America's Cup

scap114

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Any thoughts on the finals of the LV Cup? Did Luna Rossa become to conservative after beating BMW? I thought Luna could have used the committee boat better ( as a pick) on the start of race 4 (or was it 3) when she drove NZ to the right above the line but circled down under the line letting NZ follow her. If she forced NZ around the comittee boat she would have had a huge margin at the start. In the same race she also did not cover NZ and let NZ take the left and NZ caught the shift and took the lead. If she covered NZ could she had held the lead? In the fifth (and final) race again she did not cover, but tacked back on the second cross. Could Luna have driven NZ to the left layline and had NZ follow her to the mark, in dirty air, of do you think the cross would have been close enough to let NZ get a 'safe leeward' position on her. Being down 4-0, I think Luna was not agressive enough.
NZ or Alinghi for the cup? any thoughts?
 

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