America's Cup - live blog

[Peter A]

Oh well no downtrou for Oracle!

[jcald2000]

Anyone else building a foiling Cat besides me? Working on the foil plugs now, molds probably next week the hull plug.

[Doby]

Anyone else building a foiling Cat besides me? Working on the foil plugs now, molds probably next week the hull plug.

is this you?

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1887900

[siberianhusky]

Amazing racing, been following it since the Louis Vitton(?) cup started bac in June.
Huge sailing fan, the only power boats I like are RC or full scale Unlimited Hydros.
Looking at buying a 30 footer this comming spring, been a while since I've owned a sailboat, time for it to happen again.

[BILL OXIDEAN]

This race is going on right across town form me..
Brought in plenty revenue for the city of San Francisco.

Racing has gotten exciting too (Minus Oracle cheating)

[jcald2000]

No Dolby, LOL
I am not THAT ambitious! I am building a 48" Cat with automatic height controls for the foils and a Wingsail.
Check out that post, I have posted the system I have convinced him to use.

[Flying Scotsman]

Amazing cats....my son races his yacht at the RVYC in Vancouver B.C. and left last Saturday to watch one week of the match racing....go Kiwis go....that nation produces the best sailors bar none and that is extraordinary for such a small country.

Douggie

[PatrickM]

Oddly enough, the Oracle Team USA sailing team has only two members that are US citizens... the remainder are mainly Kiwis, a few Aussies and a couple of Netherlanders. The management team consists of one American, a Kiwi and an Aussie. Guess it's just the money that makes it Team USA............

[grsboats]

Fantastic monster boats.Gill

[Peter A]

Go Kiwi, go Kiwi! And those cats are yeeehaa! They are with out a doubt right on the edge, the design, balance is mind boggling. Oh yeah and...Go Kiwi!

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Hey guys! They're holding the RC America's cup at my pond! I mean there is an official America's cup endorsement and booth there!!

Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...21565245883799

[Peter A]

One more to win and it's New Zealands cup again. Wow this racing has got close and exciting, come race time working stops! Go Kiwi!

[BILL OXIDEAN]

I went today! It was awesome, I got to enjoy from the yacht
Club. They asked for an affiliate yacht club card and I showed em my Model Mariners membership and it worked!

Heres a pic of "sophisticated" me lol!

[PatrickM]

One more to win and it's New Zealands cup again. Wow this racing has got close and exciting, come race time working stops! Go Kiwi!

What a difference a week makes! Eight wins in a row for Oracle Team USA holding off Team New Zealand for the overall win! Feel bad for Dean Barker and crew, but it's still a win for the Kiwi's.... they comprise the greater part of the Team USA crew....

[Peter A]

Bugger!