Near the end of their run when it was becoming clear that they were going to break the record, Steve Fossett's organization attempted to renegotiate with the JV folks - saying that they would pay the same entry fee as everyone else. They were also arguing that it would seriously devalue the JV Trophy if it were no longer unified with the RTW record. The JV committee wouldn't budge. Steve Fossett gathered his crew onboard and put the question to them. They were given the option to have a ratified RTW record and $30k JV trophy or a ratified RTW and a $30k party when they finished.....they don't have the trophy.

Now, one can assume, that Bruno has a special desire to repair the symmetry between the JV trophy and the RTW record. They certainly have the boat that can do it and were serious (****) enough to only take enough food onboard with which to do so.