I saw an interview done with Oracle owner Larry Ellison where he said one of
the reasons for the A C 72 boat was to get more spectator involvement and
move the sport closer to the more extreme sports and hopefully get a younger
crowd interested.
When questioned about the costs of the 72's he said he might propose a
smaller boat, A C 45, along the same lines as the A C 72's, with about a
third the wing area of the 72, with a crew of 5 vs 11.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Mann" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: OT - ORACLE WIN
On Sep 26, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote:
On 25/9/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:
Boats seem to be the form of transportation that hold the least
interest to me. Mind you, ships can be pretty cool, when you
start talking engines bigger than some houses that I've lived in,
that's getting pretty cool.
The sailing in these big catamarans with hydrofoils is superb. Sailing
racing is a bit like chess - tactics and the ability to think several
moves ahead are crucial. No engines here mate - wind, water and winning
ability.
You can say that again. I'm no sailing enthusiast but I'm still highly
impressed watching these boats.
Have a read...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC72
Cheers,
Dave
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