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They need the equivalent of NASCAR roof flaps
In Response To: Nascar on the water ()
When the boat decelerates quickly automatically deploy a drogue to keep the stern down. Considering how many of the AC45s have pitch poled it seems likely this isn't the last AC72 that will self destruct.
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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.
