I hope the playing field is more level during this cup. I read where the defender had a clear advantage last time due to having advanced notice of the technical boat specs and got the jump on everyone else because of it. The defender supposedly blamed it on Covid but that doesn’t completely explain the lack of participation. Challengers stayed away in droves due to the rumor mill and it was hardly a proper competition with only 3 challengers. The limited participation was a stain on the AC and a financial disaster for NZ. Even now with just 5 challengers the entire AC event isn’t what it once was but it’s clearly better than last time.
Finally a comprehensive explanation to the schedule. Thank you
Preliminary everyone, Semi top 4, Finals top 2, American Cup former winner New Zealand against the Challenger.
Thank you for your useful information.
really keen to see the differences / simmilarities in performance between france and new zealand, since they virtually have the exact same boat
That's going to depend on their sailor's,
Be interesting though,hope its a whole race,and not a software or gear issue,
Dates?
Good point - standby, we’ll put them in the description
When exactly did sitting around drinking Dom everyday for years at a time become "hard work?"
I hope the playing field is more level during this cup. I read where the defender had a clear advantage last time due to having advanced notice of the technical boat specs and got the jump on everyone else because of it. The defender supposedly blamed it on Covid but that doesn’t completely explain the lack of participation. Challengers stayed away in droves due to the rumor mill and it was hardly a proper competition with only 3 challengers. The limited participation was a stain on the AC and a financial disaster for NZ. Even now with just 5 challengers the entire AC event isn’t what it once was but it’s clearly better than last time.