Here is my idea from a very provincial US perspective.

ISAF holds the tickets to the big events. Use them as leverage. Only give those tickets to countries that have a clear pathway for each disipline. Set a standard and make the countries show you their pathway meets the standard. If you are not developing the sport in your region with an elite junior program and sending competitors to compete at the ISAF junior events...Oh well... no adult ticket to the big dances.

(It could be as lame as designating one junior M and F in each class.. but ISAF pressure will force the MNA's to focus their resourcess to grow the sport at the junior level.)

FYI, The US program puts all their money towards "Olympic Level Sailors" If ISAF developed the sport properly... these elite guys might be able to cover their costs on a gran priz cirucit through sponsorship. If the ticket's are limited by ISAF to three per qualified country for these elite events... the MNA's would invest resources properly.

In the USA...our junior sailors could only find a legit path to the olympics for Lasers and 470's.




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