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   Anyone else wondering whether Ben should be doing the tactics and someone else (skif/cat/moth) be doing the driving.....?

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ColH Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 11 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 242	Post Options Post Reply Quote ColH Report Post Quote Reply Topic: BAR personnel Posted: 01 Jun 17 at 8:18pm
	Anyone else wondering whether Ben should be doing the tactics and someone else (skif/cat/moth) be doing the driving.....?

Noah Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 29 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 610	Post Options Post Reply Quote Noah Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 17 at 9:02pm
	That thought did occur to me, then I recalled he won the ACWS while driving so I think and hope he's in the right spot. They seem to have difficulty setting the boat up for differing wind strengths. Fortunately, tonight, FRA were worse, but NZL took BAR apart.
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423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3384	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 17 at 10:55pm
	You would have thought rigging issues would have been sorted out well before main event, that he seems to be an adjustment behind other boats.

Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 17 at 11:23pm
	Who trims the foils? That's seems the weakest part. They beat NZ to the first mark, but splash down too often when turning.

rich96 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 20 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 596	Post Options Post Reply Quote rich96 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 17 at 7:58am
	It does seem that all of the other teams have a specialist helm Cant really imagine Ben giving the helm over to anyone else though

davidyacht Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1330	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidyacht Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 17 at 8:34am
	Boatspeed makes you a tactical genius... no boatspeed makes (even Ben) look like an idiot. Our observation is that our grinders seem to be spinning slower and less smoothly than everyone else, and by yesterday's performance they need bigger and more stall tolerant foils
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Notl Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Post Options Post Reply Quote Notl Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 17 at 9:29am
	NZ were sailing 50percent faster than BAR. That is what happened. Light wind sailing is a skill and art developed by years of experience doing it. I sailed many light wind races in wind speeds below force 1. Great fun especially being able to sail twice the speed of the rest of the fleet. Ben needs some experienced light wind inland sailors to help him out. When the winds are light you need to know all the secrets.

FreshScum Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 27 Apr 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 99	Post Options Post Reply Quote FreshScum Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 17 at 2:00pm
	So,,,,what actually happened... there was a breakage and the foil in the starboard hull wasn't able to be adjusted during the first gybe against ETNZ. In order to be able to sail in the race against Groupama Team France they needed to make repairs. In order to have enough time to do that, they retired. Arguably they should have retired against Softbank Team Japan. The damage that was found to have occurred at the end of the race almost ended their campaign.