This is a subject that has been on my mind for awhile. The America’s Cup has developed racing rules for the Cup. They may create “flow” to the racing; for those who are not sailors and for Television. For me, it is tangential to the idea that sailing is developing into two separate and distinct classes. Professional and Amateur. It is a subject that has been discussed in earlier posts. This link to Matt Knowles blog discusses the subject with insight and clarity.
We may be watching the evolution of the sport before our eyes. So far I have seen no reaction.