Originally Posted by Isotope42
Originally Posted by PTP
... you can look from above at Greencom and see what happened

Well, the VirtualEye replay doesn't exactly match the on-boat video, so I'm a little suspect of the sensor data. For instance, VirtualEye shows Aleph turning up into GreenComm and hitting her starboard hull broadside rather then bearing away and catching the inside of her port hull at the rudder post.

What VE does indicate, however, is that GreenComm tried to tack from port to starboard, but went into irons before completing her tack. She then drifted backwards onto port tack again in front of Aleph. GreenComm was moving forward just before contact so she was either on port tack (if she achieved a close-hauled courese), or still tacking (if she was moving forward but above close-hauled). In either case, GreenComm was the keep-clear boat.

At least, that's what the ROW would be if the America's Cup Series was run under the Racing Rules of Sailing - which I don't believe is so.

Regards,
Eric

If you watch further though, you will see Artemis (not Aleph) is the one that hits GC's inner port stern. GC got beat up by 2 boats pretty quickly (only one of which was really GC's "fault"). Aleph hits GC's starboard hull, and then Aleph sails away. GC then tacks in front of Artemis and fouls Artemis. Artemis then fouls GC by running into them from astern

Last edited by PTP; 09/19/11 11:07 PM.