To me, the important thing is NOT who has the most records or what country has the best sailors.

The most important thing is what country has done the most to bring big-multihull racing into the world spotlight. And I think that is definitely France.

Even years ago when they first had a Formula 40 circuit over there, we were told there were huge numbers of spectators at the races in France, the French sailors were considered sports superstars, and people actually asked for their autographs.

This kind of excitement about multihull racing is what other countries should be striving for. And we should be trying to find out how it happened in France, so we can generate more excitement, too. It sure does not happen in the United States.