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The Americas Cup is being contested in San Francisco,... NOW. It happens every 3-4years.
For those of you who may not be up to date on what is going on in sailing. Check out this video. Even for us sailors... this is spectacular stuff. This is ENGINEERING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5g3g...4WVQ7tyGgjTmqADJ
Avatar: RELIANCE (1903) The Largest single masted sailing yacht ever built (Until 2004)...with over 16,000 square feet of sail. Successful Americas Cup Defender.
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1986 Minx. SBC 350/260hp, Alpha I. Red, Honey.
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John, welcome back.
Ken
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Fabulous races. 50+mph boat. Amazing
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Pismo
1996 22 Classic
Red with Stainless Windshield
Stock Gen VI 502 Magnum MPI-415hp
Stock Bravo I
25" Mirage Plus
74.5mph best @ 5050rpm GPS (Speedo said 80)
27" Labbed Mirage Plus
75.5mph best @ 4800rpm GPS (Speedo said 82)
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That is pretty amazing ........
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
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THIS is pretty amazingOriginally Posted by Greg Guimond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoOjcDf_dJA
Amazing: that they didn't flip, that nothing broke and no one fell off!!
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Incredible.
Cheers,
Pismo
1996 22 Classic
Red with Stainless Windshield
Stock Gen VI 502 Magnum MPI-415hp
Stock Bravo I
25" Mirage Plus
74.5mph best @ 5050rpm GPS (Speedo said 80)
27" Labbed Mirage Plus
75.5mph best @ 4800rpm GPS (Speedo said 82)
Historian LGDCC 19H-38
I was surprised to see that the cat has become the staple of the sailing world just like it did in offshore as well. last time I saw America's cup they were trying to hide the keel from the world the boats have changed a lot. so have the speeds.
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When the waves are high and the light is dying,
well raise a glass and think of me...
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Two more great races today. Big winds. Us won first, NZ won second so now 7-1 NZ. First to 9 wins cup.
Cheers,
Pismo
1996 22 Classic
Red with Stainless Windshield
Stock Gen VI 502 Magnum MPI-415hp
Stock Bravo I
25" Mirage Plus
74.5mph best @ 5050rpm GPS (Speedo said 80)
27" Labbed Mirage Plus
75.5mph best @ 4800rpm GPS (Speedo said 82)
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Vendee Globe was more interesting to me. These are amazing, though.
"I don't have time to get into it, but he went through a lot." -Pulp Fiction
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Two good races today. Oracle is definitely making adjustments and getting faster. They are probably in too big of a hole though.
Mike - there is a foiling trimaran which will likely make a run for the Jules Verne (round the world record) trophy in a year or so. Shooting for something well under 40 days. But the Vendee is awesome in a solo/endurance way.
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