In his book, The Race, Tim Zimmermann quotes Joseph Conrad at the beginning of the chapter titled "A New Breed of Cat".

[color:"green"]"I suspect that . . . the love of the sea, to which some men and nations confess so readily, is a complex sentiment wherein pride enters for much, necessity not a little, and the love of ships -- the untiring servants of our hopes and our self-esteem -- for the best and most genuine part."[/color]

I can't help but think of those words as I read the posts regarding the revival of the Little America's Cup. What is the primary attraction? The boat? The sailor?