DAY 3 | RACE 10 | American Magic vs Emirates Team NZ PRADA America's Cup World Series Auckland, NZ 

Congratulations NZ. This design is incredible. Kind of like watching SpaceX landing there fuel rockets on legs. Hard to believe without seeing it.

This has become the equivalent of the speed events in alpine ski racing, especially downhill. One bad turn and you’re out of the race.

Can the audio technicians, or the guy in charge of them, please do their job properly! Having the booth commentators, on-water reporters, crew audio from BOTH boats, plus background boat and environment noise all blurred together adds up to a cacophony. Pick one track and get it right!

It should be great to show us also on the sketches the different directions and strengths of the real wind. And a replay ,when it happens,of critical moments under different points of vue especially above might help us. Especially when no one understood what happened...

These boats are fast. Enjoying the coverage. Great job.

The filming is amazing, well done

The sound of the boats, creeking it's brilliant, I feel like I'm on board these amazing rocket- ships. Loving the background sounds indeed. It really does take you to another level. Magic is fast Enios is getting fast Luna Rossa is really fast ETNZ is ?

I'm good with commentary, but for christ sake get the coverage of the start and camera transitions down... what does it matter if we can't see the exciting bits!

Don't mind the commentators, don't mind the talk on the boat, don't mind the sound of the boats. But put it all together, over top of each other, and the sound on these clips is a mess. If you are the official channel you could be doing a lot better.

I don't get all the complaints about commentary. You can hear the teams, you can hear the commentators. You can hear the stress on the boats. It's frenetic, intense, high performance match racing. This is the most exciting racing since the Americas Cup began...a culmination of development since KZ7 in 86. Take the politics out, level the field out....and race!

best to turn sound off, it's a bloody nonsense, sure use the sound if you know not too much abt racing.otherwise it is good with no sound

Having been an airline dispatcher where we would have aircraft noise, passengers trying to talk to you whilst your listening to radio comms in one ear and checking figures with your eyes, I find the commentary and noises on this OK. I supposed I am trained to be able to separate each sound and process it. My wife just struggles with the barrage of sound.

You could add a song in the background too. You really don´t have enough different sounds at the same time. Guys, please do your job and get your shit together ^^

AMERICA THE. GREAT BLOWN. AWAY. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

To the commentators: why do you feel the need to be talking all of the time? Some info on the rules of the game is fine, but remember, we too can see what you can see.

Unable to hear the commentators. I barely can believe if there is no ANYONE in the team watching the live stream and suggest some major adjustments on the outbound voice stream to make commentators more clear and background voices less distracting.

I would like the Dennis Connor commentary... "back in the good old days... the race would take five hours" ...and the top speed flying the chute was 11 knots" ( now I can see why the crew wear crash helmets... the BOOM is at deck level.

1 Question, every time I have watched these boats race and the american boat makes a mistake the cameras on board are not working WHY?

I'm NOT a sailor. Can someone explain why they can't go somewhat straight line. It is the shortest distance. Why the turning and weaving. Is it the direction of the wind? Sorry for being so ignorant.

Thank you

Why didn’t the American boat tack on top of ETNZ on leg 3? They had the lead and allowed ETNZ to split with them, a huge mistake!

AWSOME. COMENTATOR

Some people just never happy, if you don't like it don't watch don't like the sounds turn it off, I don't like to hear Steve's voice but Sky has the right to broadcast. Watching these races since 1987 and I'll tell you the Kiwis will take this out again.

background sound must be muted its a pain

When I saw the design I was pretty skeptical (both about strength of the foil arms and the control), but these foils are very stable.

Crikey, if i didnt have enough voices in my head already, this audio was a real rave party.

The overpowering chalkboard effects of the crew easing sheets and strategizing over the commentators, is maddening. Dont they ever play it back and listen to themselves?

Finale di America's Cup 1- NZL 2 - American Magic 3 - Luna Rossa 4 - Britannia INEOS. La previsione più semplice del mondo...

When is the sound going to improve?

Waiting to see the american stuff up on replay, but nothing. No surprises there.

The boats and tech are cool but the racing leaves a lot to be desired. One splash down and the race is over unless the other boat does the same.

I wounder , Did Magic have an issue with its foil drops before the major accident ?

Please show the speeds constantly and less background chitchat

It’s hard to realise how fast these boats are going, until you realise they are going the same speed you drive down a motorway!

Indeed the comments and sounds behind are just unbearable

LOOSE THE BACKGROUND AUDIO! YOUR SLAMMING A TRUELY WONDERFUL EVENT INTO THE GROUND.

Very cool!

Kenny Reid. I really respect you and your commentary, but remember back in Bermuda everyone was saying Pete Burling wasn't up to it when it came to starts? Well here we go again. He will cream it when it comes to the AC finals.

What’s the god awful whistling sound? I had to turn the volume down on the Tv, the dog was threatening to pack his shit and leave.

Great... shoddy camera work and finally at 18:00 we get a real moment of drama with America coming off the foils... where was the editing? Showing a pass that was not even close to questionable.

To much talk. Just Kenny Nathan and onboard.

Why does the American commentator keep swearing? I guess he is trying to sound like a Kiwi but it doesn't really work.

As much as this is super exciting, it would be cool to see all men operated boats, except basic nav....

Scusate ma dov'è il match race? Io vedo due barche che partono ed arrivano distinte ed indisturbate

NZ has the technology that no other would have contemplated about.

Sack the commentators and give us just the boat talk and the natural sounds of the boats.

Crews or commentators. Make up your minds. The onboard hydraulics are making it hard to hear the talk. Please figure something out before the Cup. Thumbs down over this after watching the same horrendous volume for several days. C'MON!

I think it would be more interesting if the crews were not allowed to use live onboard computing for strategy, but just had to rely on the skipper's experience and craft like they used to in the old days. Also, it's a shame that a single splash down almost invariably costs the race. A less extreme design that allowed a faster return for foiling would make for more interesting racing, especially if onboard computing were eliminated at the same time. Additionally, a less extreme design would also likely result in entries from more teams in the competition. I've watched all the races so far, but as fast as these boats are, isn't it a bit boring if both vessels are not in the same camera shot? These races have tended to visually become time trials, rather than the match races one would hope for.

Sailing

And down goes frazier

Who thought it would be a good idea to have all audio playing at once and at the same level. It's great to hear the crew and the boats, but throw in the commentary and it's hard to isolate one party over the other. This is an embarrassing oversight that is still not addressed.

Nathan Outridge. it's not about the software. It's about good sailing skills. Knowing how to call the wind shifts and currents. If you relied only on software, you won't win the America's Cup. I'm surprised at the number of times you said America Magic was relying on software. If that is what you did in Bermuda, with all respect, that is why you didn't win the Cup.

Do none of you people ever watch sailing at all? Those are the sounds of under extreme pressure sailing, crew communication and commentary for the lubbers. Don’t like it? There is a scale model sailing channel that is dead quiet.

Like listening to a commentary on watching paint dry. I love sailing but this is not sailing. I am not sure what it is.

they should ;listen to shirley !

Interesting boats/technology demonstrators for sure but so far away from actual sailing at sea that you have to wonder whether any trickling down is really possible. This isn't the first time, the giant cats of the previous editions were just the same. That may be why only 4 teams got interested in competing and only 2 invested seriously. I personally find a race like the Vendee Globe an order of magnitude more everything and the technology used in those boats actually has a chance to help sailors. I would perhaps look at it differently if the America's cup races were tight, but this is basically as boring as formula one. So what's left are beautiful "lake" sail boats that can only be sailed in super narrow conditions in a handful of spots. Why not but to me this isn't what sailing is about.

Bad win but a win.

yeah, the commentators need to shut up. I want to hear the crews.

The commentators do not define the terms they use they’re not really explaining what they know and what we do not I think it’s pathetic coverage they’re not teaching the audience anything!!!

best to mute it

WTF? Haven't seen sailboat racing since the days of Dennis Conner. This is what it's become?

Seriously how is there construction in the back of this! Like WTF

Thank goodness for a mute button...

This isn't sailing, understand technology but tis isn't in the spirit of true sailing. Looks more like hydroplaning. The boat sails the people.

Ouch

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90 mitres. 150. Mitre jibs wow

Can anyone explain to a sailing ignorant why the Americans lost their lead and was suddenly far behind? Tactical blunder?

Hope Steven don’t come back. So annoying. Let the real sailors talk.

This is not sailing,more gliding,The glider is not even touching the water

3rd leg : USA protest . "We're losing, save us cause the Kiwis are faster than we are and we can't beat them without help. "

I was lucky to own M12 Magic for 4 years. A real sailboat I guess. Old Skool now. Only 500 thumbs up. 83 comments. I feel the sail community couldn't care less. Which is a shame. And/ But happy to see no more mouth-mask in NZ. I guess if people can't relate, it's just for the happy few who pay for this. Sponsor exposure is secondary of-course, but a nice tax write-off. and close family and friends.

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It would be nice if the skippers didn't use computers. What happened to using their knowledge and experience to win the race! The crash boats and radio communications can tell if the ship is almost off the course. How about one mark instead of two if you want to stick to true racing. I think the new tech is cool, but don't need to throw out some general racing rules because it's the America's Cup.

Closer till Leg 3, .. disapointing

"The race isn't over" and repeat!

What are those robotic terminator sounds I keep hearing?

that was depressing, go USA

This really is a joke. What a mess the Kiwis have made of this event. Forget sailing, just turn up the speed, hype, marketing and misuse of technology. The 18 footers were better than this. They call this stuff close racing? hahaha

American Tragic

Everybody of the viewer thigt together, no Corona???????????? No mask, speciale rules??.

Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute!Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! Mute! and more Mute!...

Team NZ promoting alcohol and gambling! I love it!

These vessels are basically catamaran related.....

GO AUSSIE YOU GOOD THING !

$ 100 says ETNZ make the finals

New zealands cup and they using our black magic name for their own use for their bath tub.

Really actual Prada and Americas Cup races are so boring, No tactics, no sail change, very small trim. The race is won in the designers table. No sailing

A lot more sooks about the coverage than the so called sailing purists in the comments! Seems like a positive development I guess...

Bunch of snowflakes complaining about the coverage. The audio is no different to 2013 and 2017 where a regular TV anchor is supported by professional sailors. Don't like it? Turn the sound down or off. Simple.

Still managing to screw up the audio. Read the forking comments and find somebody to create a worthwhile production.You should slap yourselves for thinking you know what you are doing. Dislike number 51. BTW GFU.

hahahaha. NZ advertising ride of their lives...BS

Please, employ some local high school AV monitors to run the coverage. The video quality of this event is almost unwatchable. The commentary is inane drivel, interspersed with someone breaking up concrete with a pneumatic drill. Oh, and let's completely miss the defining moment of the race when America stuffed up a tack and dropped off the foils. You have one job...FILM THE YACHTS RACING !!! Amateurs.

Disappointing lack of decent graphics, and inconsistently displayed! No VMG! Shirley continues to make me feel ill every time I hear her screeching, shouting, nasal British twang. For our ear's sake, tell her to stop shouting, and use her Natural Voice (She probably doesn't know what that is), and let the microphone do its work! Microphones do NOT pick up the ambient noise, and it's NOT necessary to shout into them! Speaking normally is all which is required. EVEN IF YOU ARE IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT, THERE IS NO NEED TO SHOUT INTO THE MIKE! Excellent camera work, and OK audio - but the commentators make no effort at all to explain what the various noises on the boats signify, and we have no way of knowing what they are. I sincerely hope all this stuff gets sorted out before the AC races take place. It won't be much fun, otherwise!

have to unsub to America's cup as some idiot in charge of the internet content is doing old-school internet desiaster - re-uploading old content as new. Back in the days we boys called that strategy "spam". I follow different channels from now - those that are actually reporting. I wish America's cup PR team the best of luck in the amateurish future. Oh hey - I brushed my teeth once in late December - let your PR team think about that for a while

This isn't sailing. Bring back the Jclass and get this Xbox garbage out of here.