Sadly, It would appear that the USA is bound and determined to have a keel boat in the olympics at all costs. So not much hope in persuading US Sailing to join the RYA in asking for a change. The risk of loosing a keel boat is too high for the USA.
After Torben's gold in the last games and Scheidt's successfull campaign in the Star class, it is a political suicide to ask for a Brazilian vote against this class.
I believe a favorable vote to multihulls is possible due to the following reasons:
a) The country has virtually no chances in many other classes that never yielded a medal, while the Tornado brought two (gold and bronze).
b) The athletes who won medals in the Tornado directly influence the decision making process (Lars Grael is in politics)
b) There is no high performance dinghy loby, just some girls claiming that they could have a chance with match racing format.
Conclusion: it is possible to obtain a favorable vote from Brazil for a multihull class, but only if it does not interfere with keeping the Star class, so the voting methodology is critical.
