Yep, that was what I was told back in the days of Playstations participation in the race and Fossets "round the world but not Jules Verne certified" record. First failed to finish and the second was put back in his place by the French only months later. Almost to the letter of what I had predicted months earlier.

To me BMW-Oracle is just another obscenely rich syndicate that thinks that you can just outspend your competition and expect to come out on top. To me, that is not interesting.

Explains a large part of my disinterest in the AC as well but that is another topic.

I'll be routing for the least moneyed syndicate that has be creative and balanced in their approach to the event (and checkbook).

And I really don't care what you guys all think of that.

Wouter