Awesome milestone for the French Team Orient Express! Between the variability of Barcelona conditions and the new boats this promises to be one of the most interesting America's Cup in years.
I'm not counting the French out, but the Bermuda Cup was sailed in almost one design boats and they won only 2 out of 10 races and were eliminated. Also, their isn't much history of France doing too well in the AC despite being - by far - the best off-shore racing nation, so I think if France challenges for a few Cups in a row with the same team and has moderate funding, then I think they could win.
Sailing culture has changed a lot in France in the last five years, mainly driven by the foiling Imocas and Ultims. Teams are more professional and many French engineers are spread in other teams design departments. Team culture has always been the Achille’s of French AC campaigns. This changed a lot in the recent years. So I won’t take past France efforts in the AC has a blueprint for this one.
👍 .. innovation has been keeping ahead of competition .. especially when development of such a radical concept is accelerating in leaps & bounds .. the next gen cup boats will almost be autonomous .. they'll be just steer it around & strategy .. they can just do it now .. hydraulics currently powered by peddles will be powered by pito pressure tubes at the base of the rudders feeding vane motors ala air power tools .. interesting times these
I feel it goes against the whole ethos of the cup where teams design their own boats with their own research, testing and thinking, to a rule. The rule that allows this, feels like it's there just to make the kiwis some money. The Americas cup was never supposed to be a 'one design' and this has opened it up to being just that.
Yeah but the kiwis are in every team, weve shared tech and personnel for 3 decades. We gave in to hosting our defence in Barcelona which saved all the european teams many thousands… we tun on the smell of an oily rag as it is.
That would be true .... if there was no development of the boats between now and the AC event. But there will be new sails, new foils, upgrades to software the systems. So I think you'll find that the ETNZ boat and the OER boat don't end up at the same place.
Of course for english, american and swiss this open sharing competition its over they thinking? Kiwis are not stupid and sharing all and getting beaten straight away helping further then they need to start. Hopefully kiwis, Luna Rossa ,french strong enough against american.... What alinghi and GB are we see.
What talking 3 minutes off all know that's last french team buyed NZ design ground ship? All know biggest where NZ must acting good and watching its money! Kiwis and Luna Rossa are best teams to share and Support another for bringing AC further then only a couple billionaires game. Only northern are decadent thinking money solving all in live? Not only about AC all our strategic holding controls its since decades with money? Thanks kiwis support new teams . Thanks Luna Rossa was helping NZ, they know they giving back they knowing later! After oracle they support of NZ was getting Luna Rossa strong. Luna Rossa was then challanger.
Oooh british still can't believe helping an new team to start. ... If GB at second cup not stronger then french then whining about inability 🙏 Then french now are must developing like kiwis or all another they strategic evolution! English having 5years more to doing right!
Why does Matthew Sheehan think we’d rather look at him than the boat? He adds little value or insight, go and look at Mozzy Sails coverage. This is a self glorification exercise👎
Thanks for being there reporting.
Awesome milestone for the French Team Orient Express! Between the variability of Barcelona conditions and the new boats this promises to be one of the most interesting America's Cup in years.
I'm not counting the French out, but the Bermuda Cup was sailed in almost one design boats and they won only 2 out of 10 races and were eliminated. Also, their isn't much history of France doing too well in the AC despite being - by far - the best off-shore racing nation, so I think if France challenges for a few Cups in a row with the same team and has moderate funding, then I think they could win.
Sailing culture has changed a lot in France in the last five years, mainly driven by the foiling Imocas and Ultims. Teams are more professional and many French engineers are spread in other teams design departments. Team culture has always been the Achille’s of French AC campaigns. This changed a lot in the recent years. So I won’t take past France efforts in the AC has a blueprint for this one.
I don't know about recently but, in the past ETNZ has run on 1/3 the budget of all other teams.
👍 .. innovation has been keeping ahead of competition .. especially when development of such a radical concept is accelerating in leaps & bounds .. the next gen cup boats will almost be autonomous .. they'll be just steer it around & strategy .. they can just do it now .. hydraulics currently powered by peddles will be powered by pito pressure tubes at the base of the rudders feeding vane motors ala air power tools .. interesting times these
I feel it goes against the whole ethos of the cup where teams design their own boats with their own research, testing and thinking, to a rule.
The rule that allows this, feels like it's there just to make the kiwis some money. The Americas cup was never supposed to be a 'one design' and this has opened it up to being just that.
Yeah but the kiwis are in every team, weve shared tech and personnel for 3 decades. We gave in to hosting our defence in Barcelona which saved all the european teams many thousands… we tun on the smell of an oily rag as it is.
That would be true .... if there was no development of the boats between now and the AC event. But there will be new sails, new foils, upgrades to software the systems. So I think you'll find that the ETNZ boat and the OER boat don't end up at the same place.
It looks similar from the outside but that is where it stops.
So ETNZ has two boats in this cup now
It is similar from the outside but that is where it ends.
They were fast last time. And Good fun!!!
Best 5 minutes l have seen yet ..
"You might just be able to make out the American flag..." BAHAHAHA, I love that ol' flag.
A new French era starting with a tested set up.
Of course for english, american and swiss this open sharing competition its over they thinking?
Kiwis are not stupid and sharing all and getting beaten straight away helping further then they need to start.
Hopefully kiwis, Luna Rossa ,french strong enough against american....
What alinghi and GB are we see.
What talking 3 minutes off all know that's last french team buyed NZ design ground ship?
All know biggest where NZ must acting good and watching its money!
Kiwis and Luna Rossa are best teams to share and Support another for bringing AC further then only a couple billionaires game.
Only northern are decadent thinking money solving all in live?
Not only about AC all our strategic holding controls its since decades with money?
Thanks kiwis support new teams .
Thanks Luna Rossa was helping NZ, they know they giving back they knowing later!
After oracle they support of NZ was getting Luna Rossa strong.
Luna Rossa was then challanger.
Oooh british still can't believe helping an new team to start. ...
If GB at second cup not stronger then french then whining about inability 🙏
Then french now are must developing like kiwis or all another they strategic evolution!
English having 5years more to doing right!
Don't worry,THE KIWIS ARE NOT STUPID
Take an EBike to Barcelona
Why does Matthew Sheehan think we’d rather look at him than the boat? He adds little value or insight, go and look at Mozzy Sails coverage. This is a self glorification exercise👎
Unlistenable audio quality too
Mozzy the best at this game by far