Well... They are from a time before wide hulls to Support crazy huge asymms, before plaining was common for keel boats and before foils. Compared to An ac75 or even a Maxi72 (cannonball for instance) they are kinda slow (although they Look slower than they really are). But for the time and the technology of the time they were blazing fast for a mono
These races are absolutely fascinating and completely amazing.
still, nice to watch
Alinghi, come back!
Last upwind leg by the kiwis was awful. Engaging in a ya king duel and losing every tack 🤦♂️
That Jimmy Spithill commentating?
Yes
Poor Barker.
Is ot a sign of getting old that i find this more entertaining than porn?
*you are
Boat's are super slow
Compared to the "boats" after this sure, but they are very fast for monohulls
@@KnowledgePerformance7 nah bro they sail slower then snails 🤣
Well... They are from a time before wide hulls to Support crazy huge asymms, before plaining was common for keel boats and before foils. Compared to An ac75 or even a Maxi72 (cannonball for instance) they are kinda slow (although they Look slower than they really are). But for the time and the technology of the time they were blazing fast for a mono