Americas Cup - NZ humour at its best!

radar

crew.org.nz/america-s-cup-24/

dhc4ever

They've never really gotten over losing the first time.....

Vince

Elvis

what a scream Haha

gelandangan

slimjim

thanks for my morning chuckle, radar! This was great picture taking - being in the right spot at the right time.

Elvis

ever wondered how they name a yacht???
One
Rich
Ahole
Called
Larry
Ellison

Suzanne

Race 19 Performance Data

Course: 5 Legs/10.07 nautical miles
Elapsed Time: OTUSA – 23:24, ETNZ – 24:08
Delta: OTUSA +:44
Total distance sailed: OTUSA – 11.9 NM, ETNZ – 12.2 NM
Average Speed: OTUSA – 30.55 knots (35 mph), ETNZ – 30.55 knots (35 mph)
Top Speed: OTUSA – 44.33 knots (51 mph), ETNZ – 45.72 knots (53 mph)
Windspeed: Average – 18.2 knots, Peak – 21.3 knots
Number of Tacks/Jibes: OTUSA – 9/7, ETNZ – 9/7
The Wave

ORACLE TEAM USA won the 34th America’s Cup in a winner-take-all 19th race, defeating challenger Emirates Team New Zealand by 44 seconds in today’s clincher. Led by 35-year-old skipper Jimmy Spithill, ORACLE TEAM USA won by the score of 9-8.

Poke

slimjim

These are amazing sailboats ... and for the USA to come from so far behind is an amazing comeback. Few comebacks can compare. Thanks for posting the race details, Suz.

dhc4ever

Funnily enough MOST of the Oracles crew were Aussies and Kiwi's with only 2 US members of the crew. Now that's really outsourcing.
I wonder if the Kiwi's will be game enough to go back to NZ.

radar

Guess who's eating Humble pie as he's typing into his computer.....

I still think that if you're racing an American boat you should be American, Its a bit rich - it wouldn't happen at the Olympics would it. Just putting it out there!

dhc4ever

Yep there's not much worse than gloating americans.
Except gloating kiwis after we get caved by the all blacks in the rugby....again.

radar

Those blokes are Hero's.theres no way they can come back to NZ any other way. Money isn't everything, they gave it their best shot period! America changed their boat 1/2 thru!

slimjim

radar wrote:

America changed their boat 1/2 thru!

The only way to get ahead!

dhc4ever

I meant the one's crewing on Oracle.....
Also possibly the kiwis that fixed the boat.
Was it you lot that came up with hydroplaning catamarans in the first place?
As to the kiwi crew, they did well, they at least got to the finals so they didnt do that poorly.