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America's Cup: Races 16 & 17

3rd & 7 37yd

For those of you just tuning in, racing has been delayed as the wind fills in and we have, at this stage, a start time of 8.45am. That means we are likely to get only one race in this morning

by Michael Brown 9/23/2013 8:24:35 PM
WND Wind 260 at 11.3 kts, 13.2 kts peak

by America's Cup Racing via twitter 9/23/2013 8:25:01 PM
We are loyal....reading this blog from our boat in Germany since race 1 and will do so until.....GO ETNZ!

by pacificspray 9/23/2013 8:25:20 PM
must echo the other Americans here who have been disappointed at the coverage over here... can't help but root for my home country, but I have appreciated following this blog because of the enthusiasm and spirit of the fans. Ironic that I have to follow NZ Herald live blog when I'm just a few miles from the actual race on the water

by Suestar edited by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:25:38 PM
one race is all we need

by kezmagic 9/23/2013 8:26:00 PM
Breeze filling in at Pine Harbour Marina. Up to about 3 knots. The ferry is handling it fine though

by SteveDeane2029 9/23/2013 8:27:56 PM
Americas Cup 95 - Peter Blakes Press Conference "I'm not really fit for anything'

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:28:41 PM
James Spithill has been pretty bullish throughout, even when a long way behind but, as Dana Johannsen reports here www.nzherald.co.nz an Oracle win is looking less fanciful

by Michael Brown 9/23/2013 8:29:17 PM
Originally I said I wanted to see this go to the end so I could enjoy more great sailing but now I've changed my mind. NZ needs to win it in the next two races to claim that they won the cup regardless of the Oracle penality. With YouTube blocked at work, thank goodness for NZ Herald coverage.

by David in Canada 9/23/2013 8:29:25 PM
Can someone please fill me in on what the red socks are all about? I know it's not about the baseball team from Boston.

by Robbin 9/23/2013 8:29:42 PM
Great video below of the late and great Sir Peter Blake in the press conference after winning the America's Cup in 1995 after few hours after celebrating the victory.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:29:49 PM
MDS data is public

by America's Cup Racing via twitter 9/23/2013 8:30:29 PM
1995 America's cup - Lucky red socks (awful video quality)

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:30:53 PM
Hi Robbin. In 1995 team head Peter Blake, later Sir Peter, wore red socks on board as a lucky charm. It ended up being a fairly powerful campaign with lots in NZ showing their support for Team NZ by wearing red socks.

by Michael Brown 9/23/2013 8:30:56 PM
just fyi ... I did not know til yesterday that Larry Ellison was line honours winner in the tragic 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race when a severe storm took six lives and five yachts, and more than 55 yacht withdrawals .. gave me for the first time just one tiny, tiny reason to have any respect for him.

by yeshe 9/23/2013 8:31:16 PM
God bless Sir Peter, I'm sure he's tuning in

by kiwife 9/23/2013 8:31:46 PM
Sheesh...all this time I just thought that all us Kiwis were closest baseball fans!

by QuirkyKiwi 9/23/2013 8:32:03 PM
If this thing rolls over to tomorrow, Oracle will have port entry for the first race, Team NZ for the second. Port entry keeps rotating for first race of the day, but Team NZ will carry over their port advantage into the second race

by Michael Brown 9/23/2013 8:33:02 PM
Nah Larry not so bad he's just a bit richer than me...

by kiwife 9/23/2013 8:34:31 PM
WND Wind 255 at 11.0 kts, 13.1 kts peak

by America's Cup Racing via twitter 9/23/2013 8:35:01 PM
Just heard a plumber legitimately yelling at one of his employees for not wearing red socks to work. #americascup #teamnz #crayolo

by Rowan Das via twitter 9/23/2013 8:35:28 PM
11b kts at top of course, 9 kts at bottom at the moment.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:35:30 PM
Things are getting extreme at shed 10. We've had a karakia. People are buying extra red socks. They've hidden away Dave Dobbyn #americascup

by kirsty_johnston via twitter 9/23/2013 8:35:51 PM
Both boats are out there on the course, with nine minutes to race start.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:36:00 PM
Team NZ getting up to 26kts at the moment.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:36:17 PM
Team USA going 4kts.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:36:32 PM
Hi Robbin, per WIKI : "... a highly successful " fundraising edition" of red socks emblazoned with the sail numbers of the 2 NZL yachts was produced to help fund the syndicate."

by OTAGO75inChicagoUSA 9/23/2013 8:37:11 PM
Cameron - long may that speed delta remain. Kiwis at 26kts and USA at 4kts!

by QuirkyKiwi 9/23/2013 8:38:13 PM
It sounds like the wind is coming out of the right direction at 11 knots and peaking at 14 knots. Hoping for astart at 8.45am (NZT)

by Michael Brown 9/23/2013 8:38:58 PM
Team NZ still doing a few warm-up sprints. Oracle just sitting there at the moment.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:39:23 PM
Hey Michael thanks for having pity to explain the red socks to me. I have one pair, I think I'll go put them on just for the Kiwis. I just read that four out of fifteen countries only entered the America's Cup rac due to financial limitations. The Kiwis must win to get this rebalanced for the next Cup. It's terrible to exclude other countries because of cost. And, don't get me started about NBC

by Robbin 9/23/2013 8:40:24 PM
Oracle up to 31kts now as they warm-up. Meant to start in under five minutes now. No sign of postponement yet...

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:40:30 PM
A little sea lion waits (for the race to start) #teamnewzealand #americascup instagram.com/p/endz6vD2n0/

by Zoe Scheltema via twitter 9/23/2013 8:41:38 PM
Looks like we will race in 3 minutes.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:41:57 PM
Race 16 (NZL,USA): Warning, 3:00 until start

by America's Cup Racing via twitter 9/23/2013 8:42:00 PM
Team NZ will enter with code zero sail up.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:42:34 PM
NZL Began Entry

by America's Cup Racing via twitter 9/23/2013 8:42:54 PM
Team NZ set to enter the course. 2 minutes to race start.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:42:58 PM
USA Began Entry

by America's Cup Racing via twitter 9/23/2013 8:43:07 PM
Team NZ hitting 30 knots at they enter the start box. They didn't need the code zero for the entry, which is a good sign

by Michael Brown 9/23/2013 8:43:26 PM
They didn't need the code zero in the end so enough breeze without it.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:43:28 PM
We're into the start sequence, but the wind is still looking pretty patchy out there #AmericasCup

by Dana Johannsen via twitter 9/23/2013 8:43:33 PM
What will Spithill do?

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:43:35 PM
Spithill looks like he's trying to gybe in behind Team NZ. It's slow stuff

by Michael Brown 9/23/2013 8:44:20 PM
It's very slow going in these winds.

by Cameron McMillan 9/23/2013 8:44:22 PM