Americas Cup
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@antipodean said in Americas Cup:
That's some good racing.
This is what I remember the racing being like back in the "good old days".... but, probably rose-tinted glasses and a stupid kid's memory.
Constantly taking advantage of the right-of-way rules, pushing boats out way beyond the ley-line before scooting back in yourself, creating "dirty air" whenever possible, but quite often taking risks on different sides of the course. -
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@jk said in Americas Cup:
That was super. Jimmy sailed a pretty smart race until leg 5.
One more to go!
It's not over. But the lady is warming up
Did I see something about some sort of attempt to recreate that, but with Six-fucking-60?
Jesus... the 80s could get away with it... nowadays, with shit bland music, it'll be bloody cringeworthy.In fact - the coverage in general is super-cringey. At least with the lockdown coming back in effect for a little while - we were spared coverage of some "reporter" out in the crowd trialling different icecreams, hot-dogs, whatever. Oh - and "let's cut to our mate on a boat in the harbour, chatting with some boozed up insipid fluffybunnies".
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@kruse said in Americas Cup:
@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@jk said in Americas Cup:
That was super. Jimmy sailed a pretty smart race until leg 5.
One more to go!
It's not over. But the lady is warming up
Did I see something about some sort of attempt to recreate that, but with Six-fucking-60?
Jesus... the 80s could get away with it... nowadays, with shit bland music, it'll be bloody cringeworthy.In fact - the coverage in general is super-cringey. At least with the lockdown coming back in effect for a little while - we were spared coverage of some "reporter" out in the crowd trialling different icecreams, hot-dogs, whatever. Oh - and "let's cut to our mate on a boat in the harbour, chatting with some boozed up insipid
Lester is good on the water. The interest reporting is
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
@jk said in Americas Cup:
That was super. Jimmy sailed a pretty smart race until leg 5.
One more to go!
It's not over. But the lady is warming up
Someone saw "Do they know it's Christmas" and tried the same without much talent to draw on? That's terrible. Absolutely cringeworthy.
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@canefan said in Americas Cup:
Lester is good on the water. The interest reporting is
Lester and Robertson are good value. If that other guy would just shut the hell up and let the experts speak.
I agree about the rest of the TVNZ studio coverage.
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abandoned? just watching and LR did 30knts through the start line on the way back to base, must be bad at the other end
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@kiwiwomble said in Americas Cup:
abandoned? just watching and LR did 30knts through the start line on the way back to base, must be bad at the other end
Yep.
Hopefully same course tomorrow as working from home and will walk out and watch it.
Still a hope for 7-4 as have a bet on it!
