Thought it was the second?

Mike

The bigger jib today really helped, but now, between races, they are taking it off for a smaller jib. The wind is building a little but if the bigger jib is working, helping them foil upwind, why change it??

Is the ebb difference of what, 2kts, going to increase their apparent wind that much? The forecast true wind is supposed to go from 17 to 21...? That's 4kts, plus the ebb of 2, total of 6 more knots of apparent wind, I guess that's enough to justify the smaller jib.

Have they won with the smaller jib?

Maybe it's showmanship, and they're hoping to push for a wind AP?

Mike

It would be funny if they were bluffing and put the same jib back on.

race 13, current 2.7 kt ebb, 20.3 kt wind limit

Wind 260 at 15.5 knots, 17.6 knots peak

Race 12 Stats

HA!!! Just saw Jeremy in the backround on shore!

Wind 250 at 19.5 kts, 20.8 kts peak

Race delayed wind limit

Blow, baby, blow...

Got a wind limit hold. Not cancelled yet but......

yeah, but its just going to build

Wind 245 at 20.2 kts, 22.1 kts peak

I think the wind limits are in Oracle's favour at the moment, they get faster every day.

Oracle raced their own race upwind, sail fast, set up for one less tack. Bravo to Ainslie and team. Seemed like a smart play.

What's the fat lady doing?

Wind 240 at 19.9 kts, 21.7 kts peak

DAMMIT!! I've got to go back to Dubai tomorrow, I'll miss the next 4 days of racing. Seems like until the moon phase changes and the ebb subsides, they'll only get in one race per day, unless they decide to start earlier in the day on Friday or Saturday.

Good luck Oracle.

Wind 240 at 18.1 kts, 20.6 kts peak

Doesn't Larry own the moon? Why is he not doing something about this?