Now I`m confused, and can only assume the nickname was given to the event some time after 1976, and then probably by an American journalist, since it took the US 13 attempts to win it from the Australians, who held the Cup for 3 years after beating Denmark.
So my thinking is that it should have been called the Little British Cup, since they were the longest continuous holders of the cup, and have to this date held the Cup more times than any other team, at 8 in a row.
The Auzzies & the US have held it 6 times each, so perhaps the ICCT is a much better name for it.
I don`t think a comparison can even be made as to which class is the pinnacle of catamaran design.

To me, the LAC/ICCT lost it`s spark when it became a one-design match-racing regatta, and I`m glad the C-class guys have stepped up to the plate again. I think both are great for cat-sailing, the newer format seems to attract world-class sailors whose names we all seem to know, the only disadvantage of the C-class event is that, outside of C-class themselves, most I`ve not heard of with the exception of Gavin Colby. The other sailors may be top-class sailors, but they seem so involved in developing the boats that we don`t see their names at other class events ie Worlds / Olympics, so it`s hard to guage the level of competition.

Either way, in a perfect world, I`d get to be on a spectator boat for both.

Cheers
Steve