America's Cup Live Today

Discussion in 'Multihulls' started by Doug Lord, Jul 21, 2013.

  1. rwatson
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    Postponed - thanks for the Link Leo

    I am watching a documentary on the old space shuttle program, how they recover and refurbish the boosters that dropped off 120 seconds after launch. It looks like a whole industry of its own.

    I was reading last week, that if you wanted to launch a satellite from the shuttle, you had to design the ejection system to suit the shuttles standard electronic and hydraulic equipment, to shunt it out of the bay, into space.

    Costs to develop, test and deploy was around $3 million - just to 'chuck it off the bus'

    No wonder we are just playing around on the beach with toy boats for fun these days :-(
     
  2. rwatson
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    Love the capsize videos
     
  3. Leo Lazauskas
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    For Aussies, today's races on youtube are at
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJh84kUv3w
    I'm not sure if that works in other countries.

    It is also the subject of many arguments on Sailing Anarchy whether NBC will be
    showing the races live on TV.
     
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  6. Doug Lord
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    NBC Sports ch 102 on Brighthouse at 4PM, but its 4 and the car race is just ending but not over yet. AC is on the NBC Sports website for this time slot.
    They just switched to it!
     
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