Still tied half way through.... WOW.

Plus's for a winner take all... single selection event.

1)... Performance under the gun.... Just like the Olympics.
The key is performance under pressure... The winner will have more experience in this game then competitors from around the world.


2) Cost... A US competitor who doesn't have the cash to compete in Europe STILL has a shot at outsailing the well funded team in the domestic US Trial regatta.

Disadvantage...
The number two or three team ... COULD catch lightening in the bottle for the two weeks of the trials... never again to come close to this performance. So... unlike figure skating where the number three girl can win a gold, Sailing gets one slot... your Countries best chance is to send the guy who is consistently top ranked.



The Olympic sailing pool in the USA is small in all classes... The top two teams are actually match racing around a course with moving obstructions. Hardly like an olympic regatta with 18 boats.

Will US Sailing screw with the results... will they be tempted to take the experienced number two finishers and say.... WELL.... We REALLY THINK we have the best chance with number 2... not number 1... So... chance for all out legal war...

What else?

Wed is the scheduled lay day... I suspect everyone is going through the boats with a fine tooth comb looking for things that need attention... an equipement failure now would be devestating. Johnny and Charlie have done this before... this is Hunter's first real taste of this kind of pressure... WOW!