OT: sailing fans, America's Cup series on NBC now.

[speedoo]

11 ultra hi tech catamarans in San Francisco Bay with crews of five. Should be interesting.

 

[UcMiami]

Saw some of this a few days ago - looked really good. It was a summary of the earlier races in the series.

 

[CTyankee]

11 ultra hi tech catamarans in San Francisco Bay with crews of five. Should be interesting.

This was great stuff... For anyone who likes to sail and who likes speed... I sailed a few times on large cabin cats, about 40', and they reached 11-12 knots. These America's Cup boats are 72' long and reach 22+ knots. That's really fast. It was unbelievable to see all 11 contenders in the last race. At the finish, the American Oracle boat skippered by Jimmy Spithill, took 2nd place by about a second which gave him the overall win for the series. Fantastic!!!