sailing mono's on tv is some of the hardest to watch sport already! None of they never pitchpole or flip over 20 ft. So IMHO the oympics are lame only every 4 years and only a few watchable sports now. Boycott them by competing in your local, regional and national events every year. It seems like a lot of you are upset about this. The commercalization of the winners like Phelps on everything from popcorn to toiletpaper ads its all about making a paycheck after the medals are put away! LOL the only people affected it seems to me are the sailmakers, boatbuilders and other advertisers, makes sense for the latter, bigger sails and hulls make better billboards for sponsor. Hope this isn't taken the wrong way no offence to anyone here or involved.