Quite likely the crux of it.Looking at the videos Svea probably did see them as you can see that the main is dumped before the collision, however for whatever reason the genoa was not eased and without it being eased the helmsman would be unable to bear away no matter how much they turned the wheel.
Looking at the videos Svea probably did see them as you can see that the main is dumped before the collision, however for whatever reason the genoa was not eased and without it being eased the helmsman would be unable to bear away no matter how much they turned the wheel.
If Svea was required to keep 50m clear of Velsheda (being WW boat) then she should have been hailing Velsheda for room to clear the STBD boats by 50m??I understand that there is a rule in J class racing that stipulates that boats must keep a certain distance from each other - something like 50 meters in an attempt to avoid this kind of thing.
I wonder if there was a communication breakdown between the bow and cockpit which are about 100 foot apart. It's interesting to watch Velsheda (the video boat) as the bowman's left arm clearly shows he wants the helm to go to windward and this is replicated by the crew standing at the shroud base.
They were last?Velsheda’s crew are probably the best on the planet.
I understand that there is a rule in J class racing that stipulates that boats must keep a certain distance from each other - something like 50 meters in an attempt to avoid this kind of thing.
I wonder if there was a communication breakdown between the bow and cockpit which are about 100 foot apart. It's interesting to watch Velsheda (the video boat) as the bowman's left arm clearly shows he wants the helm to go to windward and this is replicated by the crew standing at the shroud base.
Are you sure they were all being sailed by full pro crews at the time? Not chartered out to bankers?