Do you really think a semi pro cct is feasable?



The sport is more fun to do than to watch and we don't have all that many people doing it.



Unlikely to get enough watching to justify sponsorship dollars.



You could argue you'd have a better chance of a semi pro cct on 14ft boats. Lower overheads making it more accessable bringing more participants and resulting in better return for the sponsors dollar.

Would that work? No I don't think so .We just don't have enough people interested in the sport.



I don't think there is a chance that beacause a boat is 22 ft long it would make the concept more likely to succeed.

After all the introduction of 49ers displaced the 18ft skiffs on TV (here) and the 49er is only 16ft. The close short course racing on the more agile 49er just made a better spectator sport.

Despite popular belief, bigger does not mean better.



Having said all that, I'd love to see the sport with a higher profile. Nothing would please me more than someone to prove me wrong.