Why does sailing feel that it needs the Olympic games? Sailing has always been more than competent in organising and running a multitude of “world” events without any assistance from the IOC (as well as the ISAF), In fact I would argue that the IOC and particularly the ISAF have held sailing back more than they have assisted it (not to mention the draconian control DEMANDED and profit bleeding from the sport by the ISAF) Do we really need any of them?
We definitely don't. All we need is the sea, the boats and people who like to sail them.
ISAF, IOC and Olympic Games are disposable. Those "global" organizations are a bunch of parasites with their own agenda and very little to offer. I am particularly anoyed by the fact that the ISAF is so heavily UK biased. And I disagree with the idea of nations competing with other nations in general. It works like a simulation of war that exarcebates nationalisms, allowing for manipulation of the people in order to justify real wars.
Our sport should be governed directly by the sailors through Internet. I feel revolutionary today!
