[CQ-Contest] America's cup Sailboat racing not what it used to be

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Me too but I am on the younger side of the Old Farts in Contesting at 
52.  I am so glad those went away!


On 6/28/2017 12:13 PM, John Geiger wrote:
> I hate to admit that I am this old, but I remember having to use dupe
> sheets!
>
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 9:08 AM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ward Silver N0AX gave a presentation at the annual SMC get-together
>> last year called "Ham Radio 2.0" which is what ham radio is in the
>> 21st century. It was a fascinating, thought-provoking presentation.
>> The basic jist of it by my understanding was that, although Ham Radio
>> 2.0 embraces Ham Radio 1.0 (ham radio in the 20th century), ig goes
>> far beyond that in technology. The "youngsters" in the hobby never
>> knew Ham Radio 1.0. They have technology that was not available in the
>> year 2000, some of it not even dreamed of. So, if you don't happen to
>> like the technology available in Ham Radio 2.0, at least get out of
>> the way of those who do and let them do their thing.
>>
>> 73, Zack W9SZ
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 9:12 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com> wrote:
>>> Did anyone watch these races?  Did you notice the technology now
>> required to
>>> race a sailboat?
>>>
>>> Even sailboat racing is embracing major changes to their sport.  Why
>> can't
>>> we?
>>>
>>> They have on board computer navigation.  The course is laid out
>>> electronically based on the wind.
>>>
>>> It is rumored that the New Zealand boat had a computer algorithm trimming
>>> the sails and keeping the boat level out of the water.  Yes these sail
>> boats
>>> now "fly" over the water.
>>>
>>> Most of the manpower on the boats is used to generate power for their
>>> hydraulic systems that keep the boat riding out of the water and turning
>> the
>>> sails.
>>>
>>> These boats are amazing it I really enjoyed watching the races.  New
>> Zealand
>>> built a great team and a great boat.
>>>
>>> New Zealand now gets to write the rules for the next running and they
>> get to
>>> set the date and place of the race.
>>>
>>> W0MU
>>>
>>>
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