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That started out as about 90 degrees true and moved to "close hauled", they then headed-off -- but it doesn't look deep?
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My take-away from what you were describling, Larry (which I thought was illuminating to me), really didn't exactly fit that circumstance.
They never got to the stage where they could get deep. They did conceptually what you suggested, Larry.
In my opinion, the boats' designs are just too extreme (a/k/a one-trick-ponies, with limited range).
Regardless, they could have reduced the forward thrust by easing the main and (maybe the jib), couldn't they?
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- By now most have seen the ORACLE crosing the Line of Death.
- Some needs to be prepared to ease the main
- As Spithill put it, you have to find your limits.
- Yup -- they stuffed the bows
- That's such a staggering design flaw.
- That started out as about 90 degrees true and moved to "close hauled", they then headed-off -- but it doesn't look deep?
- That's such a staggering design flaw.
