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ISAF Excludes Men's Keelboat for 2016
By Bill Allen , ISCYRA President
Nov 15, 2010, 21:58

At the recent International Sailing Federation Annual Conference in Athens, Council voted to accept a slate of events that does not include a men’s keelboat. In a 19-16 vote, a 10 event slate was tentatively approved encompassing:
• Men’s and women’s sail boards or kite boards
• Men’s and women’s 1-person dinghy
• Men’s and women’s 2-person skiffs
• Mixed 2-person dinghy
• Mixed 2-person multihull
• Men’s heavyweight dinghy
• Women’s keelboat

A final vote to confirm these events will be taken in May, 2011 at the ISAF mid-year meeting. The Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, mixed 470, and Elliott 6m were approved as equipment for their respective events. The remaining equipment (classes) will be selected based on “evaluation trials”.

This slate of events was recommended by the Events Committee, which considered a list of events, including keelboats, developed by the ISAF Olympic Commission. From the discussion during the week in Athens, it was clear that the Olympic Commission and many Council representatives wanted to move toward increasing the number of high speed sport boats for better television and Internet coverage.

The Star class fully supports the ISAF decision-making process and the eventual outcome. We understand and appreciate many of the challenges ISAF faces in making our sport more attractive to the media and we believe the Star can make unique and valuable contributions in this area.

The Class had a strong delegation in Athens to argue the benefits of keelboats as athletic sport boats and their value to media presentation. Star Class Vice Commodore Harry Adler from 2016 Olympic host Brazil (and also first sponsor of the Grael brothers, father of two olympic medalists in Star and Soling, former council member, etc.), International Vice President Claude Bonanni, Executive Director Barbara Vosbury, Athletes representative Mark Reynolds, and Class measurer John Koopman spent long hours discussing our great class with ISAF attendees.

There are two arguments that seem most compelling. First and foremost, keelboats are where many of the heroes of our sport compete. Star Class champions are among the most recognizable names, and excluding them from Olympic competition is denying the media the established stars of the sport. Second, one of the objectives of the Olympic Commission is to have “diversity of physiques;” yet all of the other boats have very narrow weight ranges. Other than the Finn, all male competitors need to be less than 85 kilos.

Over the next several months we'll continue to work closely with ISAF in a positive and constructive manner as we continue to attempt to convince ISAF Council members that keelboats should be represented in the 2016 Olympic Games. Members are also encouraged to contact their Member National Authority (MNA) officials or ISAF Council members to argue the benefits of including keelboats.

Regardless of the final outcome of the 2016 Olympic event selection process, we will continue to thrive as a class and move forward. The Star is the premier one-design racing keel boat in the world and for 100 years Star sailors have led the way in advancing the sport of competitive sailing. Our 2010 European Championship set a class attendance record with 140 entrants. We possess more talent, resources, and commitment than ever before in our history.