AC72 Racing - Bump

by **brian.doubek** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:13 pm

Anyone following the Americas cup racing? These boats are doing 25 knots upwind and 47 knots....through a jibe...insane!!.

The final races start next week. here is a vid of one of the last semifinals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=PL4jyS1DaVhX9xPU_e8b8oZfHGJVSm1-gk&v=hubDP9Xe2-Y#t=117

by **jason morton** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:48 pm

Ya I've been watching footage from that. Awesome.

by **brian.doubek** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:51 am

I just watched last weekends races and was inspired to bump this. These boats are doing 40+ knots down, 25+ knots up in only 17 knots wind and rough water...ridiculous. If you have $15 million you can buy one...I think us pole boarders/teabaggers are getting a better bang for our buck. Bottom line.. any true wind-sport geek must appreciate these engineering marvels blasting around the bay. Here is the tail end of the last race to give an idea of the technical/tactical feats of AC72 match racing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI23dMgAD_k&list=PL4jyS1DaVhX_4sSOARbcOObnqywOkRzYl&feature=player_detailpage#t=5637

All races can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4jyS1DaVhX_4sSOARbcOObnqywOkRzYl