Gogarty wrote:
Unless you get BBC News you would never know it.

Well, those who listen to NPR ("liberal mouthpiece radio" according to
some) get a nice BBC account of the world.

... The Beeb gave about half
its evening news yesterday to this and it was very, very interesting.
That boat really moves!

Heck yeah!
It's an astonishing mix of technology & skill. Hard to say how much
faster these types of boats can get.

... But so far as I know, there was not a word on any
other news program or channel. Haven't checked this morning's paper yet
but if there is more than a short paragraph I will be surprised.


The U.S. pretty much ignores the sport of sailing. Even the America's
Cup barely gets a small blip in the popular media. I don't know why, in
many places it's very popular.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King