That start was the polar opposite of what I was expecting/hoping for, but was smart by both teams. It's still unbelievable what a turnaround Oracle made, turning their weakness into their strength is a huge understatement.
Karl, thanks for verifying that I wasn't hearing things when Todd said "pole pitching." Obviously, when you speak for so long and fill that kind of air time, you will occasionally mis-speak, but the team was more worried about correcting themselves over saying "champagne" instead of "sparkling wine" and didn't worry about the sailing terminology.
But, I still prefer to listen to Kenny over Jobson, and the end of this race gave me one more reason why. He noted that Jerome Kirby defended on this boat, and his dad Jerry defended back in the 90s. He didn't mention that he sailed with both of them in the VOR, something that Jobson would not be able to restrain himself from interjecting himself into.
