The Alinghi team owner Ernesto said in an interview that he will sail the boat himself. If you had a $100m boat wouldn't you want to drive it yourself too?
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"