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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
    • That's how I avoided it on a Beach Cat...
      • Fundamentally - The problem is that they are limited, somewhat more than one-trick-ponies
  • As Spithill put it, you have to find your limits.
    • I guess they did. The whole contraption broke up.
  • Yup -- they stuffed the bows
    • That's such a staggering design flaw.
      • Optimized for controlled conditions
        • What do you mean by controlled conditions Larry?
          • I meant limited conditions
    • That started out as about 90 degrees true and moved to "close hauled", they then headed-off -- but it doesn't look deep?
      • Good question -- don't know
      • The wind would swing aft very quickly
        • Nascar on the water
          • Something needs work. If nothing else, pitchpoling slows you down,....
            • Especially pitchpoles that cost a few million $ to recover from
          • They need the equivalent of NASCAR roof flaps
      • I don't think they can "ease" that wing much at all...
        • We know they're not cruising boats. The issue if are they practical ON the racecourse.
          • The definition of "practical" on the race course is a win...
        • Along those lines