Mark 3 Penalty incident. Alinghi bears off with starboard rights, but can sail no lower than 90 degrees away from the wind. The grid lines are set at 90 degrees to the wind direction, and if correct show that Alinghi was very close to sailing below this point. There is also the question as to how much more NZL-92 could do to avoid the starboard tacker who had changed course.

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Mark 3 Penalty incident. Alinghi bears off with starboard rights, but can sail no lower than 90 degrees away from the wind. The grid lines are set at 90 degrees to the wind direction, and if correct show that Alinghi was very close to sailing below this point. There is also the question as to how much more NZL-92 could do to avoid the starboard tacker who had changed course.

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Mark 3 Penalty incident. Alinghi bears off with starboard rights, but can sail no lower than 90 degrees away from the wind. The grid lines are set at 90 degrees to the wind direction, and if correct show that Alinghi was very close to sailing below this point. There is also the question as to how much more NZL-92 could do to avoid the starboard tacker who had changed course. photo copyright AmericasCupAnywhere.com www.americascupanywhere.com taken at and featuring the class

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