Look what Bill Koch did in 1992 with his wallet wide open. And to think that less than two months ago this guy and his mates were parading through Auckland before a hundred thousand plus cheering countrymen. With all the money made and America's Cup branding rights granted, there should have been enough left-over so that guys who actually sailed NZL 60 would have received more than what I pay the guy who washes my boat. The Americas Cup is about money and power. The Corinthian ways of the past are great for amateur yachting, not the Americas Cup.
Lets take off the gloves, stop being so nice and bring the Cup back where it belongs.
From Skip Coggin - Let's leave the America's Cup as it was, competed for by nationals of each country. I personally feel that its OK to share technology from country to country, to keep the races competitive and worldwide interest high. When it becomes a money competition only, with no national identity or integrity, it becomes just another race for another trophy. That would be a shame and a loss for the worldwide sailing community. This classic singlehanded race, the father of all singlehanded events, links the old world with the new, taking the fleet to a finish-line off Newport, Rhode Island, the mythical American sailing centre, some 2800 miles from the start line off Plymouth Breakwater in the West of England.