Yes a "Cunningham" went to UK for Olympic trials. BUT it wasn't a "builders" boat but a privateer, who in his wisdom decided to take the slower low aspect rig. The T was a tortured ply design the Quest was glass bottom with ply sides. The thinking was the T could be home built the Quest could not. So the T was selected and all is history. However when Bruce was sailing the quest he apparently spend many happy hours scalping the local Ts.

Now the thinking (or lack of) is the Olympic boats should be smod...