It’s do-or-die for Team Oracle in Bermuda today- Tune in to NBC,NBC Sports, or the NBC Sports app (or look around the interweb) to see the action!

Will the kiwis wrap it up? Will Oracle begin the second comeback of the century? It’s the America’s Cup- anything can happen. Races start at 1PM. Happy Viewing!

Be sure to tune into the America’s Cup races today at 1 PM. The Kiwis did very well in the early races against Oracle last weekend but after a five-day break who knows whether ORACLE have come up with some improvements or if the Kiwis can keep the momentum going.

Will be interesting in any case! It’s the AC, just about anything can happen. And the boats are pretty cool. They sail with the apparent wind forward of the beam and go faster than the true wind. Sound familiar to anyone?!?

Races will be on NBC national, The NBC Sports App and maybe also on NBC Sports. Look around the TV dial (remember those?) and the interwebs.

Speaking of remembering stuff from way back, if you are looking to kill some time before the big match check out this documentary of the 1983 Cup summer in Newport. 12 Meters, shifty breeze, wing keels, standard keels, wire sheets, not-exactly-legal goings-on courtesy of NYYC, Ray-Ban sunglasses, CB jackets, mustaches, sideburns…. A very different but very great era for sure.

Happy Viewing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko8QgCI59Kc

Meanwhile, down in MD this boat sold at a Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum event. Not sure who bought it but at $150 they are gonna get great knots-per-dollar!

Hope to see it and the new proud owner on the ice this winter-

Thanks to our NEIYA Maryland Investigative Team Eastern Shore Division (my folks, Ed and Hel) for this bulletin!

Stay Tuned and Think Ice!

Hey Gang-

While we wait for the big showdown between the “US” and New Zealand teams this weekend we can fill the void by watching the AC Youth races-

Root for the Swedes- young Swedish DNer Eddie Klemets is on the boat, that’s reason enough!

Happy viewing and Think Ice!

Link to complete AC Youth schedule:
https://americascup-images.s3.amazonaws.com/original/m4924_ac35-schedule-match-160617.jpg

Bermuda is one hour ahead of eastern time.

Where to watch:
AC Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericasCup

or Red Bull TV https://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1R8Z67VKN1W11/red-bull-youth-america-s-cup

Just a reminder to watch the America’s Cup Finals tomorrow and Sunday at 1 PM on NBC- Should be a good match between Team New Zealand (which actually has a few Kiwis on board) and Oracle Team USA (which may have an American on the team somewhere?)

In any case the racing should be good. The forecast is for light-ish breeze for which the Kiwis seem to have a good set up based around a long, skinny, sexy set of light air foils with special sheep oil coating and polished with the feathers of the last Moa bird.

Oracle, on the other hand, has cool Red Bull helmets, a program that has been up and running for maybe two decades, probably limitless funding, and most importantly flotation foam inside the wing machined by NEIYA regatta chairman Oliver Moore.

This will be interesting….

Following that is a documentary on Ted Turner’s quest to defend the Cup. If you know anything about “The Mouth Of The South” you’ll get a kick out of this!

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/06/14/ted-turner-documentary-courageous-americas-cup/

Happy Viewing and Think ICE!

Hey Folks-

Looks like NEIYA guy and Race To Alaska competitor Joachim Roesler is having some technical issues with his mast- Nothing life threatening but he may be out of the race-

We wish him all the best and whether he finishes or not he has a heck of an adventure under his belt!

See more here:

Joachim’s Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/KairosAdventuresR2AK/

Joachim’s race page, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube links
https://r2ak.com/2017-teams-full-race/team-kairos/

Race Home Page

https://r2ak.com/

James “T” Thieler
12 Channing St.
Newport, RI 02840

401 258 6230
t_thieler

Hey Folks- Be sure to catch Joe Meade talking iceboats this Thursday night (June 15th) at 7 PM at the Keuka Yacht Club, located at 12890 WEST LAKE ROAD, HAMMONDSPORT, NY 14840.
There will be great subject matter and the bar will be open!
Also- Joe started a Facebook group for KEWASA. Maybe we can use this for a better communications medium in the future. The name of the group is: KEWASA Ice Boat Club – Keuka, Waneta, Lamoka. Please consider joining if you are on Facebook.

Check out the site, go see Joe, and THINK ICE!

Hello All- In case the America’s Cup Challenger finals haven’t satisfied your craving for fast sailing action (the summer version of that, anyway…) check out the youth series, happening live right now from Bermuda on YouTube.

There is at least one DNer out there, Eddie Klemets from Sweden. Nice kid, maybe you met him at the Gold Cup last winter.

Anyway we wish him best of luck in the series- Check it out at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHqd5i8DiUc&ab_channel=America%27sCup

Hey Folks- Thought you might like to see the latest from NEIYA Regatta Chair and all around composite and wing sail guy Oliver Moore-

This is the latest from his company Facebook page- interesting stuff and neat to see that he is making parts for the AC boats racing in Bermuda- For more details look up “Moore Brothers Company Warren RI”

Read on!

We never like to see wings in the water, but Team New Zealand’s pitch-pole on Monday leaves the opportunity for learning. The safety rules of this challenge call for foam flotation to fill the tip of each team’s wing, but the main purpose of the foam isn’t actually flotation; the goal is to prevent the wing filling with water. Each gallon of water that ends up in the wing becomes an eight pound hammer, dropping through all the delicate control systems as soon as the wing is righted. While we didn’t cut the foam for New Zealand, we did for both Oracle and Softbank. The foam itself is a super light EPS called geo-fill, and it was interesting to cut. Ninety-six cubic feet of foam block came through the door, and we sliced it down with a hot wire to fit the parts inside a 5 axis machine. THEN we started carving, and the fun began.

Hey Folks- Just a few corrections about the upcoming lecture by Joe Meade-

First, the event is at the Keuka Yacht Club at 12890 WEST LAKE ROAD, HAMMONDSPORT, NY 14840 jUNE 15TH, 7pm

Also – perhaps more importantly – the bar will be “open”, not an “open” bar. A subtle difference but an important one….

Joe will, however, be donating the coffee and says if anyone makes the trip from northeast of NY, he may just buy them one anyway!

Either way be sure to head out and enjoy the event.

Think ICE!

Hello All- The NEIYA’s own Joe Meade will doing a presentation on iceboating at the Finger Lakes Boating Museum on June 15, 7PM. Don’t miss it! Joe is a great speaker
and no doubt will have some interesting things to say during this event. If you are a veteran or rookie or haven’t even tried sailing an iceboat yet be sure to go check it out.

Admission is free and there will be an open bar to boot! Read on for more info….

FINGER LAKES BOATING MUSEUM
JUNE LECTURE—ICEBOATING
THURSDAY JUNE 15TH—7PM

The KYC is hosting the Finger Lakes Boating Museum Monthly Lecture series on Thursday, June15th at 7pm.

Join Joe Meade for a presentation on June’s topic – Iceboating!

Joe is a member of the Keuka Yacht Club, the Finger Lakes Boating Museum (www.flbm.org), and the KEWASA Iceboat Club (‘Ke’uka – ‘Wa’neta – ‘Sa’lubria). He is active in the DN
iceboat class and sails iceboats locally as well as across the country including the Northeast, the Midwest, and Canada. Join the discussion to learn about iceboating, its history, and more.

The event is open to the public and admission is free. The bar will also be open. More info here: http://www.flbm.org/

See you there!

James “T” Thieler
12 Channing St.
Newport, RI 02840

401 258 6230
t_thieler

Hey Folks- Be sure to go see Joe Meade hold court at the FLBM- this promises to be an interesting event! Read on….