BTW, Leslie has pointed out to me that I may have unwittingly left out a piece of information some may consider important here. Donations and sponsorships along with monies from the USOC are the only sources of funding that the Olympic team receives. So the decision to favor the multihulls on the basis that they are more likely to attract donations should be seen in that light.

That said, I don't believe this provides any justification whatsoever for disenfranchising an entire discipline, nor for the lack of transparency in the process.