I forgot to mention one thing. Before the black day in Estoril I contacted the president of the norwegian sailing association to ask if they were going to support a multihull event in the 2012 games. He replied positively, and our vote did go for a multihull event. I think everybody who cared about the events in 2012 should have done the same. Not blaming anybody, especially not you in the US who had a real struggle with US Sailing, but voicing opinions in a polite manner with the decision makers is usually a very smart move.