Oracle sailed a very decent race and showed some serious strengths, but that pre-start aggression was the name of the tune here and that was the end of it. On the third leg I guess they say they were hunting better wind to get in the penalty turn......Whatever the reason, again the failure to cover Alinghi cost them dearly.

Congrats to the Swiss boat......They'll have it tough against NZ. Win or lose, they should provide better than the last Cup final. Personal opinion.....The Kiwis are gonna' be damn hard to beat, but the right boat is challenging.

Spaw