From the scuttlebut

From John Fallon: With all respect to Gary Bodie and the rest of the US
coaches, why is winning Olympic medals so important that we should ask
young men and women to give up other options in their lives to pursue this
goal? The U.S. Olympic Sailing team in Athens achieved incredible results
considering it is made up primarily of men and women that are on track to
pursue other careers in life besides sailing. The time they have taken to
represent the U.S. in this game will undoubtedly be a lasting memory, but
not their only legacy.

I think you will find that more sailors participate in the U.S. Olympic
trials than in any other countries Olympic selection process. This might
not produce the best team to win medals, but I think it produces the best
long term health for our sport.


Hmm... Should we have lots of competition at the trials and other regattas in the USA because its good for the sport of racing if we can generate lots of competitors in the USA....Perhaps... not winning any medals or qualifying for the games.

Or should we have two or three teams in each event... send them to the EU and let them train over there in order to achieve the level of excellence needed to win medals and in the end, hand pick one team close to the games?

Take Care
Mark