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Re: Americas Cup
Posted By: Ian Johnston In Response To: Re: Ever faster, by a decimal (Mike Scarborough)
Date: Saturday, 27 November 1999, at 3:21 p.m.
> This sounds a bit like some technology that surfaced in Americas Cup yacht
> racing a few years back. Designers found that microscopic grooves,
> parallel to the direction of flow, would reduce drag. I think the rules
> were amended to prohibit this technology because it was such a good way to
> piss away $$$. And there are not many people better at doing that than
> America's Cup challengers.I have always thought that in a race like this the cup goes to the wrong people. It should go to the engineer who designed the boat or the builder who made it. It is much like me borrowing an Indy car and racing you in your family wagon and then high-fiving everyone when I win!
In order for it to go to the crew, they should have to have the best sailing ability. So, every boat should be built the same and a lottery decides which crew gets which boat and then the best skills are the only factor in a win.
From what I understand, that particular bateau (I'm half French!) didn't fair that well!
Ian
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