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To: RocketMan who wrote (39)2/7/2000 1:18:00 PM
From: Kona  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 47
 
Painful as it is I have to agree with everything you say. Race 4 was the biggest blunder of the series and I felt it was over for us at the time. I was watching the race on live2d and when he let them get separation I was stunned and got the sinking feeling way before Prada closed.

I too was amazed that we got back in the game. I also thought that he had Prada under control in the first beat in race 8 and should have pushed them out further to the lay line but he tacked too early. However I doubt he could have held on to a 2 or 3 length lead as De Angelis consistently outsailed him. Cayard admits he sailed worse this time round and attributes that to trying to do too much. Running the whole campaign and driving absurd.

I am rooting for Prada in the finals. Making us wait 5 years was an unpardonable sin by the Kiwis, I hope they get buried.



To: RocketMan who wrote (39)2/8/2000 8:39:00 PM
From: Druss  Respond to of 47
 
Rocketman--I pick Prada 5-0.
My heart is with the Kiwis but my money on Prada. Prada was the winner of very tough competition. I suspect it will not be that close. My guess is Prada will sail faster and closer to the wind upwind and faster downwind. I think to win, the Kiwis will have to steal starts and cover like fiends to hold them off.
Look for Prada to be generally sharper as a crew too. The race experience matters and matters a lot.
All the Best
Druss