OzOne wrote:

On Thu, 6 May 2004 23:35:52 +0100, "Donal"
scribbled thusly:


"Navigator" wrote in message
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Lucky windshift.



They aren't on the first leg. Are you suggesting that they had several
"lucky windshifts"?

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.


And sometimes they don't get by if the line is near...

Cheers