America’s Cup 2021

[98lee]

Races originally scheduled for Tue. Feb 16 (our time) have been cancelled due to a 72 hour Covid lockdown.
Next races scheduled for Thursday Feb. 18 7:00pm pst. if lockdown is lifted.

[98lee]

Cup committee wants to delay races 1 week until Covid level hopefully drops. British agree, but Italians, as challanger of record (COR) want races sailed as scheduled with no spectators.
Decision today at 10:30pm est


https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ame...B7NKNLF2WF26U/

Video is not related to delay, just accompaning article.

[98lee]

PRADA Cup Final resumes on Saturday 20th of February NZT. Race 5 will see Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli facing INEOS TEAM UK, the race will start from 4:00PM local time weather permitting.

RACE 5 and 6 will be on Saturday 20th of February NZT and Race 7 and 8 on Sunday 21st February.

4:00pm Saturday Feb. 20 New Zealand time = 10:00pm Friday Feb. 19 Eastern Standard Time.

[8ninety8]

I know nothing about sail racing, however, when watching, regardless of which way the wind’s blowing, why doesn’t a boat just crank their sail to catch the wind from wherever, crank the rudder to keep going straight for the finish while the other boat tacks and jibes?

[henzilla]

I know nothing about sail racing, however, when watching, regardless of which way the wind’s blowing, why doesn’t a boat just crank their sail to catch the wind from wherever, crank the rudder to keep going straight for the finish while the other boat tacks and jibes?

Easiest answer... speed

Luckily I had set DVR to catch all and the power was on to record at right time. Caught up a few nights back.

That series was proof of how fortunes come and go quickly. How dominance one week guarantees nothing. The fastest boat early on almost sank, the engineering designs maybe not realized on another.
That Ferrari of a boat was impressive but time will tell in a few weeks