This is a very old and tired argument. There is nothing wrong with "normal" cat sailors racing for prize money, the problem isn't in the concept, the problem is, and has always been that "normal" races between cats has never been able to attract anyone/business to put up any reasonable and ongoing money for "cash prizes" other than the occasional sporadic small amount in the short term. There just isn’t the return on the investment. Many people have tried over the years to organise “cash prize money” races at the “off the beach” level, and none have ever been able to “go the distance”.