Kai Lenny's kite board vs. Oracle Team USA's AC72

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Kai Lenny's kite board vs. Oracle Team USA's AC72

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Greg pointed out that a race board would have been more appropriate. 8)
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nice! but the choice of a surfboard made it seem like it was a fully staged - redbull/oracle promo.
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He should have used a windsurfer :P
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Maybe a foil board would have made a bit more even match?
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his average speed on the surf board was better...

so goes to show what the AC 72 was up against!
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the cost/speed ratio.

The AC 72 design alone is around $1.8 million. Not to mention building, and crewing the thing.

The $1500 kite surfer by comparison is like a go-cart giving a ferrari a run for its money
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Wow - but a lot more than $15 million in that Oracle boat methinks!!! Anyone know what their speeds were?
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