no.... it gives NZL two practice races to try out their stuff against Oracles best shot. If they bank a win.... they are on their way 1 to zip... if NZL loses.... the score remains... zero zero.
Clever penalty!
Yup. It will (hopefully) extend the series if Oracle comes out winning. Since it is a best of 17 series, it would stop with 9 wins. Oracle now needs 11 wins to take it. NZL needs 9. Oracle is racing for zeros in the first two races. The best they can do is keep the score at zero.
The read through the decision was interesting and I can see the level of wrong doing given ETNZ's report about kingpost length and how it relates to head stay tension...it could be a significant mod. I still think the penalty is a bit harsh, but in the end, I don't think it's going to matter. One team is going to have a clear advantage and the other team is going to have a hard time keeping them from scoring bullet after bullet.
