From another thoughtful Matthew Sheahan story, today on the Yachting World website:

Of course that's not Chris Dickson 's view, his comments about the team's radical boat make it clear that he believes that there's plenty more golf in the hole so to speak. A radical boat that will accelerate like a multihull and turn like a figure skater suggests that there is more to be learned. Their jumper-less rig was aboard USA-87 for the fleet racing Act and while it would be difficult to attribute their poorer showing in this Act than the previous one to the rig, something was clearly up in the fleet racing for them to prise out a fourth overall.

But America's Cup racing would be nowhere without conspiracy theories and surely this Act will end with the most obvious. None of the big three wanted to be in front of Alinghi. When it comes to the big boys, fleet racing benefits Alinghi more than anyone else, leaving little reason for the Kiwis and the rest to show their hands, even when teased by Alinghi.

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Photo courtesy of Alinghi's team photog (for a change), Thierry Martinez.