Americas Cup 37th - Next event Barcelona - Aug 2024

[Ymx]

Thanks YMX. Was busy trying to work out time diffs with here. Always good to see it in GMT.

This link should show you times in your local zone

https://www.americascup.com/events/jeddah

[Thor Sedan]

Here we go then......should be fun, interesting and frustrating.

[Ymx]

Race 1
1. ETNZ
2. Inneos GBR
3. LR Prada Pirelli

[Thor Sedan]

ETNZ smashed the start which was good to see.

The sight of the American boat limping off into the far flung distance was slightly amusing.

[Ymx]

Race 2 starting ….

[Ymx]

Penalties galore

[Ymx]

ETNZ in the lead

[Ymx]

Inneos catching

[Ymx]

Big gap now by ETNZ after upwind leg

[Ymx]

ETNZ won by 900m

Quality work.

[Thor Sedan]

1. ETNZ
2. Alinghi SUI
3. Ineos GBR

[Thor Sedan]

1 Emirates Team New Zealand 20
2 INEOS BRITANNIA 12
3 ALINGHI RED BULL RACING 10
4 Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team 8
5 ORIENT EXPRESS RACING TEAM 4
6 NYYC American Magic 1

[Ymx]

Luna Rossa in the lead.

This one could be a good one

[Thor Sedan]

Let's see how good ETNZ is under pressure.

[Thor Sedan]

Wrong side of the course - looks like if you can get out in front and have clean air then providing you stay on your foils you should run away with it.

[Ymx]

Let's see how good ETNZ is under pressure.

Not doing too great

[Ymx]

Wrong side of the course - looks like if you can get out in front and have clean air then providing you stay on your foils you should run away with it.

Yeah, it’s not been hugely exciting in these conditions

[Ymx]

Let's see how good ETNZ is under pressure.

Not doing too great

In fact, really bad. They just touched down

[Ymx]

Was that Ben Ainslie just moaning over the mic
“If that’s not a penalty, that’s ridiculous”
Victim stuff. I don’t imagine he’s endearing himself to the race officials

[Ymx]

How embarrassing, they didn’t make it in time

[Ymx]

Still, they are on top in terms of points after day 1

[Ymx]

It’s looking massively windy today.

1min to race

[Ymx]

Much better racing conditions today

[Ymx]

American magic
Luna Rossa
ETNZ

[Thor Sedan]

41 knots....

[Ymx]

Luna Rossa storming it

[Thor Sedan]

Certainly not going to be a cake walk for ETNZ......looks like the first 2 races were just the rest of the teams warming up.

[Ymx]

It’s so close for 2nd between ETNZ and AM

[Ymx]

Still only a few metres in it between 2 and 3.

LR gone about to cross.

[Thor Sedan]

That wasn't even close - LR miles ahead!

1 - LR
2 - ETNZ
3 - US

[Ymx]

1. LR
2. ETNZ
3. AM
4. Inneos
5. Alignhi
6. Fra

[Thor Sedan]

If you can get out in front in these conditions then you should be able to lead the whole way.

I thought I heard one of the commentators say that the air disturbs around a kilometre down the course - that is the benefit of the lead position. That is crazy.

[Ymx]

The language

[Ymx]

ETNZ snuck through unscathed from the pen fest as did LR

[Ymx]

ETNZ
LR
After leg 2

[Ymx]

LR look like they are catching

[Ymx]

LR
ETNZ

After leg 3

[Ymx]

LR
ETNZ

After leg 4

[Thor Sedan]

LR seem to have the better of ETNZ in the stronger winds.

[Ymx]

After leg 5

There is zero in it.