Nav
scribbled thusly:
It was very sad indeed. To have banked their defense so heavily on
lighter winds was not a good call.



Oz wrote:
Actually I think it was a case of lack of testing.

Well, Team NZ said all along in the build-up to the match, that they had
invested more heavily in design and did not have the resources to spend
on on-water tuning. If they had increased their actual sailing time by
maybe 50% they would have had much more chance. It was a question of
having priorities in the wrong place.

BTW I wonder what figure is, dollars per hour, for sailing one of these
boats... not including initial design & building costs. I'm sure that in
heavier winds it gets more expensive, too.

FWIW I don't think Jochen Schumann got nearly enough credit for managing
Alinghi to their win. He is one of the greatest sailor of this
generation IMHO

Fresh Breezes- Doug King