AC36: The Match (6-15th March. Reserve days to the 21st)
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jaysper
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Yeah, I cracked up immediately and I couldn't believe Nathan (a SORT OF native English speaker) didn't get it too.
You gotta love Bruni in interviews: relaxed, witty and interesting.
Jean-Baptiste
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Thats one of those things that years of sailing at a location gives you, Pete and Blair probably could never explain why they went that way, but it just felt right at the time. Maybe I don't give them enough credit for the situation, but local knowledge sometimes is more instinctive than anything else.
It’s also possible they got forced by LR back to the right, then got a hugely lucky break out of it. That righty was huge!
Regardless, the racing was brilliant! Best AC Match Race that I can recall, beautiful boats and awesome teams!
Paddywackery
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Latadjust
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They were talking all race long about an expected left shift. In that case you don't need to take a flier but just be to the left of your competition, which LR did.
Kiwing
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Jimmy wins start and elbows their way to 2 wins => 6 5?
Jimmy wins start and elbows their way to 2 wins => 6 5?
Jean-Baptiste
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Wind today or no? My sleep depravation is becoming an issue.
Kate short for Bob
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ETNZ saw it coming. You heard them say it on the onboard comms. Bruni only saw the hole immediately in front not the breeze ahead. Who knows maybe the 5 Olympic Class sailors on ETNZ were looking at flags flying on some key landmarks onshore.
jaysper
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They went that way cos they didn't have a lot of choice.
It was either tack or likely sail into a cover position.
Would love to see that but with the teams so even (for different reasons) I’m guessing either a split or ETNZ winning in the first race. Coin toss!
Paddywackery
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Kate short for Bob
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Have you looked at the local geography? They may have been talking about a FORECAST left shift as the wind was forecast to go further left as time progressed. Remember they delayed the start when it was 19 knots but at about 260-280 degrees. It then swung left 20-30 degrees which enabled a slight adjustment on the course and the race to start.
If you draw a line from the West Coast across Auckland and the course you will identify some geographic features that make one end of the course behave differently. Every local sailor knows what happens close to North Head.
Kate short for Bob
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They may have had "no choice" but they made that choice not because they didn't have the choice but because that is where they wanted to be. A slight throw of the dice but they set it up a long way back by getting into a position to be in the right phase when the inevitable oscillation occurred. Burling and Tuke did the same thing during the 49ner World Champs. Lose a bit of comparative position and then when that shift arrives grab it.
southseasbill
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The forecasts I'm looking at are marginal. So much for the moderate east/nor east.
Kate short for Bob
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Just before the tack that LR didn't cover. Notice the geography - LR are sailing into the North Head shadow. Notice the 90 difference in wind direction at the gate.
