I think you need to look at the America's Cup competition to see what happens when you allow unlimited amounts of money into the sport. I know there is no "Cash Prize" but the winners get millions in endorsement money and job offers, might as well be a cash prize. Of course to be an A/C winner you must invest millions of dollars then commit to a 3 yr., full time, every day racing campaign, oh, and be able to buy the best designers, boats, crew and skippers. That's what would happen, on a smaller scale, if there were substatial cash prizes. You would lose the fun, it would become a business.

The free beer is incentive enough for me. Please, let's keep the cut-throats out of small boat racing.