Mary

I think you asked if it was possible and I was pointing out that it could be. The teams had to pay the entry fee by a certain date to enter the race. Yes maybe he had to pay some money for the boats wich cost $12,000 at the time less than the I20 that was used before. When the I20's were used as charter boats you paid a charter fee and the boats were taken by different dealers and sold after the race. I don't think the insurance was that much. I don't think the boats are abused but well cared for because the teams want to win so they spend hours and hours getting them prepared and tricked out. I would rather own a worrell boat or a racers boat than a weekend sailor or boat sitting on the beach all the time. I still see old Worrell I20's on the race course doing very well after sailing a couple 1000 miles.