Rolf, I do think the Olympic situation should force us to re-evaluate the state of the sport (of catamaran sailing) and the best ways to nurture its future development. And I applaud your eagerness to get involved. Personally though, at the moment I am struggling to convince myself that activism within the monohull sailing world is going to be the best use of our energy.

It seems unlikely to me that a catamaran is going to be put back into the Olympics anytime soon regardless of how much effort is put into that objective, so I don't see that as a rationale for getting involved in the broader world of sailing administration. And if our goal is to grow sport, I'm not seeing a lot that the mono world is likely to do to help us. I'm not suggesting disconnecting from that world, but if we're looking for the best ways to use our time and energy to promote cat sailing, my feeling is that it's going to involve doing so directly, and doing it ourselves.