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Interesting strategy for their promo video... seemed like less that 5 seconds of footage showing actual boats actually sailing. Still, no indication of any taxpayer subsidies... so more power to them.

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This good news for all the boat builders at Core Composites in Warkworth.  They have remodelled all the AC50s to turn them into F50s.

 

Only 5 crew on board, so I wonder what sort of system they will use to power the hydraulics? Cyclors maybe?

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Another slightly odd promo video, seems very disjointed, many clips shown twice, and free of any new information that I could detect. Hopefully the actual sailing will be better.

 

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Dreadful commentary on Friday evening races, no explanation why the French sailed past the finish line while in third -but then appeared to be credited with points? Or why the Chinese stopped and sailed off the course in race three? The graphics people have no sailing experience either as constantly have the places wrong!

Waited the stated 24 hours delay to watch the Saturday races on the app but nothing available till 28-29 hours later, racing processional after the start in that breeze, will be good to see them in a San fran blow.

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Watched the delayed coverage, pretty disappointed really - even less tactics and more processional than Bermuda. Some occasional stunning shots but they will have to do more to keep it interesting especially with the AC coming up soon.

 

Bit weird hearing the commentators refer to the "Chinese" and "Japanese" and then name their Aussie skipper.

 

A spectacle I guess but hardly the pinnacle of the sport in my view.

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