Stewart,

As to your question about non Taipan's being welcomed at the Monsoon cup, I have no doubt that any cats would be welcomed. There were a number of Nacras at the Monsoon Cup this year.

As to the question about the container going via WA, I don't know the answer to that but it would seem not to be very practical. It's probably as far from Sydney to Perth as it is from Sydney to Singapore.

The discussion about containers of boats was actually refering to the international Taipan regatta (or whatever it ends up being called) in March next year. I have heard no mention of a container load of boats heading over for next year's Monsoon Cup. The three Australian crews that sailed there this year used local boats and didn't take their own. There would be no reason of course that you couldn't organise a container from WA to go over for the Monsoon cup. It sounds like a great sailing trip for sure.

Rob.