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The new AC72's changed the sport from the old monohull 12 meter boats, but for a old guy like me that era of America Cup racing in Newport, Rhode Island provided just as many thrills. Anyone remember that interview with Ted Turner after his win in Courageous?! He was drunk out of his mind on national television! Now thats a sailor!
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Thank you and yes I do. I attended the last one in NZ and the one in Barcelona but doubt if I will be able to get to SFO this year. I was sad to see Larry take it away from Alingi (basically in court instead of on the water) but that's the way it's played nowadays. The one I most remember though was Australia II and the race of the century- 4 to 3 decided in the last race. Australia II is now in the Nautical Museum in Sydney and you can touch the keel.
Actually I should have explained a little better- it's not the movement of the daggerboards so much but the lack of limits on shape that allow the boats to foil. They look like an a L (and a reverse L on the other side) and are almost s shaped top to bottom to allow for pitch and foil angle changes as they are moved up or down. The bottom of the L is the wing (or foil) that gets them out of the water.