And there is another Big Cat fleet building somewhere, I think it was Paul Cayard and Russ Couts who are trying to put together a fleet of 70 foot cats for a racing circuit similar to the Volvo VX40's.

It's taken a long time but it seems like the top Mono racers are finally starting to realize dragging around thousands of pounds of lead is not the way to go fast.

Can you imagine where sailboat developement would be today if the Hershoff Cat were not banned by the NYYC 100 years ago, after it smoked the fleet way back then? And I'm sure you all remember the 1988 America's Cup when Connor smoked Fay's 140' ultra-light sled with a little 60' cat.

Well, it's about time. New Century, New Boats!