I had a coworker lament about the current format. He doesn't know much about sailing but has watched some America's Cup sailing in the past. He came across it on the TV schedule so he dialed it up. Even though he's engineer-esque, the advanced technology was lost on him because he doesn't have a basis for comparison. From his perspective, the racing is boring - there are no sail changes, no spin poles breaking, and it's a one pony show. I tried my argument for the incredible technology and even dialed up a video of the NZ stuffing the other day. It was an opinion that I couldn't counter. Nope, not interested.
I thought it was an interesting (and probably a quite common) outsider opinion.
Hate to say it but I'm in your coworkers camp on this one. It has been a one boat race and there is only so many times you can watch a boat do the same thing alone. There is no pre start engagment and it's follow the leader after that. The 45's was the event to watch, the LV has been a yawn.
"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"
