OzOne wrote in message ...
On Thu, 6 May 2004 23:35:52 +0100, "Donal"
scribbled thusly:


My personal experience is that the boat in first place has his sails
trimmed
correctly. Is it different in NZ?


Just to put a finer point on it,
I have seen many races where a boat will fly to the top mark and round
first either by pure boat speed of that lucky shift only to be
completely swamped when the following fleet consumes her air leaving
her floundering as they cruise on by.


I agree! However, in this case, I believe that Doug went on to win the
race.




Regards


Donal
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