I think those commentator and others who are working the Cup just want to go home already. A NZ win would enable that. These unnecessary race postponements must be torture to those people.I'm annoyed that the commentators, especially the main guy (is it Todd Harris?) seem decidedly pro-New Zealand. Tiring.
But they're not unnecessary postponements.These unnecessary race postponements must be torture to those people.
SA nailed it with this gem today:But they're not unnecessary postponements.
I posted earlier about the rain... It is HIGHLY UNUSUAL to have this kind of weather here in September. We had one inch of rain in one hour, I'm pretty sure it's a record. For those of you with inquiring minds who like to learn and know: What happened is that the normal high pressure moved down (south) allowing a big cell of nasty weather through from the north. When that happens, the wind shifts to the south because winds are counterclockwise in low pressure systems. The system has moved through, and the sun is beginning to shine again. The A's baseball game was delayed by two hours. Once fronts like this move out, and it was, again, rare for this time of year usually doesn't happen until late October, the winds come from the NW and perhaps could set up from the west in an afternoon breeze for tomorrows racing.
Thought some facts would help.
For those of you who race, a reaching/reaching race is not really a contest.
Besides the fact that I am fatigued of the haters, I can't even parse the above. What does "they are built for racing, and the fact that they aren’t" even mean???SA nailed it with this gem today:
ACRM and the AC72 Class continue to show their…umm…versatility; they add ‘any other wind than Westerly’ to ‘anything over 20 knots’ and ‘anything under 8 knots’ to the list of conditions they apparently cannot handle. It’s not the boats; unlike Artemis, they are built for racing, and the fact that they aren’t is a sad, sick joke. Is the racing incredible when it does happen? Absolutely, as we prayed for and hoped on the front page , and we have been riveted to our screens when Whitey lets us watch. And clearly sailors adore it.
Yea, today's "Little Amreica's Cup" racing postponed due to a broken boat. Bwah!For those tired of watching abandonments and postponements out West, check out the live-streamed Little America’s Cup, starting tomorrow at 1100 GMT, or the live-streamed Melges 32 Worlds starting around the same time.
Do you guys know how many topics over the years has gone to 5 pages -- not one!!
Boy oh boy, has this 'race' become a 'real race'. Im starting to hold it in the back of my mind that Oracle 'held back' in the first few races letting TNZ 'show their stuff' and when Oracle finally found that they were faster ... simply put the pedal to the metal. Like how a pool-shark sets up a 'patsy'. :-oCAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!! If I didn't know better I'd say it was fixed to build up the gate!! Who would think any team can overcome that deficiet but the USA team did. I left Tucson for Long Beach, Ca Friday morning and there was no coverage locally and I thought it was all over with the Kiwi's taking the Cup. When I arrived home yesterday I was surprised to see it was still on. This is the way a championship should be decided. I hate lopsided victories like we see so often in the super bowl.
I'll be watching tomorrow -- I'm retired and every day is Sunday, but some of you listers should call in sick. Tomorrows race should be one for the books.
Do you guys know how many topics over the years has gone to 5 pages -- not one!!