Thanks for the heads up Brett.

Fantastic ....

check what happened to our local ....
NC5 got his arm opened and broken by a fin....(he raised his arm to protect his head...)

A very nice Vulcan from the Ukraine contestant

seanhogan said...

On a related note, see what Ellison's doing with the America's Cup:
www.wired.com/2012/08/ff_americascup_ellison/

bcove.me/qvwtaj55

If they had another camera or at least a stronger zoom, then the coverage would have been even better....Just shows how far internet coverage has come though....
The action was non-stop....really entertaining.

The guys are working on the quality but I guess it comes down to money and seeing the PWA are scraping the bottom of the barrrel to keep some events going its better to have something I think then nothing at all.

Troppo said...

The guys are working on the quality but I guess it comes down to money and seeing the PWA are scraping the bottom of the barrrel to keep some events going its better to have something I think then nothing at all.

I couldn't agree with you more Troppo and the commentary is so laid back its cool It's a pity the sport doesn't have the big cashed up sponsors and support it deserves Imagine how good the footage and audio could be..

the racing certinaly is first class and what a great venue too. Each heat is really close and there is no one dominanting the farily flat gusty conditions.

Jesper seems to be either having a shocker or or the rest of field are just too good. I presume its the former because Jesper is by no means a slouch! He leaves 99% of West Aussies for dead, so that gives you a pretty good idea just how high calibre these guys are... Lockwood would clean them all up though... easily

Are you OK Jesper?!

Great Racing

Jesper did not have a great first day with a PMS and 2 crashes. This is no rules Slalom so a bit of contact happens and he has been taken out a couple of times when he has been doing well. Pretty ruthless stuff but good to watch.
It is also super tight racing where a poor start means you are stuffed and one slightly average jibe will cost you places. I watched one race where Jesper was comfortably 4th with good speed and looked like he was going to qualify , went slightly wide at the last buoy and dropped 2 places just like that. The standard of sailing is amazing.

seanhogan said...

A² rules !!

He is on fire .
Think Ben has secured 2nd and moves up to 3rd overall