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  • JKJ Offline
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    wrote on last edited by
    #1125

    Looks like a bit of a delay for now but wind building.

    Potentially a course move too? Something between A & B?

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    #1126

    4.45pm start now

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    #1127

    The AC village is already at capacity (5500) to watch on the big screen.

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    #1128

    @bovidae said in Americas Cup:

    The AC village is already at capacity (5500) to watch on the big screen.

    So good. Beachfront at Taka has a good turnout too. Big screen on and racing not too far off the beach

    Some idiot sitting in front of the Taka beach cam haha

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    @jk they said the village capacity was 5500. Looked more like 15,000!

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    #1130

    @nzzp said in Americas Cup:

    @jk they said the village capacity was 5500. Looked more like 15,000!

    I've come back inside at home to watch it as the beers colder

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    #1131

    looks like Burling got the start he wanted, first blood

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    #1132

    Good luck ETNZ.

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  • JKJ Offline
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    #1133

    Just love how close these two boats are compared to all the LV races we saw before

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    @jk i think the conditions too, right favoured as they started and then left at the top

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    A mate sent some speed graphs today - TNZ were faster downwind in heaveir winds. Looking like it now

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    @nzzp said in Americas Cup:

    A mate sent some speed graphs today - TNZ were faster downwind in heaveir winds. Looking like it now

    hell that was a quality jinx!

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    replied to Kiwiwomble on last edited by
    #1137

    @kiwiwomble said in Americas Cup:

    @jk i think the conditions too, right favoured as they started and then left at the top

    Not sure it relates to what I said but anyway... GO ETNZ!!

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    replied to JK on last edited by
    #1138

    @jk i just meant the conditions helped keep them close over the first leg, one had a lift and then the other got one

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    #1139

    @kiwiwomble said in Americas Cup:

    @jk i just meant the conditions helped keep them close over the first leg, one had a lift and then the other got one

    Yeah still not relevant. I was talking about all LV races before. Not the AC races (ie between these two) which for the majority have been pretty tight.

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    @jk said in Americas Cup:

    Just love how close these two boats are compared to all the LV races we saw before

    wasn't a big deal mate, was just replying to this bit

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    @nzzp said in Americas Cup:

    A mate sent some speed graphs today - TNZ were faster downwind in heaveir winds. Looking like it now

    this is more like it!

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    #1142

    That's a paddlin'.
    (insert Simpsons' GIF)

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    #1143

    The boat just seems so efficient thru the water

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    #1144

    @jk just gets up so much quicker

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