Mothership 6 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 ETNZ by 2:20. It was interesting to watch when something broke, and it there was a brief chance of some real racing. Not sure if anything will come of the ETNZ support boat coming in so quickly to pick up the jib and forcing Luna Rossa to alter course. Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 512 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Throwing jibs over the side is soooo last weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Throwing jibs over the side is soooo last weekend. Too quick. Nice one! Link to post Share on other sites
TimB 7 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 So if we follow the tend, they started with gennakers (on the 45's) , then decided a jib was enough on the 72's, now ETNZ increase their lead by sailing without a jib, will they all go una rig?. Although despite the humour ETNZ did seem a little slower downwind to me. Regarding the jib in the water, if the chase boat hadn't driven in to pick it up LR would have sailed right over it and ........... TB Link to post Share on other sites
Mothership 6 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Regarding the jib in the water, if the chase boat hadn't driven in to pick it up LR would have sailed right over it and ........... TB That was my first thought as well, Tim. Luna Rossa would have had to alter course anyway, otherwise it could have an even worse outcome for them. Link to post Share on other sites
TimB 7 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Exactly, I think they were ready to tack anyway and just left it as long as they could ...... so it looked more dramatic on the video. No protest that I have heard of. TB Link to post Share on other sites
JK 28 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 One advantage of the Internet coverage is it makes a replay easier, and LR could easily have dipped the ETNZ chase boat rather than tacked. Maybe not knowing if jib sheets were also washing around they considered it safer to tack than risk the possibility of catching something. Got to work a little earlier to watch only to find the overseas proxy is not permitted access to the TVNZ coverage, but the AmericasCup.com site worked fine. Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 252 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 How bad is the coverage of this by TVNZ? Way back Larry promised the best TV coverage ever, then we get this rubbish last week where the highlights after the race didn't even show the bit at the start where Barker screwed LR. Then today, no race coverage coz some sauce bottles fell over in a Wellington supermarket! WTF! So go to the TVNZ streaming & it's bloody average. Check TV1 again at about 0800 and there's f&*king cricket! I know yachtings knot mainstream sport but this is ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 512 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Throwing jibs over the side is soooo last weekend. Too quick. Nice one! We did it first Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Who did you have as a chase boat? Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 512 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Real men don't need no chase boats, when they chuck, they stay chucked Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Looks like Nessie in the water (the Scottish nessie, not the Wellingtonian one) Link to post Share on other sites
Mothership 6 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 TVNZ's streaming quality is abhorrent, unfortunately. A 720p option (HD) would be nice, or even a 480p, as by the looks of that it was down around 320 at best. How many watched it live? Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 252 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 TVNZ's streaming quality is abhorrent, unfortunately. A 720p option (HD) would be nice, or even a 480p, as by the looks of that it was down around 320 at best. How many watched it live? 3 at Clever Fox's office, productivity low today! Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 512 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I did but only on my iPhone via 3G. Worked fine, specially if you turned the sound off. Why do they show the angle of heel? Wtf use is that? We need to see heading. Link to post Share on other sites
TimB 7 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 "Why do they show the angle of heel?" something to do with Toyota's sponsorship?? Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 252 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I think it's because the lame commentators have somehow grabbed the morsel of information that they go best upwind at 5 degrees or something. Now they seem to trot that out at regular intervals, and infer that if you are at a different angle you are as good as lost! Link to post Share on other sites
Mothership 6 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 3 at Clever Fox's office, productivity low today! An excellent start to the week then "Why do they show the angle of heel?" something to do with Toyota's sponsorship?? I wondered that too. Perhaps it is just me, but the commentary seems sadly lacking. There is now a Justin Marshall of the yachting world, sadly. Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I watched it live when tvnz streaming finally started working. Lack of HD was disappointing hardly pushed my new million watt home wifi setup! Link to post Share on other sites
tuffyluffy 76 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Tis streaming beautifully on Youtube HD over here in Sydney. Sounds like Oz is getting better coverage than NZ, and there's no Oz boat!! I assume NZ is Geobloked on youtube due to the TVNZ coverage rights? Link to post Share on other sites
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