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Saturday, November 13, 2010
America's Cup in Multihulls
To be expected, BMW Oracle's decision to race the next America's Cup in multihulls created much gnashing of teeth among the old guard. For me, multihulls will provide the excitement that the Ole Cup needs to remain relevant as one of the premier sailing competitions. Next year, teams start tuning up with 45' wingmasted cats before graduating to the 75 footers for the Cup. To get an idea what next years Cup tuneup will be like, one only has to view the Extreme 40 cat series they run in Europe.............
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Straight line boring. Ho Hum. I'll pass, on the next AC.
I've had this discussion with several sailing friends who argue the same points .... no tactics, all speed, race determined in the first five minutes. My recollection of the last AC in the AC keelboats is very similar; little one on one racing, wide separation of boats, very boring after 10 minutes. Let's try the cats. I think they'll be closer than the pundits project.
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