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Don't want to sound bitter but the Greeks cost their Aussie training partners any hope of a gold with that start.



Not according to the Sailjuice quote from AUS:

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Meanwhile the Aussies had got on to the tail of the Spanish and looked in a position to threaten. However they dropped away again up the final beat, as Darren Bundock explained afterwards: "The mast rotator broke and so we couldn't set the mainsail properly so we were a bit slow up that leg." The Spanish pulled away again and finished ahead of Australia, bagging the gold medal.



SailJuice



So, even if GRE hadn't done the Starboard start, it's not a given the outcome would have been any different.


Mike Dobbs
Tornado CAN 99 "Full Tilt"