It looked to me like Jimmy was pinching, and Dean was footing. Their speeds were about 2kts apart, going up that beat but you saw Oracle pointing a little higher, going slower.

Of course, when you are out in front in a two boat race, you would want to foot down to cover your opponent, which is exactly what Barker was doing, and tacked right on top of them.

Still, it was great to see some very good, fast, close racing for the first 3 legs!


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