike, yeah I used to be dirty on the French!
Hey, awesome to see Bugs & B for NZ Windsurf 50 years in March

Yeah Brent, agree with B team and imagine if they end up being the Challenger

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

13 Jun 2024 2:11pm

AC40 training in AKL. Suppose they can tail-walk too!

fangman

1906 posts

13 Jun 2024 5:48pm

That is epic!

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

14 Jun 2024 6:08am

Bing budda boom AC40 TNZ.

Alinghi lost her mast. BoatOne sailed an upwind and while bearing away on the left hand mark, a structural failure occurred, buckling the mast in two pieces at a third of its height, the rig collapsed on the deck and into the water.

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

14 Jun 2024 10:09am

Broken boats are hard to fix and never really as good as pre-smashup. Would imagine a fair bit of surrounding deck and support structure damage. This will be compounded by the need to get a new mast+rigging+sails up to speed and checking all the high load points that got freaked out.
Shore crew will be on 24hr shifts to get back in the water ASAP. Memories flooding back, sleeping in containers, grinding FkD carbon... do not miss that part of the AC one bit.

morts

189 posts

14 Jun 2024 12:41pm

Bit of an explainer on what may have happened.

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fangman

1906 posts

14 Jun 2024 2:58pm

Black duct tape will fix it bro no probs.

D3

1516 posts

14 Jun 2024 3:25pm

It must be like being in a car crash at that speed.

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

16 Jun 2024 10:43am

The mast down has slowed the bravado in Barcelona. In a little dirty weather only Lunna Rossa+Orient Express ventured out and called the day short in deteriorating conditions. Good to see some of the AC40s on the water getting dialled in, team Artemis below.

D3

1516 posts

16 Jun 2024 11:02am

I wonder if they do much simulator based training?

Get all the procedural stuff down pat before trying to do all on a flying boat

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

19 Jun 2024 4:49pm

Alinghi back on the water with a spare rig. Hopefully they can get back on top of the training schedule. All the other usual suspects going hard in great conditions. ETNZ boat still on a ship some time away I believe.

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

23 Jun 2024 1:56pm

ETNZ in Barcelona and getting set up.

Shifu

QLD

1994 posts

24 Jun 2024 8:37pm

Hmm... I expected a better fairing job than this...

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

30 Jun 2024 12:19pm

Flag flying with the defender up and running in Barcelona for the first time.

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

2 Jul 2024 7:50pm

Patriot taking a hit. Noticed they're covering up the big deck openings and have tell tails checking out the airflow over the surfaces.

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

2 Jul 2024 7:54pm

Close up of Alinghi's mast going creak-ping-bang. Seeing this sequence, they really dodged a bullet.

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

30 Jul 2024 6:33pm

Louis Vuitton series matchups and cup dates released

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

1 Aug 2024 2:55pm

An article talks to the first close-ish sailing I've seen plus bit of video showing ETNZ and Ineos lining up for some promotional footage. Both teams looking damn quick, doubt there will be room for errors on the race track.

www.sail-world.com/news/277779/Americas-Cup-Kiwis-test-sail-against-the-Brits

decrepit

12802 posts

1 Aug 2024 9:33pm

Doesn't look like 20kts to me, not enough white caps

Pcdefender

1607 posts

1 Aug 2024 9:42pm

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decrepit said..
Doesn't look like 20kts to me, not enough white caps

Unaided human observation of stuff going on around us can be very deceptive. That's where critical thinking and accurate instruments come in.

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

2 Aug 2024 6:07am

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decrepit said..
Doesn't look like 20kts to me, not enough white caps

Probably usual exaggeration going on, was probably 8-15knt day with a single gust near 20. Either way, boats are pretty damn rapid. From what I understand they are getting on the foils under 5-6knts!

decrepit

12802 posts

2 Aug 2024 8:31am

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Pcdefender said..
Unaided human observation of stuff going on around us can be very deceptive. That's where critical thinking and accurate instruments come in.

I'll pay that one Pete.

But I didn't say it wasn't 20kts, only that it didn't look 20kts.
In the absence of accurate instruments, all we can do is give an inaccurate estimate.
What I said is quite legitimate.

What would you're estimate of wind speed be?

remery

3709 posts

2 Aug 2024 10:28am

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

7 Aug 2024 9:43am

A good article as the racing draws closer. Did not realise that if ETNZ are successful they will be the first team to do win 3 cups in a row. History beckons.

www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2024/08/06/will-kiwis-rewrite-americas-cup-history/

515

875 posts

7 Aug 2024 5:51pm

I really enjoy the cup as the Pinnacle of Sailing, as defender we miss seeing all the Teams in Auckland Sailing on our local waters and understand the price to pay to defend the cup.

GO Team NZ

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

21 Aug 2024 8:01am

Only days out from racing proper & Alinghi have dropped another mast!

www.yachtingworld.com/americas-cup/alinghi-red-bull-racing-suffers-another-mast-failure-days-before-start-of-americas-cup-racing-153277

Brent in Qld

1410 posts

21 Aug 2024 8:50am

NYYC Patriot is going to be re-measured due to their deck openings being covered. She looks bloody fast and aerodynamically clean.
It's game on as all the kit is used and seen.

www.sail-world.com/news/278422/Americas-Cup-Covergate-Dictionary-time

morts

189 posts

22 Aug 2024 7:57pm

Preliminary Regatta starts in a few minutes

Lidar Radar being used to show the wind in real time, just watched a practice race between Alinghi & Orient Express but now can't see it to link to.

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515

875 posts

23 Aug 2024 6:33am

Yes, the preliminary racing has started and day 1 over.
The French well they will have to improve a lot

their second race start not even in the race.
Our kiwi boat looked good and was looking a good race against Prada but issues for them at least sorted for their second race.
Americans looked good with a fairly even start and could get high, once in front over for Ineos!

Here in NZ we have the racing free on TV3 or 3 Now app for reply in morning.
Honorary Kiwi Glenn Asby commentating and doing a great job

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