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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272213
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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272215
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Originally Posted by P.M.
Russell Coutts silence the crickets


This quote is very true and hard for a lot of organziers to grasp.

Originally Posted by Russell Coutts
Some sports are powerful enough to dictate the terms, but we are not in that position. We have to approach it differently, and see how we can organize the competition to suit all parties. Certainly we don’t want to jeopardize the competitive aspects of the event; we never would do that. But we also want to be sensible about the conditions that affect the key sponsors and broadcasters. - See more at: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2...-silences-crickets/#sthash.xntidRM6.dpuf

Jake Kohl
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272261
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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272273
05/09/14 09:33 AM 05/09/14 09:33 AM
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just re-watched the final race on the app. Still gets my pulse going, even though I knew the result smile

Jay
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272304
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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272311
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Just read the Coutts interview. Lots of great insight there!

While I appreciate the multiple layers of things being considered, for Joe Sixpack, it's hard to beat nationalism rules and flag-waving. Sad not to see that in the discussion (I know, Coutts is not American).

Mike

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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272312
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Dogzilla has been flown to a new home, should have gone ahead and parked the 72#2 there while they were at it.

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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272323
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Its sad to literally see her put out to pasture, but its a fitting that she'll be immortalized and on display for the public.
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272324
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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272342
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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272347
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much better


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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272348
05/13/14 05:01 PM 05/13/14 05:01 PM
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Man I wish he'd just give that thing to me, I could keep it here on my lake and take all you guys for a ride!

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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272350
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What a shame it's never going to do anything but hold those pilings down.

I'm boatless.
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272351
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I had heard there were enough parts lost/pilfered that it couldn't have been sailed again even if someone wanted to invest the huge sum it would take to maintain and launch it.

"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"

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If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most.
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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272353
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I recall the first Oracle AC72 broke one of its boards on the first or second sail, they then butchered one of the Dogzilla boards as a replacement.
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: Team_Cat_Fever] #272358
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Originally Posted by Team_Cat_Fever
I had heard there were enough parts lost/pilfered that it couldn't have been sailed again even if someone wanted to invest the huge sum it would take to maintain and launch it.


I also read that many of the soft sail controls were ground off when the wing went on.

Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: bacho] #272360
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No insurance company in the world (well...ok, maybe 1) would have insured it to do anything. The liability of taking people out would be huge - and who do you get to drive it and sail it? It's much better off on display than being ground to bits as part of an aeronautical company's recycling program.

Jake Kohl
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272361
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Makes sense that there is nothing left but a lawn ornament, still a shame for such a cutting edge boat to have such a short service life.

I'm boatless.
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272363
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I still think it would look pretty good in my back yard, doing sunset dinner/drinking cruises on the lake!

Is that 60' cat, Stars and Stripes, that DC used to win the 1988 (?) AC still giving rides to tourists in San Diego?

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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #272365
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I think it's sad that they didn't get it in proper display form sooner, especially at the base in SF. They had it parked out front of the hangar, probably meant to inspire, but the cosmetic condition was completely ignored.

Mike
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