Originally Posted by Jake
Originally Posted by mummp
Interestingly, the Italian boat sailed 1376 meters (0.74 nautical miles) further than the New Zealand boat over the length of the race, and most of this extra distance came on the upwind legs.

Interesting stuff indeed.

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Wow! That's some pointing difference.


Look at the difference in the downwind leg distance sailed and times compared to the upwind distance/times. Amazing.

Philip
USA #1006