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.
Did you read today's Scuttlebutt? Ian Murry said pretty much the same thing, and that the AC 45's is where it should have stayed, for the AC, with many more challengers, it would have been much more 'fun' to watch, vs. one broken boat vs. another nearly broken boat, each taking turns sailing alone.
I don't think LE wanted too many other challengers though, too much chance of losing the cup! Right now, he's about the only one who can afford to race for it!
