"There is no second, your Majesty."

Whew, I'm having a hard time getting my head around the new Louis Vuitton Cup point scheme. Basically it comes down to 12 acts of increasing importance before the real LVC in 2007 and you've got some point based incentive for winning in the races. Hopefully I'll get a better explanation soon. What it really comes down to is that I want an Alinghi shirt, but its gonna be double-ass expensive to get one. (Maybe they'll actually deliver it in the boat) This is perhaps as close as I've come to choosing a team I want to win a sporting event as I've ever come. Which is kinda sad cause I'm not sure they will.

Also check this out:

After the 1881 Cup match, the New York Yacht Club officially returned the Cup to George L. Schuyler, the sole surviving member of the syndicate that owned "America" to rewrite the deed to discourage inland-based, Canadian yacht clubs from challenging the Cup. The New York Yacht Club was disappointed with the lack of competition and the poor build of the yachts of the Canadian challenges of 1876 and 1881.

Haha, its like changing the rules to the game in your backyard so that creepy kid from across the street can't play.

32nd America's Cup Official Website
America's Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alinghi - Racing All The Way To 2007