Book extract: Lone Wolf - How Team NZ stunned the world http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11934504
"Meteo ban on gathering weather information outside of a common program for all" How on earth will they police this? I am very proud of our...
"Prohibition of tank testing, wind tunnel testing and similar fluid dynamic testing." Weird - Firstly, how will they police this? Secondly, the...
"As no towing tanks and wind tunnels authorised" Can someone point me to the reference material where this was stated? I have not seen it . It...
I cant see foils out on outriggers or stability pods. What I can see is a very wide beam. One thing is for sure - they will look beautiful when...
Focus: Grant Dalton on new America's Cup protocol...
75 ft monohull. Anyone prepared to place bets on it being foiling? I am saying no The defender cannot take part in the challenger series: Good!...
Still trying to anticipate the new AC design. Forget foils for the moment. Hows about a wide beam planing hull - 50 ft +. Bring back in the...
America's Cup: Cyclors set to be banned from next event, says Grant Dalton http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11924113
Tink - I agree, but one has to born to the game of test cricket. So many now days are looking for an instant buzz. However, the traditional...
I am sure that the design will break new ground - at the very least it will upscale what is already being done One aspect that will not be...
Oracle set to snub next America's Cup - report http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11922550 Who cares?
Na - Auckland has plenty of wind, swell and chop. They don't need to stay in the harbour
Wow Doug - I think you have nailed it! Who can say that this boat is not exciting? It appears to have a swing keel which makes sense
There is a basic problem - ballast. Water ballast will eliminate rapid tacking and rapid tacking is a fundamental part of match racing. Manually...
Thanks for the new topic. I am sure that there will be many technical subjects to discuss. Will a monohull be able to foil the whole track?
Lets hope that Auckland will have more of a cosmopolitan and festival atmosphere. This is what they are aiming for IMO. Small teams with limited...
Some prime objectives of the NZ defenders is to have the boats more affordable. to have more challengers, and for teams and their boats to truly...
The whisper is that they will be foiling monos of a new class. All will be revealed inside a week or two
The latest word is that it is back to mono hulls - Ha! and That each country has to have a high percentage of their crew nationals and Each boat...
