Thread: America's Cup

Originally Posted by Iain

OK so I haven't followed the cup for a few years, my big international experience is the Marley Point

Crewed in that one year (1981?). Most years the sun comes up on a logjam of boats in McLellan Strait. The year I sailed, there were boats knocked down on lake Wellington, run aground on Metung Point & Raymond Island, and we punched a hole in the side of another boat that tacked out of control in front of us - all before sunrise.

Originally Posted by AlexS

Crewed in that one year (1981?). Most years the sun comes up on a logjam of boats in McLellan Strait. The year I sailed, there were boats knocked down on lake Wellington, run aground on Metung Point & Raymond Island, and we punched a hole in the side of another boat that tacked out of control in front of us - all before sunrise.

At the moment, you could sail right across Raymond Island

We had Nationals down there once, a nice place to be.

I'm going out on the bay tomorrow......brrrrrrrr

Originally Posted by craigb

I think you need to be a sailor to get into watching it.

I think you need to be dead to get into watching it.

This is great ! Only metres in it. Fox Sports3 - Live !