To me, the LAC/ICCT lost its 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
That is a very good point, which I just brought up in my household the other night. The sailors in the ICCT championship are well known, by name and by reputation. Whereas many of the C-Class sailors are not as well known.
The sailors in the small boats are racing constantly. We have not heard anything about Duncan MacLane for the past eight years. And are we familiar with the names of the British and Australian sailors, except for Gavin Colby?
So is the Little America's Cup (C-Class version) more about the boat than about the sailors?
And is the ICCT version more about the sailors than about the boat?
As others have said, I think they are both great events, but maybe for different reasons.
