New Cup Boats , Records and Drama Downunder - OnCourse Ep 31

It's been a big month for the America's Cup as four of the six teams unveiled their brand new AC75s. Years of development work and almost 100,000 hours of build time, there is plenty riding on each of these new launches. These are the boats that will deliver their dream of winning the America's Cup, but who's got it right? Matt Sheahan reports on the story so far and searches for early indications.
Meanwhile, there was plenty of action, drama and close racing down under as SailGP headed for Sydney, Australia and Christchurch, New Zealand for the southern hemisphere stage of Season 4. We look at what happened on and off the water.
We also report on the incredible story of Maiden. Thirty five years after making history in the Whitbread Round the World Race after Tracey Edward's all female crew became the first to complete the race, a new crew has provided another wave of inspiration as they complete their lap of the planet to take the top trophy in the Ocean Globe Race while setting an impressive new record.
Plus, we go afloat to try out some of Henri Lloyd's latest kit, as well as delivering another double helping of Docktalk.
Chapters
0:34 New AC75s hit the water
07:08 SailGP Down Under
15:17 Docktalk Part 1
19:17 Maiden’s impressive victory
24:59 Docktalk Part 2
28:31 Henri Lloyd kit review
Docktalk
15:20 Bavaria C46
16:21 Synapse
17:22 Doyle Sails
18:27 Annapolis Boat Show
24:59 Roschier Baltic Race
25:57 Dimension Polyant
26:47 Melges 15
27:52 Henri Lloyd
AC37 Launch analysis
INEOS Britannia - • Revealed - INEOS Brita...
Alinghi Red Bull Racing - • First Look - Alinghi R...
Emirates Team New Zealand - • The Boat to Beat - Kiw...
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli - • Another new America's ...
New Series Road to the 37th America’s Cup
• NEW SERIES - Road to t...
Road to AC37 Latest episode - The Human Power Plant
• Ep8 - Human Power - Ro...
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[@robertcollins403]

Go Nathan. Go Nathan.❤❤❤❤

[@snafu350]

Matt, 100% agree with you about Annapolis, it's not just the town but the FOOD in the town, but it is just another boatshow; was the last time I saw you, I was running the Oyster 47 after Will White's Dad had a heart attack (and sadly did not make it out the other side). First did Annapolis is 1986 as Mate on one of the 2 Irwin 68's, at the time the biggest boats at the show, and with our Stackpac - at the time the biggest ever!! The after show parties in Back Creek are also memorable, especially when Jimmy Buffett was around (also RIP). Glad you are trucking along here - don't worry about the verbal, as long as it's all about (sailing) boats we ain't going to complain! Rock on and Break a leg. 😎

[@alanyardley4832]

Big respect to Tom Slingsby for putting his hand up for much of the blame for crashing into the Sail GP Christchurch mark, and I agree with him on his comments re the mark being hazard waiting to happen. Why don't the organisers use soft inflatable marks in future which when/if hit don't destroy the boat(s).

[@glenndennis6801]

Nice show, I even watched the long ads

[@SteifWood]

Impressive ad ...

[@cliffordbradford8910]

I know that a lot of the 'content' is ads but it'd be interesting for Matt (an active RS400) sailor to comment on the Melges 15. This is one of the first asymmetrical dingies in the US market and probably already the most successful but it looks pretty [19]90s compared to what has long been available elsewhere.

[@alistairmills7608]

Kiwis don't muck about, especially with an Aussie Skipper in Nathan Outteridge

[@morrisanderson818]

Good for us to let our cousins from over the water,to be part of the team,we know you guy's don't like us,but we stick to the ANZAC spirit,if you lot don't 😅

[@honahwikeepa2115]

It's going to be awesome racing

[@snafu350]

I Really like what the Southern Sheep Shaggers are doing - Playing hard core with the fundamentals before they have to fly their 'shed' North!

[@morrisanderson818]

You sound very jealous,go the shed

[@londonman8688]

well done to maiden

[@TheGif89a]

Hmmm The collision was after the first mark - it was boundry conditions - Canada forced to turn because of the Kiwis and the Aussies inside the Canadians had to turn and it was either Canada or the Start/Finish Mark,

[@jodywade5617]

Cool tech, give me a 12m any day though.

[@wakaroawaata1586]

Boy that Luna Rossa boat looks fast, hopefully the NZ boat can contain it.

[@General_Crock]

Hope they checked that rudder stock before leaving the dock....😉

[@snafu350]

Hi Again Matt - been following the Transat (sorry, never really been interested in the USA Cup, even though have sailed a few) - am interested in the VMG (or VMG) of the current Transat CIC boats, and am more than a bit disturbed by the fact they neither have the ability to make more than 80 Degrees up hill and 130 down - the VMG's are terrible right now - surely it would make sense to lift both foils and become a monohull, with an symmetrical kite to break through the low right now? check time of post.

[@snafu350]

As of now - time stamp - like Boitherm's position

[@jford1]

Kiwis have taken an Ozzy as their skipper?!!! 🤪

[@jacklawson1367]

The place to come to for the Good Oil.

[@SilvanMarty]

If base layers using since years only more Merino... all another stinks till in washing machine... Merino its perfect and drys same quickly and never smelling bad.

[@Gottenhimfella]

Slingsby always strikes me as a very impressive person (as well as a prodigiously talented sailor and inspirational skipper), remarkably matter-of-fact, doesn't hide his feelings, and is yet seemingly entirely free of the customary celebrity BS. Considering he comes from the wrong side of the Tasman, that's all particularly noteworthy and creditable, I reckon.

[@Gottenhimfella]

It's not clear from this coverage that the mark which the Aussie boat hit at the Christchurch SailGP was not the turning mark; it was a self-relocating mark intended for the finish line, pausing en route to its proper eventual location . This was an unfortunate fact that the skippers had been advised of during the start sequence, but there is a hell of a lot going on at that stage in the race, and it was in the absolute worst place it could possibly be. I agree with Tom S that the penalty was unfair, and I think the kiwis would probably agree. They generally prefer to win on the water than in the committee room, and Slingsby had been left without options the way things panned out.

[@bartholomewpolich71]

He'll yes.

[@brianboys9015]

LUVIT

[@kevinm3751]

How do these boats get up out of the water and start planing when they dont have sails up?

[@samc.6639]

Towed. They normally do tow tests before they properly go sailing

[@devolution000]

Yes they are towed up to speed, so their underwater "foil" wings begin to generate lift to get the hull up and out of the water.

[@SilvanMarty]

I was loving Fiddly biz useless to mutch ... Same telling my mom if some snicsnac arround.

[@johnstephen2869]

I think the southern lads will take heart from detractors and be quietly confident.

[@CG-99]

Too much “infomercial” content for me.

[@Tristancustombike]

The most ethnically diverse. Smh.

[@londonman8688]

AC57s are amazing boats but it does not make for good racing

[@brendonmadden-smith]

yeah, the Cup final with Team NZ vs the Italians was a real snore fest 😄

[@helpmehelp3009]

New Zealand sails every day in these winds. If they don't win again, I'll show my arse in Binns window!