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To: Clappy who wrote (24067)	3/2/2003 9:09:50 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) of 104188

BarnacleBill: I would love a yachting channel...;-) It seems like they've developed a cable channel for so many vertical interests BUT sailing doesn't get the coverage it deserves. <<...Was it a close race? Only near the start...Alinghi was more aggressive and got the favored upwind position and NEVER looked back...New Zealand did tack well upwind and get to within 2 boat lengths of Alinghi about half way thru...Yet, they failed to use the right spinaker sail downwind and quickly lost ground to Alinghi. <<...Anything break on the Kiwi boat?...>> They only broke a spinaker pole this time -- they lost another few boat lengths from that BUT they did have an extra one on board for their final leg downwind. The Kiwi boat seemed to be 'too experimental' to me...too many lighweight carbon fibers in places where they WERE NOT tested adequately (like the boom, even the mast). Additionally, I felt their design somehow allowed too much extra water to come on board on rough days when they were beating upwind....In contrast, Alinghi seemed to slice through the water well AND had the advantage of over 3 months of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup to get ready for the America's Cup Racing series...Alinghi's crew was from 15 nationalities (it included 2 Americans and 1 Canadian) and did have 6 of the best kiwi sailors...Yet, it was Russell Coutts' leadership and ability to motivate the crew to reach new levels of performance that was key...Brad Butterworth is also an absolutely amazing tactician to have on board. I'm glad the Cup is going to Europe for the first time ever...It would be great to get over there and watch a part of the races live. I am confident that the United States will have a number of very competitive syndicates challenge for the Cup in 2007...We already know that Oracle's Larry Ellison will be back - he is a tough competitor and has done very well on the ocean maxi racing circuit. regards, -s2@dreamingaboutsailing.com

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