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  1. 17th January 2021, 08:50 PM #1
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    Dramatic capsize of US yacht while leading America's Cup Qual. race

    Scary stuff, no one reported hurt.

    Dramatic capsize of U.S. yacht while leading America's Cup qualifying race (msn.com)
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
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  2. 17th January 2021, 09:09 PM #2
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    That's not a yacht. It's a windsurfer with delusions of grandeur.
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    Ben Lexcen really left a legacy.
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    Scary when a SAILBOAT looks faster than the stink-boats tenders...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ramblingboy42 View Post
    Ben Lexcen really left a legacy.
    We've come a long way since all the fuss about Australia II and the winged keel, haven't we.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tins View Post
    We've come a long way since all the fuss about Australia II and the winged keel, haven't we.
    A long way since the first race. The first winner, " America".

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    History of the America's Cup. " Your Majesty , there is no second ".

    HISTORY OF THE AMERICA’S CUP - 36th America's Cup presented by PRADA
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

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    Needed more Down force?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tins View Post
    Thanks Tins, that is a very good explanation as to what went wrong. For a layman like myself, it's very hard to understand the forces involved in such racing. Here is a walk thru the NYYC., and the Deed of Gift, that allowed the race to morph into what it has become, much to the chagrin of some in the NYYC.

    Terry Hutchinson Visits the Deed of Gift - YouTube
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