Have the same been done for other classes? Messing with the starting line in the medal race.. This is not the first time PU oversees a Tornado event, so he knows it is a golden rule to not tack more than you have to. One tack is worth a lot.
The short answer is yes. They want the race as close as possible to the spectators on the breakwall - which when the wind is coming from the south east, takes away a big chunk of the course's left side.
You could almost say that the media considerations spoiled Bundy & Ashby's chance to get a gold, rather than the Greeks.
