Sponsors don't care if you win they just want good coverage and a professional looking team that represents them.
Dave,
I don't remember bringing up anything with regard to sponsors. I remember saying how much money I have personally poured into getting myself and my boat ready for the race. Let me get this straight. The reason TVS went "all in" this year is because we want this race to survive and flourish. We felt that by bringing the amount of boats that we're bringing and by offering to handle logistics for new and foreign teams, that we could do our part as participants to ensure this race continues.
You can just go buy a first place trophy and save a lot of money.
I'm not in it for the trophy. I think the ongoing joke is that nobody is really in this race for the trophy. And while you might be scared to think of the money you've spent on sailing, I bet you wouldn't even spend THIS MUCH money on system that you feel is broken - which handicap would be.
