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2021 America's cup

Postby VCC » Fri Jan 15, 2021 4:37 am

1st racing today for the challengers cup, team Britania who got smashed every race in pre cup races has won both races, smashing Luna Rossa and team America .
Never been a fan of yachting because of the wealth needed to compete, but jesus check these things out they are doing 100 KH and are on foils hardly touching the water they are feats of engineering and design
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Re: 2021 America's cup

Postby VCC » Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:57 am

Britania wins its 3rd race while the Italians win their first race leaving team America still without a win
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Postby EliteKiller » Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:31 am

Light winds at the start which is supposed to be the weakness of the UK boat ... it's a completely different beast to the trial races ...
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Postby VCC » Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:07 am

Britannia beat the Italians in the re-run after 1st race was abandoned due to wind change, come back from 100m behind on the 4th leg to win by 18s this is a very good crew and shows its capable in all winds reaching above 40kt today
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Re: 2021 America's cup

Postby EliteKiller » Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:49 am

US Boat just binned it ....
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Re: 2021 America's cup

Postby VCC » Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:57 am

EliteKiller wrote:US Boat just binned it ....

Bloody amazing scenes only dean Barker could lose a race like that
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Postby EliteKiller » Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:04 am

VCC wrote:
EliteKiller wrote:US Boat just binned it ....

Bloody amazing scenes only dean Barker could lose a race like that


He made the almost identical mistake down in Florida during trials - back to back manoeuvres tack and bear away - stupidly difficult at >20 knots - he had a huge lead and could easily have tacked reset and then bear-away, schoolboy error.
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Re: 2021 America's cup

Postby VCC » Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:10 am

EliteKiller wrote:
VCC wrote:
EliteKiller wrote:US Boat just binned it ....

Bloody amazing scenes only dean Barker could lose a race like that


He made the almost identical mistake down in Florida during trials - back to back manoeuvres tack and bear away - stupidly difficult at >20 knots - he had a huge lead and could easily have tacked reset and then bear-away, schoolboy error.

Well if anyone can throw away an Americas cup its him like you say.
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Re: 2021 America's cup

Postby VCC » Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:14 am

Floatation devices attached now looks like usa could sink
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Postby Royal Gooner » Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:22 am

VCC wrote:Floatation devices attached now looks like usa could sink


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Re: 2021 America's cup

Postby VCC » Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:54 am

Ineos Brittania beat the italian boat to make the cup final so USA and Italians will now race to see who is the other finalist to run off with Brittania to then race team NZ for tha Americas cup.
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Postby EliteKiller » Sat Jan 23, 2021 5:26 am

VCC wrote:Ineos Brittania beat the italian boat to make the cup final so USA and Italians will now race to see who is the other finalist to run off with Brittania to then race team NZ for tha Americas cup.


Epic race 9 lead changes where often you don't get any ..... and going at over 50 knots ......
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Re: 2021 America's cup

Postby VCC » Sat Jan 30, 2021 3:39 am

Luna rossa wins the Prada cup semi final 4-0 beating the crippled American magic to now meet Britannia in the final of the Prada cup.
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Re: 2021 America's cup

Postby VCC » Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:29 am

The Italian boat takes a 2-0 lead over the Britania boat in the first two races of the Prada cup, the British boat struggled in the lite conditions, and it has to be said the Italian boat looks a more suited unit to the changeable conditions that the Auckland harbor brings.
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Postby Royal Gooner » Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:24 pm

VCC wrote:The Italian boat takes a 2-0 lead over the Britania boat in the first two races of the Prada cup, the British boat struggled in the lite conditions, and it has to be said the Italian boat looks a more suited unit to the changeable conditions that the Auckland harbor brings.


Ainsley will pull it back,
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