Re: America's Cup

Was a good bit on the PBS BBC news the other night. Part of it was on the high teck equipment and cost.

Jon

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "sporadicfanatic" <farreach@...> wrote:
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> There's an article in the New York Times today about the America's Cup races.
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>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/science/09sail.html?emc=eta1
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> While viewing the attached pictures of the boats,I couldn't help but to notice how much these cutting edge boats look more like Bolger boats than any traditional sailing craft. That oddball, who designed those weird boats and who was thought of as a nut was so far ahead of his time. I guess that's the definition of genius.
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> Rick
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There's an article in the New York Times today about the America's Cup races.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/science/09sail.html?emc=eta1

While viewing the attached pictures of the boats,I couldn't help but to notice how much these cutting edge boats look more like Bolger boats than any traditional sailing craft. That oddball, who designed those weird boats and who was thought of as a nut was so far ahead of his time. I guess that's the definition of genius.

Rick