I was so happy to see him on Luna Rossa.. I was in Auckland during the American Cup, and he said to me how much he enjoy be with the Italians as they are and he embraced also our culture in many senses as we loved him

Agree 100% with joint blame. These speeds are intense... need rules to prevent serious injury (or worse). USA probably only needed to bear towards the mark by 10m (ish) to stay clear. Sure Japan created it but USA response was old school. Edit. SailGP as an event doesn't need to be making rules post a serious event. The fact nobody was hurt (just pride) is really lucky. Good lesson for the sailors and umpires. 👍 ... I want this event to grow. It's going to be big. It's awesome.

@TheUltimateWriterNZ

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed - this is the most effective way to deal with it. If people are afraid to get a dual-penalty then they'll probably make themselves more aware of their surroundings!

Good video. Behind the scenes and everything. I did not know Jimmy ran to separate the boats. Intense!

I admire Jimmy immensely but the rules are the rules. From the moment JPN started to tack Jimmy had to be aware of the possibility of a collision and could have avoided, he didn't. Understandable but with no sign of deviation from his course the umpire has no choice but to apply the rule. We got clear and continued to try and race - that's almost seamanship. No that's racing, seamanship would demand that you take a moment to check for damage first. Formula one cars - well on that analogy most Stewards shouldn't be allowed to judge Formula One incidents (Many would agree with that - but then who would you get to do the analysis.

@mari1982mianju

3 жыл бұрын

.plpp

It would be something if you could watch the race and have a big table with all the parameters updating live on another monitor, since you can't see adjustments with your eyes.

Must RESPECT to Jimmy but he also lost the last 2 Americas Cup to Burling who has not lost yet and has more wins than anyone in America's Cup Finals races. More than Jimmy Spithill, Russell Coutes, Dennis Connor...all of them.

Wow, what an incredible guy! Wish I could be more like him, without the red hair!! LMAO

The New York event has apparently been canceled so when is the next race?😲

@ebenmccamish4648

3 жыл бұрын

In a hour in italy

@gspotmop8242

3 жыл бұрын

@@ebenmccamish4648 I'm still waiting, I guess any time soon right🙂

@gspotmop8242

3 жыл бұрын

@@ebenmccamish4648 still waiting

These boats need specific rules. Someone will die if they don't own up to the potential for deadly accidents at these speeds.

ragazzi quel mare è Taranto Italy.........

how the USA demolished the fleet

So his whole argument was based on arrogance... hahaha "I don't think..." Despite full well knowing the rules. He screwed up, short and simple. He knew they were there with more than enough time to pinch up, had he done so, no collision and an obvious penalty. He stayed his course with the intention of making it unnecessarily close. Next time, keep a fair a better watch like a real "seaman" would do. Maybe it is your attitude and approach that needs tuning to the boat, not the rules. Great video. Thanks Team

The way this was constructed like a reality TV show almost killed it for me.

'kin right , success comes from dedication. has spitbull written a book, cos i fear i need to read it n find our where i deviated from righteousness.

@zoepaulastrassfield2664

3 жыл бұрын

He has a memoir called "Chasing the Cup" that came out in 2017, it's mostly about the America's Cup because it was written before the SailGP league existed, but it's a good read even if he isn't the best writer.

Sounds more like a Bad Umpire trying to back his bad choice. Things like this are what are going to make people not watch.