Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Thursday 13 [53]: The America's Cup Experience (2)


Today's TT is dedicated to my weekend trip to Valencia where I had the privilege to watch the first race of the America's Cup from a spectator boat. The prior two posts refer to this extraordinary event, a match race between Alinghi of Switzerland (the defender) and Emirates Team New Zealand (the contender). It was more than words can say, I hope the thirteen pictures can give you an idea of that day. The Swiss Air Force had a fabulous air show before the race. When the racing boats were about to make the turn around the buoy we were surrounded by helicopters which were in turn transmitting the event, thus adding to the excitement , it felt like in a film! There are a maximum of 9 races, current stand after Day 4 is 2:2. The first team winning 5 races gets to take the America's Cup home.




One Kiwi sailor, Tom Schnackenberg, described it like this:
"The America's Cup is a microcosm of the world. It's real and it's gripping and you can enjoy it on all sorts of levels - at a managerial level, because it's quite complex, from a sporting point of view, from trying to understand mother nature, whether the weather or the waves, or trying to understand the physics of the boats. It's a war game, and the boats are beautiful.


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31 comments:

  1. That's pretty cool. Must have been an exciting event to be upclose and personal. I would have loved to see it as well. Thanks for sharing the slideshow.

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  2. Sounds like a great experience!

    www.chelleyoung.com

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  3. What an adventure ! The pictures really show how it was ! Bravo !

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  4. That's just amazing! I would love to see something like this. The colour of the water is gorgeous - where we are the ocean is a dark green! (ie: COLD!!) :-)

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  5. Whoops - my TT is on my new one:

    Just Me

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  6. Sounds like a fantastic day. Wish I was there.

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  7. How exciting!!!! What an experience to envy - I'm totally green of envy, in fact drooling over this opportunity you have to be in the middle of all that goodies :-P

    ...and what a bunch of wonderful photos you're sharig with us! I just love your ship there! *whistles*

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  8. Its amazing how the Americas Cup is forgotten about when there are no American boats in the finals

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  9. wow! I would love to be on a spectator boat to watch the race. You lucky dog you!

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  10. Wow! I'm pretty impressed with your TT! Great pictures. Looks like loads of fun!

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  11. sailing always seems like an adventure.. great TT!

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  12. FABULOUS pictures, Mar...I feel like I had a First Row Seat, too....It had to be sooooo very very exciting! And I love that you got a picture of The Cook....A Very Important Person on a day like that....Keep those goodies coming---and from what you said, there were a lot of "goodies"...(LOL)
    What a great way to show these 13 pictures!

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  13. What a marvelous adventure you have on the sea! Really beautiful photos!

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  14. The water and the boats are so beautiful! You must have been really excited and having lots of fun. :-D

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  15. Awesome pictures!! Looks like an adventure worthy of Jack Sparrow! ;)

    Happy TT!

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  16. I really am just SO jealous that you got to DO this! I know you guys had such a blast - and it looks like the weather was positively PERFECT!!!

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  17. What an experience - and so beautifully presented.
    The blog is looking great.
    Thanks for visiting.
    Take care,
    Frances

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  18. I am sure that was exciting! We watched it on TV several years ago, but to be there in person would be great!

    Michele sent me this time.

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  19. I may run away with you and ditch my kids and hubby LOLOLOL.... It looks so peaceful where you are!

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  20. Michele sent me over this time, Mar.

    I like pictures 7, 9, and 11 best. Seeing the boats heel in on pic 11 gives some vague feel for what it must have been like. Amazing. There's something else for my list of things to do in life--front seat for an America's Cup race.

    I really like the app you're using to show the pictures also, Mar. That's really sweet!

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  21. Oh wow! How exciting. I loved the pictures. It was like I was there.

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  22. Stopping by to say hello....

    What wonderful pictures. I adore The America's Cup, in fact I adore everything about it.

    There is not much coverage of it but it is easy to seek out. I nod my head in agreement with everyone above me who remarked on how wonderful the pictures are.

    Thank you Mar, for sharing them with us. Have a glorious day!

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  23. It sure did. It made me feel like I was on it too.
    Thanks for the visit.

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  24. I'm so sorry for taking my sweet time in getting over here from Michele's. I've been reading in between doing some deadlined work...so I've fallen behind in my commenting.

    I'd never forget you!

    Thanks for reminding me of why sailing is such a magical sport. I remember learning to sail a Laser when I was a teenager. The feeling you got when the sails filled and the boat started to move was amazingly powerful. I can still feel it today. I'd love to head out again.

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  25. oh, how nice to see all that water after 10 years in the desert! michele says hi.

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  26. Discovered you at Michele's. Love the photos and would have loved to have been there. Not much ocean here in Missouri.

    Cheers.

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  27. Awesome - I love #2. Reminds me of a certain captain!

    Schönes Wochenende ;)

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  28. You lucky duck, we're fervently following the Cup matches here in Palo Alto, CA and enjoying every minute of it -- how wonderful to have an upclose view!

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  29. Hey, I just wanted to come by and let you know I posted the answers to the TT13 - Have You Ever - it's up at Any Apples.

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