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The thing is huge! "Should go 2.5 X the wind speed".

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The thing is huge! "Should go 2.5 X the wind speed".

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ixed-wing-sail



It's going to be interesting to watch.

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On Nov 10, 11:58*am, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:50:17 -0800 (PST), Joe

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The thing is huge! "Should go 2.5 X the wind speed".


http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...as-cup-fixed-w....


If they want to save the Americas Cup from oblivion, they need to go
back to racing 12 meters.


Yeah, did you read the wing has an engine with a hydra pump to trim
and torque the shape?. They should have to use grinders, power
nothing...either that or anything goes.

It was interesting that they provide more cash to the host city than
any other sport event except the olympics.

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The thing is huge! "Should go 2.5 X the wind speed".

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ixed-wing-sail

It's all cheating. The spirit of the competition has been irretrievably
lost.




When it comes down to a battle of the budgets than I'm no longer interested
in it. . .

I stopped watching baseball because the Yankees just buy the best talent.


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On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:58:51 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:50:17 -0800 (PST), Joe
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The thing is huge! "Should go 2.5 X the wind speed".

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ixed-wing-sail

If they want to save the Americas Cup from oblivion, they need to go
back to racing 12 meters.


Probably won't happen, none of today's hot shot racers want to sail
them - too slow and unresponsive.



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On Nov 10, 12:22*pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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The thing is huge! "Should go 2.5 X the wind speed".


http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...as-cup-fixed-w....


It's all cheating. The spirit of the competition has been irretrievably
lost.


When it comes down to a battle of the budgets than I'm no longer interested
in it. . .

I stopped watching baseball because the Yankees just buy the best talent.

Wilbur Hubbard


When has the AC not been a rich mans game?
Did you lose interest after the first race?

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When has the AC not been a rich mans game?
Did you lose interest after the first race?




As long as it was a rich man's game it was OK with me. When it became a rich
"syndicate's" game I became offended by it. This is consistent with my oft
stated philosophy that sailing by committee is an abomination.




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