The way I see it, they want it to be match racing on equal-but-not-really-equal boats. They still want to be able to buy speed.

The thing is, they know it's good for publicity (and sponsor money) to have as many teams as possible, and for the racing to be close. The last cup on monohulls was considered by many to be the best ever because of how close the finishes were.

I didn't say it made sense...

Mike