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C class sailing
September 27, 2013 by Lohring in Lohring
The C class has come a long way since I raced. All the boats have full wing sails and the fastest boats have hydrofoils as well. The Europeans have become the leaders in high tech sailing. A look at the two boats contesting for the trophy is at http://vimeo.com/75570471
It's also interesting to look at the fleet racing for the other boats that didn't make the final match race. Currently the older non foiled boats are winning. There's clearly a lot to be learned. As a side note, the skipper of the French Groupama boat, Franck Cammas, is expected to head a French Challenge for the America's Cup.
The second place skipper in the 2010 C class championships did a little better last week. Jimmy Spithill, Oracle Team USA's skipper, pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in the history of all sporting events. Below is a preview from the 2010 class C championships that includes Jimmy and crew Glen Ashby (crew on Emirates New Zealand in this year's big America's Cup) winning the first start in the 2010 C class race at the New York Yacht Club. There's also a brief comment by Dave Hubbard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6IXm83tYlk
A longer interview with Dave in 2010 is below. He discusses the problems with foils and thoughts on the big America's Cup past and future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1wnTa6tR5o
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Sailing
September 26, 2013 by Lohring in Lohring
I've been wasting my time watching sailing. The America's Cup was the most exciting ever, even for non sailors. The reruns and highlights are on youtube. Feel free to skip the introductions.
Start with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k4FAnqPBM0
Proceed to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMs-sL_Mig0
And then look at the last races when Oracle dominated:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g9cPSF1x_4
Then if you haven't completely OD'd on sailing look at the C class "Little America's Cup" racing going on now:
http://www.i-cccc.com/
The coverage is a lot lower tech, but the boats are not.
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San Diego
September 08, 2013 by Lohring in Lohring
 We've been having fin in the Sun. The first day we walked around Balboa Park.
Ana in front of the "Lath Palace"
Ana discovers the art and crafts area.
The next day we went to the famous San Diego zoo. It's one of the first zoos to display animals in their natural habitat.
Notice the Jaguar observing the human.
 The giraffe family is expecting a baby
Lemurs and koalas are cute, but mother and baby pandas are over the top.
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