I really believe they just want you to believe they might have been serious to make the story just a little more dramatic. I equate them to bunch of drunk sailors sitting at a bar going "hell yeah we could!".
Right. And I equate you to an bitter old man shouting "get off my lawn, kid!"
We can't find out how serious it is, because they refused to accept us despite SAYC's being more established and qualified than the Challenger of Record. Since announcing our challenge, we have received an incredible amount of support from professionals of every type - from PR executives to composites engineers. Anarchy Challenge will continue to try to bring the power of the internet to the most archaic sporting event in history.