bushman 12 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Well everybody over there has said what a great venue this city is for the cup , but as someone who likes to sail a sail boat it appears a bit sad that you can only legally sail for 30 min a day pending the tide etc etc , it makes me realize what a great country we live in even better when you live in the Bay Of Islands Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 They just need to start the racing 1 hour earlier This place is so predictable why are they starting at 2pm? Link to post Share on other sites
benny14 6 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 TV... they even said as much on the broadcast this morning... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 TV... they even said as much on the broadcast this morning... Like the tv betwork that they had to pay to cover it? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 The whole event is built around TV, hence the start times, course length being adjusted each time to manage the race duration time, location, 5 mins max to finish 2nd, a whole race done and dusted with commentary and fill ins in 40mins (plus adverts = 1 hour TV time slot), rampant verging on intrusive graphics and all the rest. The whole idea of this radical change is to 'engage the Facebook generation'. No sure why as the majority wouldn't be the sponsors target audience I would have thought. Hasn't anyone been listening to RC for the last 3 years? Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Wait for another week then it will be the BBS (Big Boat Series), unfortunately it knot like the yesterday years when there where big boats racing when they raced in the breeze and currents. If the above makes no sense sorrry but I been at the pub for several hours gettting ready for Saturday morning. Link to post Share on other sites
AJ Oliver 154 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Here is the Sailflow forecast for this afternoon in SF. (Racing begins in six hours.) Sailflow gives ya tides and wind (six different models) ! Looks like 9 - 12 kts for the two hour racing window, and a fairly big ebb tide starting just after racing begins. http://www.sailflow.com/spot/37.8271/-122.4454#forecast Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 TV... they even said as much on the broadcast this morning... Surely it would be better for TV to get to races in and start one hour earlier then what's been happening? Link to post Share on other sites
bushman 12 Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 What a joke of a race venue ........ Link to post Share on other sites
ballystick 73 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Yesterday was stressful and frustrating. By wearing an ETNZ shirt heaps of locals come up and talk to you, asking how the racing is going etc., even some homeless people wanted to know. I even got interviewed by CBS TV! I thought that the friendliness of the city was surprisingly good and they can even understand me. Some were disappointed when they found I wasn't anyone famous. Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Famous in NZ bs. So all the local support for OR is just PR hype like the rest of the team. Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 0 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 The only people we talked to who favored Oracle were from Newport, RI. Their logic was that if Oracle won, Ellison would take the cup back east where the locals weren't so hostile. Never mind that technically the cup is held by Golden Gate Yacht Club, not Mr. Ellison; yes, he almost owns the club, but other members might object if he took the cup 3000 miles away. With a little luck today, the issue won't come up. Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 1 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 The only people we talked to who favored Oracle were from Newport, RI. Their logic was that if Oracle won, Ellison would take the cup back east "the 80s called - they want their cup back"? Link to post Share on other sites
SanFran 12 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Jeezz.... just saw the topic and thought someone was talking about my boat.... Link to post Share on other sites
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