The real question is wither they (Mapfre) were going to split. Its probably the last best big chance that have to gain leverage... tack with them and the'll probably lose the drag-race home with 20nm to make up. But the others probably tacked as well, which forced their hand. At some points its better to secure at least 2nd and not roll the dice.OK. So what would we do? Vestus will be sailing a closer, slower angle until the wind becomes more of a reach on the rhumline. The others can sail faster but away from the finish. At some point NE of their position on the graphic they will get to jibe and head for the finish reaching. But they will sail extra distance and to go east may need to sail a close angle anyway. I think they have to cover.
Do time deltas make any difference in scoring?
100% correct. I'm sure they wished someone would have. But they got to a certain point... and Charlie and SiFi had to make the call to go first, and hope the others followed and didn't split.So, fully admitting to not being the world's greatest tactician, why would Vestas have tacked first? If the fleet hadn't followed wouldn't they be at risk of losing out from the split? Why not stay between the fleet and the finish line until someone else tacked first?
I've become pretty disenchanted with the politics that surround racing these days. That is the main reason why I choose not to race in sanctioned events anymore. You may still find me on a mark boat from time to time, but I don't even want to be on most signal boats anymore. I will not be a P.R.O. I still love the sport. I just have no appetite for the politics.In a pure bull$hit move, the race director
JD You must not have been following the race very closely. The tacked because the center of rotation went past them, and they were being headed. They tacked when the opposite tack would take them to the finish. They were the first because they were headed first. They sailed at close hauled in a persistent lift for maybe an hour before they hit the lay line and start cracking off to a reach.100% correct. I'm sure they wished someone would have. But they got to a certain point... and Charlie and SiFi had to make the call to go first, and hope the others followed and didn't split.
Scallywags's headsail is old news and happened in leg 1. The halyard swivel pin popped out and was quickly repaired.Scallywag loses a head sail:
That was during the first leg to Lisbon.Scallywag loses a head sail:
High- point scoring. With 7 boats, 7 points down to 1 for each place. 1 bonus point for the each leg win.So for leg two, Mapfre, DongFeng and Vestus. So Mapfre has a first and second. DongFeng a third and second. And Vests and first and third. I don't know about the weighting system and there isn't much on the website about it. Maybe in the daily updates but I usually can't find the time to watch them - considering 80% of the broadcast is fluff. Anyway, those three boats are making it interesting. I think Mapfre went most west off of SA. I then lost touch due to a health problem in my family. Did the west position payoff? I note they won by about 4 hours so that was quite a lead considering most of the first two legs.
I'm interested. Thank you for your report.If anyone is still following this Mapfre has passed Dong Feng with around 1600 nm to go.