I read somewhere that Larry Ellison's team was to do a "video test" using conventional keelboats (RC44) and Extreme 40 catamarans in race mode. The idea was to see what camera angles worked best in bringing the action of the America's Cup to a TV audience. Some of the videos have been posted on YouTube.
Of course, once they upsize to normal America's Cup lengths (lets say around 80 foot yachts or cats), these current videos with sheets of spray inundating the decks will completely go away.
Extreme 40 catamarans shot from the crossbeam.........
RC44's pre-start circling shot with handheld, masthead, boom, and stern cameras.............
I've never met Russell Coutts but I get a warm, fuzzy feeling he is trying to make the America's Cup more exciting and more accessible for the general public. We'll see.........
Dayboats
23 hours ago
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I'll watch when they sail "real" boats again, not plastic monsters, give them real names, and take the damn logos off the sails and hulls.
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