Britain's Americas Cup Team BAR launch 1st boat

[100 IAN]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u2VeSzDPQg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_J9huFBtyk

Its looking awesome, i can't wait to see her out on the water.

Even though my power boat has got 580hp i may struggle to keep up!

[Huntsman]

Their new boat to the new rules isn't ready, that's a training boat, I've seen it out on the water, its mentally quick. I can get to 38 knots and its with me.

Nice boat you have.

[Boatbuoy]

This thread is giving me boat envy, from BAR and the contributors!

3 lovely boats (including your own) chaps! If anyone every needs crew......???

[Silent1]

its fun watching the building going up as my grandma lives on the seafront in old portsmouth so has a brilliant view of both the building and the boats when they come here, she's going to be in France during any racing so I'll be down their watching from her tower

[100 IAN]

Boatbuoy said:

This thread is giving me boat envy, from BAR and the contributors!

3 lovely boats (including your own) chaps! If anyone every needs crew......???

Wait until the spring when the weather picks up and if you want a mid week day on the water i'm not adverse to some crew - so long as you know one end from the other!

I'm keen to see "our" boat in action and definitely intend to be out on the water in 2015/16 when the America's cup series will be coming to the Solent. Dates have been announced by ACWS as 23rd - 26th July 2015 and 21st - 24th July 2016.

For me the BAR Americas Cup bid is like Bloodhound, fantastically exciting for those that 'get' it but sadly overlooked by the majority.

Hopefully recognition will grow and more people will start to follow it. Its certainly more exciting than boring F1 with much more overtaking!

[Boatbuoy]

100 IAN said:

so long as you know one end from the other!

I bloody hope so! Just realised that my profile is out of date, I'm now also in West Sussex.

[Condi]

there isnt a lot of control surface in the water.

[100 IAN]

Boatbuoy said:

I bloody hope so! Just realised that my profile is out of date, I'm now also in West Sussex.

Just looked at your profile

Sunseeker?

[sawman]

I reckon I could have the advantage on handicap in my PY bandit

Edited by sawman on Wednesday 17th December 21:20

[Boatbuoy]

100 IAN said:

Boatbuoy said:

I bloody hope so! Just realised that my profile is out of date, I'm now also in West Sussex.

Just looked at your profile

Sunseeker?

Ex-Sunseeker (amongst others), freelance currently.

[ianrb]

100 IAN said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u2VeSzDPQg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_J9huFBtyk

I'm not a sailing person, but that is just stunning and a bit surreal!

[Huntsman]

ianrb said:

I'm not a sailing person, but that is just stunning and a bit surreal!

Non sailing types can struggle to understand the concept of sailing faster than the wind.