Good for them for taking the penalty turn! Very sportsmen like.
Here`s what I think : Alinghi finished first and then did the penalty to do one of several possible things : - See what the real time difference was between them, OR - File for redress and claim the they were not in the wrong, protest BMWO for the startline incident. By finishing before doing the penalty, they are basically saying they are not admitting guilt. Guess which option I think they are going with, based on their "sportsmanlike" behaviour in the past.
I concur, sounds par for the course.
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The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
