Mary,
I dont know what the arrangement was between Bimare and Mike Worrell, but purpose build HT's were shipped to the US for the Worrell. These boats were beefed up specifically for the race. The press release said that Bimare had nothing to do with the event being cancelled. I believe that Bimare was acting in good faith and sent a couple of containers full of HT's and then Mike cancelled. The boats were later used for the Alter Cup and the ICCT. I think sail #25-45 are the Worrell built boats.
Bill Vining
I thought I remembered some time prior to the event being formally cancelled that there was a lot of concern because the Bimare boats had not yet left Italy and it was going to be nearly impossible to get them to Florida in time.
