America's Cup, just my view: I am surprised that I have not seen any pictures on the forum of these amazing AC-72s and the Americas Cup Regatta.This forum has had a few recent...

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

I am surprised that I have not seen any pictures on the forum of these amazing AC-72s and the Americas Cup Regatta.This forum has had a few recent threads about the Americas Cup. There have been some informative and thoughtful posts by TonyP, Mike Gallagher and other folks, mostly from New Zealand and Australia. I have followed world class sailing for a many years and I am not naive about the behavior of the super rich individuals and syndicates that support the sport. But I dont care about the silly behavior at the top. This regatta was held in my front yard and these AC-72swere just too interesting and too beautiful to ignore. It was a pleasure to watch the sailors on all four boats as they visibly improved their handling of these tricky things. It was also a pleasure to see so much good sportsmanship demonstrated by participants and fans. I think the New Zealand sailing culture and the crew of ETNZ stand very tall in the world of international
yachting. I look forward to seeing another A C Cup on the
San Francisco Bay.

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koalaroo Loc: Gold Coast, Australia

Lovely photos. I had one of the best nights of my life when Australia beat the US way back in 1983 (I think). Our then Prime Minister Bob Hawke who enjoyed a beer in those days, said at the time (in the wee hours) "Anyone who sacks an employee for not turning up tomorrow is a bum" He is quite famous for that quote.

Terra Australis Loc: Australia

rockdog wrote:

I am surprised that I have not seen any pictures on the forum of these amazing AC-72s and the Americas Cup Regatta.This forum has had a few recent threads about the Americas Cup. There have been some informative and thoughtful posts by TonyP, Mike Gallagher and other folks, mostly from New Zealand and Australia.

There is a long tradition of blue water racing in both New Zealand and Australia. Here, we have been following it with interest as the US boat had an Australian skipper and a largely Australian crew.
An Australia syndicate has now put its hand up for the next challenge.

I have also been following some of the great shots you have posted here and look forward to the next series and hopefully some more of your shots.

I think the loss to AuII in '83 was good for the sport. These new classes of twin hull boats are quite spectacular.

Thanks again for the postings.

Oliver.

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Very nice!! I like the balance of #2. I really like #6 also.

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

koalaroo wrote:

Lovely photos. I had one of the best nights of my life when Australia beat the US way back in 1983 (I think). Our then Prime Minister Bob Hawke who enjoyed a beer in those days, said at the time (in the wee hours) "Anyone who sacks an employee for not turning up tomorrow is a bum" He is quite famous for that quote.

I think I read that NZ PM was quoted after the 19th race as saying "BUGGER".
Thanks for looking and the kind words.

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

Thanks for the kind comments Oliver. I was happy to see Australia step up.
Phil

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

luvmypets wrote:

Very nice!! I like the balance of #2. I really like #6 also.

Thank you for looking and the kind comments.

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Excellent shots. :thumbup:

Nancy J Loc: lower North Island, New Zealand

rockdog wrote:

I am surprised that I have not seen any pictures ... (show quote)

hi, were you on the water for these shots? Lovely words about our own ETNZ, and Dean Barker thanked the city Of San Fran, wholeheartedly, I'll post his words in Chit Chat, you need to know how much your hospitality was appreciated. Cheers, Nancy J

amyinsparta Loc: White county, TN

You got some great shots! I prefer the yachts but I admit these catamarans have it on the yachts in regard to speed. We watched all the races on tv and thoroughly enjoyed them. Years ago we saw some of the AC racing yachts when they were in port in Newport, RI.

Kingmapix Loc: Mesa, Arizona

The sport of the Billionaires.

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

flyguy wrote:

Excellent shots. :thumbup:

Thank you for the kind comments flyguy. Were you at any for the races live?

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

Nancy J wrote:

hi, were you on the water for these shots? Lovely words about our own ETNZ, and Dean Barker thanked the city Of San Fran, wholeheartedly, I'll post his words in Chit Chat, you need to know how much your hospitality was appreciated. Cheers, Nancy J

Hi Nancy J, Thank you for the kind comments. These pictures were taken from the shore at Crissy Field. I was directly across from the first mark and the reach from the start box came straight toward me. At their closest point, the boats were 1/2 mile away. Hope to see you in San Francisco in 3 or 4 years. Cheers, Phil

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

amyinsparta wrote:

You got some great shots! I prefer the yachts but I admit these catamarans have it on the yachts in regard to speed. We watched all the races on tv and thoroughly enjoyed them. Years ago we saw some of the AC racing yachts when they were in port in Newport, RI.

Thank you for looking and your kind comments amyinsparta.

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

Kingmapix wrote:

The sport of the Billionaires.

As is true in all "Pro Sports". Makes me value youth and amateur sports all the more. Thank you for the comment Kingmapiz.