Sailing

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

The J Class Yachts were THE Americas Cup boats from 1930 to 1937. They were about 130 feet long. There were only Seven J Class Yachts built..although there were about 20 designs drawn up. There are more replicas today than originals. NB

PS: The J Class Yachts shown in the video now use the latest technology..Carbon Fiber, Kevlar...etc. The mast, rigging, is no longer aluminum and wire.... Everything is Carbon Fiber.

Just gorgeous. Also a pleasure to see such good sportsmanship and races of boats that are at least approximately identical. It's too bad that the America's Cup has become more about engineering and finance than it is about sailing on the water. These guys in the video are the real deal.

[NoBozo]

These boats have no Advertising. They are privately owned. This is the way it was in 1937. The cost of building and sailing one of these boats today is about 15 to 20 Million dollars. USD NB

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by PeterG

Just gorgeous. Also a pleasure to see such good sportsmanship and races of boats that are at least approximately identical. It's too bad that the America's Cup has become more about engineering and finance than it is about sailing on the water. These guys in the video are the real deal.

These J-boats are majestic and a joy to see, but I think the current America's Cup boats are awesome and I love all the engineering. I am pretty sure they are all identical too...

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by Dave R

These J-boats are majestic and a joy to see, but I think the current America's Cup boats are awesome and I love all the engineering. I am pretty sure they are all identical too...

Agreed that the America's Cup boats are awesome. I do not mean to be critical of them--the improvements in speed are breath-taking. But as you note--the engineering is huge. Each team is spending millions of dollars in collaboration with auto, aerospace, IT and other corporate partners to insure that the boats are not identical.

So the J-boats are a more pure sailing on the water competition. I don't mean necessarily "better" than an engineering/sailing competition. It's kind of apples and oranges.

[NoBozo]

In the Med, (Mediterranean), docking is limited. The harbors are small. Back in the day, (1960) when I was in the Navy, on board a Destroyer Tender, we Med Moored... in Naples.

A Med Moor is stern to the Mole, a wall, with an anchor or mooring buoy out from the bow. Just remembering. NB