Exactly. Except that bike racing, both motor and pedal, is fun to watch.Originally Posted by yod
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Exactly. Except that bike racing, both motor and pedal, is fun to watch.
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I'll say one thing about the America's Cup; they get the commentary right. At least they make it 'sound' exciting. I watched the Crusaders and the Brumby's last night. A great game ruined by poor commentary.Philistine
For anyone who has never raced, it would be pretty boring though.
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A class cats are the way to go I reckon. Had a couple of goes years ago on one and Oooooeee those puppies get up and go!
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well thats ever so slightly completely subjective, but each to their own of course....
e.g. motorbikes are fun to watch, pedal are boring as f*ck, but thats just my opinion....obviously
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Yeah, all comes down to how much you know about it...I never really looked twice at a pedal race a few years ago, until I read all of the Lance Armstrong books where te sport is explained somewhat. Now I find it pretty interesting understanding the strategy a little more. Same goes for sailing. They've done a fantastic job using technology to explain whats going on out there, and given enough interest to learn, the races can be bloody exciting.
I like our chances this year. Sure, we've had the loss to the other two big hitters, but its early days and knowing yachting, could all be part of the strategy. No point showing your cards too early (hopefully)
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Correction, in yachting circles it's the 'fat lady swims.'
I saw Chris Dickson on about something. If we get done sooner by him than others.
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Just to buck the trend and break the rules, I used to do yacht racing as well, mostly on classic yachts, but also on a Ross 930. Would be keen to try out a Young 88 sometime.
However, I find the America's Cup racing a bit of a yawn as well.
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Who gives a rodent's rectum?
Maybe if they made that pansy-arse rich-person's ego-masturbation a full contact sport, with giant can-openers on the bowsprit, cannons down each side, no holds barred, then it might be mildly interesting. Sort of rugby on the water, or summat.
As it is, it's very hard to relate to it, as it's all about budgets, computer models, massive egos and even more massive sums of money.
"Team New Zealand"? That's a joke.
They don't represent NZ at all - just themselves. For a start, the team tactician's a Murkn, and there's probably as many Kiwis on most of the other teams. And after years of AirNZ loyally sponsoring them, they sell out to Emirates.
Yawn.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
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Why? Are you particularly fond of sports where blokes touch other blokes and stick their heads between each other's legs? Got anything better to contribute than your load of utter twaddle?
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I've never raced (apart from some larking around in the secondary school's Lasers), but I actually find the racing quite interesting. Somebody else mentioned the commentators -- they're really integral to it, they help explain so many things that I would understand if it were football, but have no clue because it's yachting. The computer-generated stuff also adds a lot, quite a lot more than would be necessary in another sport. It makes the strategies of the teams much more transparent.
That said, even just the spectacle of those huge yachts slicing through the waves is very impressive.
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