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31-07-2013, 22:39
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Back in Northern California working on the Ranch
Boat: Pearson 365 Sloop and 9' Fatty Knees.
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Front Row Center Today
Just got in from my 3rd shake-down in SF.Bay. I saw Oracle on Tuesday pass within 100 yards of me so fast, I thought I would catch a cold. I was in such awe, I completely forgot I had a camera. Today as I pulled out of the anchorage, I saw Prada and took some pictures.
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31-07-2013, 22:54
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CF Adviser
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: sausalito
Boat: 14 meter sloop
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Re: Front row center today
Crossing the Golden Gate this morning I saw 5 AC 72s out practicing. And a Chevron tanker.
Pretty.
Were I a betting man, five would get you ten that the tanker could take the Prada boat to weather.
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31-07-2013, 22:56
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: gettin naughty on the beach in cornwall
Boat: 63 custom alloy sloop,macwester26,prout snowgoose 37 elite catamaran!
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Re: Front row center today
i bet your crew are not on the same lunch money as those boys
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01-08-2013, 08:46
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Back in Northern California working on the Ranch
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Re: Front row center today
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Originally Posted by Bash
Crossing the Golden Gate this morning I saw 5 AC 72s out practicing. And a Chevron tanker.
Pretty.
Were I a betting man, five would get you ten that the tanker could take the Prada boat to weather. |
Prada was having big problems with stability. They would get up on the foils, then start to skate around and the skipper would shut it down. Then the chase boats would get the input from them. Oracle looked seamless when they flew.
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Originally Posted by atoll
i bet your crew are not on the same lunch money as those boys |
Ya, but I have hot running water onboard and tunes! 
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01-08-2013, 09:20
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CLOD
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: being planted in Jacksonville Fl
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Re: Front row center today
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01-08-2013, 09:55
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Presently on US East Coast
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Re: Front row center today
We are in Tiberon now with a balcony overlooking the bay (and a 30x spotting scope). Saw those boats sailing yesterday in a very good wind - impressive. Tomorrow, I am going out on an Extreme 40 with the AC45 Red Bull team to pick bugs out of my teeth and get a close up look at the AC72's in action.
Mark
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01-08-2013, 10:24
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Location: Skagit City, WA
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Re: Front row center today
I guess the first televising is on NBC Sept 7th....?
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01-08-2013, 10:27
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Presently on US East Coast
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Re: Front row center today
The AC45 youth team match racing is Sept. 1-6 and will be on TV and Youtube. I think this will be more interesting than the AC72 match.
Mark
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01-08-2013, 13:32
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Back in Northern California working on the Ranch
Boat: Pearson 365 Sloop and 9' Fatty Knees.
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Re: Front row center today
I agree. I wish they had stuck with the 45s and 12 teams.
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01-08-2013, 14:40
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Port Ludlow Wa
Boat: Makela,Ingrid38,Idora
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Re: Front row center today
Yes, very nice.......but do they have a Rocha?
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01-08-2013, 15:33
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: between the devil and the deep blue sea
Boat: a sailing boat
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Re: Front row center today
It was so damn boring. Kiwis winning every single race by a huge margin. I hope Oracle will at least match. Hard to say if Artemis has anything to show off. If they manage to beat Prada by similarly huge margins this would make the later stages far more entertaining. Popcorn meanwhile.
I do like the boats. Wonder how many years it will take now to build our first foiling cruiser.
b.
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