I'm speaking to Americans only here but who cares if Sailing, any sailing, Mono's or Cats, is even in the Olympics anyway?

Nobody (except us) understands it and TV networks don't want to spend the time and MONEY to cover it. It's much easier for them to put up a couple cameras on tripods and cover endless hours of Beach Vollyball.

Most Olympic sports were brought into the Olympics because they were already popular outside of the Olympics, not the other way 'round. Being in the Olympics didn't make the sport popular, it was already popular then brought in.

We need to focus on why this sport is not popular, or at least not as popular as we think it should be, and remove the obsticles so new people can enter the sport.

Here's my short list of obsticles, feel free to add:

1. Location (access to a suitable sailing site)
2. Education (access to lessons)
3. Equipment (access to boats)


Address those things and you can start to lure in new sailors.

I watched most of Mike Phelps swimming events, yet I don't swim competitively and never will.

I watched the Beach Vollyball, and never have played and never want to.

Being in the Olympics and being seen on TV won't bring more people into sailing but bringing more people into sailing might someday get it on TV.