My humble opinion is that sailboat racing is something you do, not watch. In going with foils the organizers are trying to make it interesting to watch. I don’t find it so. They are only going 40 mph; speedy for a sailboat, but you can practically walk that fast! The part of racing I find most interesting—tactics and boat interactions—is missing. In these matches they're just banging opposite corners hoping they’ve chosen the right one. I think using foils has cost them a large part of their audience. I certainly am not watching or caring about the sailing, but with the IACC boats I was riveted. The last race in that class came down to the seventh race of a seven race finals and the boats finished overlapped! That was exciting!
Andy Andrew Burton 26 Beacon Hill Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Dec 22, 2020, at 07:27, Dean McNeill via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Jeff, > > I’m in Halifax and I have watched them on YouTube… just search for Americas > Cup. I’ve watched in real-time but they also have replays of various races > and discussion shows. Too marvel at the technology! > > Dean > > C&C 34 > BarraWind > Halifax, NS Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
