The problem is that the "no-holds barred" open development stuff is that it has been resulting in a runaway win. Booth and gang have really hit on something with the Extreme 40 catamaran class by having the racing up close and personal. The competition is also very close (as one would expect with a one-design class). I don't think we will ever see the AC would ever go to something like this format...but I think that something like the Extreme 40's could easily build their own championship that could be comparable - but I think we'll see it continue along the lines of sponsorship (ala "Team Motorola", "Team Hillfiger", etc.) instead of country allegiance (this would be really neat though).