What a great memory - I was there on the water every Friday and Sat watching the racing on Apollo the Photographers boat and I was there on the Windward Mark when AUS- 34 broke and sank. We knew since late January that NZL-38 was 5 minutes faster around the course than the Defenders. I have a great picture of NZ-38 sailing home after one race.
Made me tear up a bit to see Sir Peter Blake, he fundraised for my mum to have a trailer to store lifejackets and an inflatable boat to teach kids how to survive out in the ocean. A truly good guy - just wanting to see kids enjoy life and doing as much as he could for all, he gave his life selflessly to others - to the very end. Such people are rare gems.
What a trip down memory lane.1995. 2nd year of Auckland uni. Too caught up drinking beer and chasing girls to give a shit about the racing, despite being a sailor since the age of 10. Went to the parade though. Magic.
Great documentary looking back at the 1995 epic racing. Even though everything is apparently finally sorted out for 2021, every time Dalton opens his mouth I dread what he'll come out with and scupper everything, he had to be gagged in Bermuda and it worked!!
I can’t remember the sequence, but during the America’s cup, the Whitbread around the world race had Andy Dalton coming into the Viaduct to a huge reception. Memorable times!!❤️❤️
That was a crazy year. Dennis Connor on Stars & Stripes came back from trailing by 10 minutes on the last leg to beat the all woman team on America3 to win the defender series. Then Connor used the Young America boat (the mermaid), which was eliminated earlier in the series, to defend the cup. I actually wondered why he didn't use the America3 boat. Don't know if it would have mattered. Black Magic was fast as shit.
I recon there are a lot of similarities between this campaign and the current one. Except for the red socks... Seeing something like that would be great! Go team New Zealand!
Dennis Connor was heard saying when he and some others were passing the Kiwi compound and the mast of NZL32 could be seen "That mast is their secret to their speed "
Fu un edizione di Coppa America meravigliosa, un equipaggio fatto da colossi della velamondiale, Se non erro uno dei progettisti era il grande Daug Peterson?
@john broad that may be true of some skippers, especially in the modern age but not Blake. He was largely true to his beliefs. I knew him quite well so I must be a little over five..... Jeez......
At some time in the near future, one has to réalisé that the America’s Cup has become a theme park event and it is more about making money than actual sailing .
Ironic then the phrase "it would be a bad one to loose" when taking about the last race would dramatically come back to haunt etnz massively a few years later when on match point they went on to loose . Very painful to watch
