Why did ETNZL beat Oracle Team USA…?
All in all they had the faster boat, less drag and more efficient systems. More power and free hands for the bikers took the level one notch too high for Oracle, and on top of all this Peter Burling is…
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All in all they had the faster boat, less drag and more efficient systems. More power and free hands for the bikers took the level one notch too high for Oracle, and on top of all this Peter Burling is…
Windage is always a relevant part of the drag a boat has to overcome to sail. In foiling cats it has a much more significant impact, as apparent wind even in seven knots of breeze is always more than 30…
As we suspected ETNZL has taken out their fighting set up and is dominating. The first press conference cristal clear, Burling confident and a proper champion and Oracle full of empty words. Not much else to say, as they have…
ETNZL vs Oracle Team USA… who will win? Ice man Burling or the rock star Spithill? Oracle racing or the terrible TNZ on a low cost max intensity and passionate campaign. Really nobody knows what Oracle has done in this…
All in all we are seeing a huge jump forward in sailing broadcasting. The World Cup Final as well as the AC are starting to show sailing well on TV. You’d expect that from the America’s Cup, but also World…
Artemis vs Softbank Team Japan, race 8… finally we had a real race and it was fun to watch until Japan made the usual huge mistake by tacking too close, and race was over. From there on, Artemis was easily…
And finally some breeze came… and AC cats ended up nearly unsailable. ETNZL had a nice capsize and others looked at times completely out of control. Artemis could not bare away and at the end watching was more waiting for…
Have long thought about it and watched some of the new America’s Cup days racing and I found difficullt to like the show… Actually it means nothing to me, really cannot get excited at four bikers, a guy with a…
It is less than one week to the America’ s Cup, and for the people that will follow the show the tension is building up. Rumors are that ETNZL is a bit better, that Artemis is fast and will probaly…
Team New Zealand lands in Bermuda tomorrow, bermudians Finn sailors land in Valencia.