Interesting race yesterday...that was awesome. Interesting note I took away from that is how crucial the timing of the wing popping over is to a good tack. I'm not sure Oracle is mechanically slower upwind - I'm pretty sure it's all about the process and they're starting to get it figured out. I'm not sure they can really drill these tacks down much better with the daggerboard pitch controls also handled by the helmsman on his wheel, but they're getting better. Watch the replay of NZ's tack and look how fast they were still going when they went through the wind. They got up on the foils in the middle of the turn and if the wing popped over, it looks like they would have had a very fast tack. Even the pros still have a lot to figure out about how to make these boats fast. I think Oracle has a chance if they can keep learning.