OK, back to my question about tactics; why did Alinghi not stick it to BMWO when they had the chance, at the cross going up to the pin? I would have made them tack, then pushed them waaayyy out past the layline, then tacked and ran away to the pin. It's worked for me many times in fleet racing, why would you let the only other boat in the race get by you, on port?? What were they thinking?