The Semis Via the Numbers
Wind and waves force postponment of racing today. That gives LR some extra prep time.
The numbers tell the story. Keeping asside the data of match 1 which was a lottery, the keys are obvious. Winning start (or at least start on what turns out to be the winning side) + exploit the first shift
on a boat that is fast windward. Or to be more precise on the first beat.
The 5-1 result overstates LR's case. There are still areas for improvement. Leeward, Oracle did better, although they gave up some of that advatage when they adjusted their wings.
It is tack/gybe speed where Oracle was distinctly superior. They maneuvered more (because they were trailing), which is costly. However the deltas show they did not suffer that much. They had more zip to it.
Naturally real data on entrance speed, execution, exit speed and time to ramp up are required to fully comprehend. But practicing duels certainly won't hurt.
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Totale |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
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| Desafío Español | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 |
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| Bmw Oracle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 |
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| Luna Rossa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
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Another race won in the pre-start. Barker, smarting after the last loss, plays things conservative. Jablonski, on the other hand pushes things too far, landing him into a bad position, forcing a tack and a loss of speed all the while TNZ hits the line as it should.
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