People seem to think that absolute speed makes sailing more exciting to watch. However, if the relative speeds are not close, it is not exciting, no matter how fast the boats are. In other words, close racing is exciting.
What makes you define what sailing is lol sailing is using the wind and thats what the modern acs maintaining its just a whole new level of sailing but noone appreciates it. Idiots cant recognise the evolution that is. Revolutionary
@@tafatapaleao4588 so you prefer the new recordbreaking and faster F1 rather than the v8s? I’m not saying ac75s are bad, they are fascinating pieces of engineering, but sailing has an “art” component in I can’t appreciate it on the ac75s, they’re just perfect, fast... but soulless
@@tafatapaleao4588 I'm an engineer, and clearly the new boats are marvels of modern engineering. No one is denying that at all. But they are boring to watch, and that is not sailing to me. Sailing is about tactical battles and head games, not flying an airplane between the pylons
This is the type of America’s Cup sailing I enjoy watching. You can actually see the sailors and what they are doing, the boats powered up and heeling and the sail changes. Sheer speed isn’t as exciting to me.
Spero che qualcuno degli organizzatori della America's cup mi ascolti... Ridateci queste barche! Queste erano gare, no lo schifo che siamo costretti a vedere dall'era dei catamarani ad oggi!
@@ciccio1883 dovrebbero rendersi conto da soli che lo spettacolo è crollato... Ma ci rendiamo conto che ste barchette non issano più neanche lo spinnaker... Ste barchette son dei motoscafi volanti! Mettigli un motore cambia un cazzo!
@@LeoLeo-ir5kk lo so bene credimi, ma ho paura che ci siano molti interessi economici e pubblicitari dietro. Negli ultimi anni hanno sempre avuto più la voglia di trasformare la coppa america nella "formula 1 del mare" per attrarre giovani, il che è sbagliato: f1 e americas cup sono due cose completamente diverse. Io non sono contrario all'innovazione sia chiaro, ma qui si è proprio snaturata l'essenza della competizione velica, adesso si hanno "barche" che se toccano l'acqua si fermano e perdono. Ma che scherziamo?
@@ciccio1883 si appunto. Puoi fare dei piccoli ritocchi tecnologici okay ma non deformarla in sto modo... Vuoi a tutti i costi le barche che volano? Okay ti fai una coppa america parallela piuttosto
Now, can anybody explain why to me what happened to the first cross after the start?There are seems to be a big gap in the footage. NZ was on starboard, then all of a sudden, SU is on starboard, and way ahead ready to tac back, and it seems to me, the weather changed, and the commentators changed, and positions on the course changed, even the crew changed.... Conspiracy perhaps?
NZ probably tacked onto port and split before tacking back. It was probably edited out to shorten the video because not much was happening before they came back together.
Can someone explain why ETNZ kept tacking back on Alinghi on leg one when they were behind!!??? That’s dumb. They have should have been trying to split
with those boats and that format its all about staying in contact with your opponent. you never want to split away from the other boat- only if theres a big certainty of a gain somewhere else.
They tacked back because they were trying not to get caught on the right hand lay line when they would have to follow Alinghi all the way to the buoy . It is when following on the upwind leg that the leading boat throws a wind shadow on the following boat. So Alinghi had an impact on Team NZ for the last 240m rather than 500m or more.
@@kohli12 that explanation amounts to exactly a hill of beans... It's obvious that the understanding of this class, AND/ OR sailboat match racing, is novice at best, & has so, should not offer such uninspired advice. The spread of wrong or, misleading information, whether if it is intentional, or ignorance, does neither, the question, nor answer, any favors... If watch this whole Cup, there were many splits. Plenty splits. Plenty bare aways. Many crosses...
@@joeypierantonis7576 Wow, seems we have found an expert here... Mate before judging anybody or writing stuff like that, think about wether there may be sailors, maybe even ex pros, not originating from an english speaking country that first have to learn this language and then being forced to discuss with some guy who thinks he had just invented language...
People seem to think that absolute speed makes sailing more exciting to watch. However, if the relative speeds are not close, it is not exciting, no matter how fast the boats are. In other words, close racing is exciting.
Modern americas cup is exciting and spectacular, but this is how proper sailing looks
True
What makes you define what sailing is lol sailing is using the wind and thats what the modern acs maintaining its just a whole new level of sailing but noone appreciates it. Idiots cant recognise the evolution that is. Revolutionary
@@tafatapaleao4588 so you prefer the new recordbreaking and faster F1 rather than the v8s? I’m not saying ac75s are bad, they are fascinating pieces of engineering, but sailing has an “art” component in I can’t appreciate it on the ac75s, they’re just perfect, fast... but soulless
@@TelmoGuitar totally agree
@@tafatapaleao4588 I'm an engineer, and clearly the new boats are marvels of modern engineering. No one is denying that at all. But they are boring to watch, and that is not sailing to me. Sailing is about tactical battles and head games, not flying an airplane between the pylons
The real America's Cup!
Loved these yachts. True sailing.
This is the type of America’s Cup sailing I enjoy watching. You can actually see the sailors and what they are doing, the boats powered up and heeling and the sail changes. Sheer speed isn’t as exciting to me.
Spero che qualcuno degli organizzatori della America's cup mi ascolti... Ridateci queste barche! Queste erano gare, no lo schifo che siamo costretti a vedere dall'era dei catamarani ad oggi!
Verissimo, ma purtroppo non torneranno mai mi sa
@@ciccio1883 dovrebbero rendersi conto da soli che lo spettacolo è crollato... Ma ci rendiamo conto che ste barchette non issano più neanche lo spinnaker... Ste barchette son dei motoscafi volanti! Mettigli un motore cambia un cazzo!
@@LeoLeo-ir5kk lo so bene credimi, ma ho paura che ci siano molti interessi economici e pubblicitari dietro. Negli ultimi anni hanno sempre avuto più la voglia di trasformare la coppa america nella "formula 1 del mare" per attrarre giovani, il che è sbagliato: f1 e americas cup sono due cose completamente diverse.
Io non sono contrario all'innovazione sia chiaro, ma qui si è proprio snaturata l'essenza della competizione velica, adesso si hanno "barche" che se toccano l'acqua si fermano e perdono. Ma che scherziamo?
@@ciccio1883 si appunto. Puoi fare dei piccoli ritocchi tecnologici okay ma non deformarla in sto modo... Vuoi a tutti i costi le barche che volano? Okay ti fai una coppa america parallela piuttosto
@@LeoLeo-ir5kk sisi guarda sono anche affascinanti da vedere e interessanti ma servirebbero delle classi tutte loro...
So interesting.. it's like a slo-mo version of modern racing. Easy to dissect each move. Thank you for showing the entire pre-start.
Funny to hear a young Jimmy Spithill commentating. He doesn't sound any different!
Bring back the J boats😲
The last cup…
The follow the leader by ETNZ was maddening. They followed Alinghi around like a lost puppy
So this is when regular sailing died before sea cycling?
Now, can anybody explain why to me what happened to the first cross after the start?There are seems to be a big gap in the footage. NZ was on starboard, then all of a sudden, SU is on starboard, and way ahead ready to tac back, and it seems to me, the weather changed, and the commentators changed, and positions on the course changed, even the crew changed....
Conspiracy perhaps?
NZ probably tacked onto port and split before tacking back. It was probably edited out to shorten the video because not much was happening before they came back together.
@@blueberryscones412 THANX. Makes sense.
Honestly the shit that comes out of PJ’s mouth. Doesn’t even know left from right on a race course.
Can someone explain why ETNZ kept tacking back on Alinghi on leg one when they were behind!!??? That’s dumb. They have should have been trying to split
with those boats and that format its all about staying in contact with your opponent. you never want to split away from the other boat- only if theres a big certainty of a gain somewhere else.
They tacked back because they were trying not to get caught on the right hand lay line when they would have to follow Alinghi all the way to the buoy . It is when following on the upwind leg that the leading boat throws a wind shadow on the following boat. So Alinghi had an impact on Team NZ for the last 240m rather than 500m or more.
What was
@@kohli12 that explanation amounts to exactly a hill of beans... It's obvious that the understanding of this class, AND/ OR sailboat match racing, is novice at best, & has so, should not offer such uninspired advice. The spread of wrong or, misleading information, whether if it is intentional, or ignorance, does neither, the question, nor answer, any favors...
If watch this whole Cup, there were many splits. Plenty splits. Plenty bare aways.
Many crosses...
@@joeypierantonis7576 Wow, seems we have found an expert here... Mate before judging anybody or writing stuff like that, think about wether there may be sailors, maybe even ex pros, not originating from an english speaking country that first have to learn this language and then being forced to discuss with some guy who thinks he had just invented language...
Anyone else here in 2021 because of the lackluster ac75 racing?
Precisely
2024
I’m here in 2024 and I’d rather watch this than the 2 races today.