The question implies that the Inter 20 was built with the Worrell 1000 in mind. Is that really the case?
While the Worrell 1000 is a great race, it remains an armchair adventure for most of us and I don't see how we can let an annual distance race up the east coast become the event that defines what we sail around the buoys (or otherwise). After all, we don't see a run of monohull sailors unloading their J boats, etc. to go out and get the latest Volvo Ocean 60, do we?