Measurement Committee finds that this first claim (1) is unfounded as there is no evidence of any rules breach.
The Measurement Committee determines that the action of loading and unloading the headsail winch is in compliance with AC75 Class Rule 12.11(c) and therefore this claim (2) is unfounded.
No mention of software issues on LR, but their early tack away from the left boundary when left was clearly favored, followed by a boundary violation on the right side makes me wonder if their data were skewed. May never know as it would be bad form to bitch about it now.
Galdwell: "We have not yet had the chance of doing a before and after image comparison of the two AC75's but visually there appeared to be no obvious changes."
Somebody please help me out here. If you go 30 kts directly upwind in 15 kts of breeze, is your apparent wind 45 kts? And anything other than directly upwind, the apparent wind decreases if everything else remains the same?