I HOPE .......some of you have had the oportunity to see this racing. I watched it again today on Local NBC TV (Antenna). The breeze was excellent. 15-18 knots. temp about 88 degrees. It was "fleet" racing today. 7 boats racing around the course together. TWO consecutive races....2:30 to 4:00 Pm..LIVE.
I trully believe watching this racing is BEST seen on TV. ...Sports Bar..BIG Screen...at Home.....whatever. Watching from land is nice I guess...but you will have no idea whats going on...even if you know sail racing. The rules for this racing are a little different. The upwind and downwind marks used to be ONE mark. You rounded it in ONE direction. NOW there are TWO marks at each end..so you can break Right OR Left around either mark. TV coverage does it all.
Fort Adams has a Max capacity of 10.000 people PER DAY. Yesterday they had 7,400. Today looked like more. Bring your chairs..NO umbrellas..No Coolers..No food. There are consessions for that.
Tomorrow is the BIG (last) day. Oracle (Mr.Spithill..the skipper) USA is the favorite.
This last day (Sunday) MAY be on a larger NBC coverage.
PS: The boat that capsized two days ago and trashed their WING won the last fleet race today. Emerates New Zeeland.
NB
PPS; This is NOT your grandmothers sailing. They had MAX "Speed Trails" ..Each boat running through speed traps..something like a measured mile......a couple of boats ran over 25 knots...almost 30 MPH.