There was a piece on the upcoming race on PBS last night. Seems the promoters had high hopes of many of these boats racing but the economy pushed it back to 4 or 5. I think the idea to make it accessible for viewing is a great one. And these big cats are spectacular to watch I'd bet. It all has little to do with sailing, which for the non sailor, is like watching grass grow(I've had many of them tell me that). This on the other hand, has more the excitement of multiple flaming car crashes which is mainstream entertainment(Nascar).