Even if it is sailed on cats, it will be so remote from what we all do that the general public will not see any comparison.
It could even back-fire in the way that cat sailing is done by a lot of guys that think they are more important than they are and that money/politics wins races!
The cat that did sail in the Americas cup was pretty much labeled a cheat and not a proper racing boat in many circles.
I was going to compare this to the VX40 racing that is going on in Europe but we are beginning to see cat sailors crossing over and even VX40s lining up against F18s on start lines. Much to the VX40 fleet's credit.
[I know, its not called VX40 now is it]
I don't know that I agree with that. The 1988 AC was viewed as unfair because it was. They were two uneven boats racing against each other and it was a wash but the negativity had very little to do with the fact that one of them was a catamaran. In this case (hopefully), we should see two similar breeds go up against each other and could see some pretty dramatic high-speed racing.
