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Difflock Royalty
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 Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:41 am Post subject: Americas Cup
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I'm not a fan of sailing but this morning I saw a clip of the American and New Zealand boats racing in close proximity and it was amazing. The American boat didn't actually seem to be in the water!.
I may have to watch a few more clips.
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absquatulation
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:53 am Post subject:
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Go on, give us a link....
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Difflock Royalty
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:57 am Post subject:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24184815
Prepare to be amazed!
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ed
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:18 pm Post subject:
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not really sailing though now as they are rigid wings rather than sails...
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Difflock Royalty
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:49 pm Post subject:
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It's the fact that they aren't actually in the water that fascinates me - they're flying rather than sailing
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Bert the Defender 110 XS - because it's Cool (work it out yourself!)
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DD
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:17 pm Post subject:
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that is rather odd.
Quite a spectacle indeed, but it is indeed on the outer extremities of being called sailing.
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dxmedia
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:32 pm Post subject:
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| They're on hydrofoils.
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ed
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 4:26 pm Post subject:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC72
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Difflock Royalty
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 4:59 pm Post subject:
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Interesting
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DD
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:30 pm Post subject:
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Amazing watching them 'fly'
Unfortunately, not the most stable, what with no keel I imagine......
If you look at the first pic, and see the number of crew, it gives you a sense of perspective and the sheer size of these things......mahoosive!
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scrunt
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ed
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:49 pm Post subject:
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Already killed crew members when flipping over
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TJ_in_Dubai
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| Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:18 pm Post subject:
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Saw them in the flesh practicing and doing trials off Dubai a few seasons back. Amazing. We race to but when you see the speed of these it's awesome. Look up RC44' s too. More traditional monohull but still very slick!
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mmgemini
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| Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:13 pm Post subject:
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| ed wrote: | | not really sailing though now as they are rigid wings rather than sails... |
Who thought of that idea ? Yep I do know.
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