I agree with Cougar. The Kiwis had a potential winner. The slipstream effect, or rather backdraft, of the hula became clear in the first race against Alinghi. Again, the spectator fleet influence, best illustrated by the well-known Swedish expression, “To cast oil on the waves” was forgotten. Thus, it is a surface behavior. The Victory Challange boss Mats Johansson tested this behavior on a series of boats. Needless to say, he did not found working properly.
Regards,
Booster