Do they use "Borrowed Boats" in all of those? I think they do. I've got no problem with using borrowed boats, as long as they are insured, but then you get into the "tuning and condition" debate, ie. are all the boats equal in speed? And would you still rotate the boats, or just get twice as many and let each team tweak their boat to their weight? Maybe spring for a new mainsail for each team, to be given to the boat donator, or sold cheap?

And I was not at all being sarcastic in my earlier post about getting a big name sponsor to back it. I just didn't realize there were already 'rules' about who can and cannot sponsor US Sailing events.

I have zero interest in racing for the Alter Cup, I'm not 'qualified' in any case and never will be, but I WOULD show up to a massive Beach Party type regatta, all classes, then take the winners and let them slug it out on a 'chosen' class boat after the big beach party regatta.

Before I send an email to Jimmy Buffet, (or any other big name sponsor) I've got to have something to offer them for their money, ie. fill up his beach front hotel with -paying- Catamaran sailors for a weekend.

Look at Key West Race Week, see who and how they do it (and I know they had a lot of trouble last year getting a big name sponsor) and do it that way...or like the Heineken regatta, or the Mount Gay regatta.

How come only the Monohulls seem to be able to do it?