Keep it in focus that at the beginning of the series Oracle was simply not ready. They were still developing and climbing the vertical learning curve, and starting with a new wing trimmer. Difference between Oracle and NZ is that it appears that Oracle is never satisfied and constantly pushes the development envelope, where maybe NZ got comfortable or were afraid to try drastic changes. In the end, this is an epic event, close racing, no capsizes, no structural failures, and anything but boring. This is the Cinderella story of all time. The naysayers were surprisingly wrong. There were some hiccups along the way, but Larry got it right. May we never go back to the old format.