This morning, we started the day proofreading and editing our Holes novel study blog, but we decided to watch Race 7 of the America's Cup live instead.
Mrs Vincent said we had to listen for new or interesting words from the commentary. Here are some of them:
Note from Mrs Vincent: How many ways could you group these words? sailing terms? verbs? adjectives? alphabetically?
relieved comprehensively nose dive hydraulic leeway safely refining decade system mark faultless potentially smacked permanent fixture pressure knots classified grinders compelling technique skimming tacking volunteer pivot foil exciting complex optimise foredeck colleagues starboard raising timing success illustration leading interview design positioning engineer generating stability mainsail control element leading edge bid unload norm gybe dominating integrity package properties bow overlap separation amazing fascinating differential down wind
Emirates Team New Zealand won, by the way.
We are also learning about the America's Cup with Mrs Irwin and we have learnt:
- the skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand is Dean Barker
- the skipper of Oracle is Jimmy Spithill - he is from Australia
- the NZ team manager is Grant Dalton
- the Oracle team manager is Russell Coutts
- there are cameras everywhere on the boats
- the sailors carry knives in case they get stuck on the ropes
- NZ tax payers paid $35 million towards the campaign
- each catamaran costs about $100 million
- the wing of the catamaran is 40 metres
- the hull of the catamaran is 24 metres
- NZ won the Louis Vuiton Cup against Luna Rossa from Italy
The next race is Sunday 15th September at 8:10 am NZ time, and 9:10 am.
We want NZ to win so we can have the next America's Cup in New Zealand. We think this would be a good thing because it would bring a lot of money to New Zealand.
Everyone should wear red socks when the race is on to remember Sir Peter Blake who wore his good luck red socks when he won the America's Cup for New Zealand.
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