I've got to admit, after seeing the LV series I was a little concerned that the naysayers may have been correct about match racing on catamarans. Thankfully, the ebb tide leveling out the race course coupled with Oracle figuring out how to tack better have made a real race out of this thing. The high speed and physicality are intense and I about capsized my recliner twice over the weekend I was hiking so hard. That was pretty exhilarating to watch and even if NZ takes the cup home, they'll have a hard time convincing the world that this wasn't a pretty awesome concept.