[Leica] America's Cup - BORING

[kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)]

That was a pleasure to read, as it echoes my own sentiments. THe best thing 
I can do with America's Cup is to ignore it, but I will go to Wikipedia to 
read its history.

I do remember, back when I was sailing, that there ware class races for 
things called "Star".

Herbert Kanner
kanner at acm.org
650-326-8204

Question authority and the authorities will question you.




On Sep 8, 2013, at 10:19 AM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote:

> To a real sailor the America's Cup race is a joke. It is a contest between 
> multibillionaires, using thoroughly impractical boats, and hired crews 
> racing around a very limited course. True, the boats are fast. Up to 40 
> knots in the right wind conditions. But that's slower than the speed of a 
> bicycle racer. Perhaps it is faster than watching grass grow, but not 
> much. The boats fly across the water on hydrofoils. They are so delicate 
> that races are cancelled when the wind is over 20 knots. Wing foils the 
> height of a 13 story building cannot be reefed and, of course, will not 
> pass under most bridges. Naval architects claim that the adaption of 
> America's Cup technology to commercial waterborne transport is almost 
> impossible. Commercial ships actually have to carry cargo not just a 
> passel of hired crank turners. Besides the races are BORING. Watch one and 
> see.
> Larry Z
> 
> 
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