ISAF needs to rethink the elite racing system.

The balanced 5 disiplines approach is a winner.

We need a gold cup of high profile regattas in windy venues that the elite olympic boats compete in. It needs to hire a marketing firm to elevate the personalities in the sport and coordinate with the regatta management at these events.

The second tier cats, F18's, A class and Hobie 16's. Could try to leverage these venues with events that mirror the Olympic boats and draw in these top sailors to add pizazz and interest in their events. ISAF should market these second tier classes as feeder classes for the big show. Fans like to follow their favorites as they climb the ranks and step up to the big leagues.

They should market the up and coming young guys who are attempting to make the olympic circuit.

The second tier classes could opt for an open and corinthian division if they need to preserve a balance between the two types of sailors and don't want to change their culture (Hobie 16's would come to mind) ... see the melges 24 NA's.

They need to insist that Olympic sailing countries support the elite and rank and file program with a real junior program in the 5 disiplines.

They need a ranking system for the elite level. The ranking system should score 8 gran prix type events that are marketed like a gran prix circuit. The ranking should be seperate from the one design class rank which is meaningless... You can't try to rank 200 Tornado sailors.