John,
Nobody said anything about disdain or discomfort.

Twenty years ago when the Multihull Council was first formed, it was a great step forward for multihulls as a completely nonpartisan body to represent ALL multihulls. So when the perpetual trophy was created for the U.S. Multihull Sailing Championship, I thought it was inappropriate for it to be named for someone who is so totally identified with one brand of multihull. It's as simple as that.