Granted there is no individual membership of ISAF but I do pay them fees. There are the fees that my class world body pays them - which of course are funded through individual memberships of each national body. Secondly I'm required to be a member of Yachting Australia by paying fees through my State Yachting body which are collected by my club. Without paying all these fees I can't compete at club, State, National or World level. So I'm over a barrel and forced to support ISAF. So I reckon I'm entitled to be pi*#ed off with them for taking my money AND exluding my preferred style of boat from the Olympics.

I also fear for the long term future of the Tornado. Most of the boats bought in the last ten years have been by olympic hopeful campaigners - then on-sold after the campaign. I can't see too many people buying a new Marstrom now. Very sad.

Cheers
John Dowling
AUS9