I comment on the fact of how Fossets round the world BUT NOT JV record will be regarded by the elites and in the long term and the Brits drag in the Olympics and the Americans call me Anti-American. Geez !

As Shakespeare wrote "Thou protest way to fierce"

Olympics are nothing but pottering about on a miniscule course in protected water between sunrise and sunset when compared to the ocean races we were talking about. These are just unrelated. We we talking about oceans races, passages, round the World stuff. Not some 45 minute heat on Dartmore Common reservoir. (or what they are called)

And for Jake, Am I now put on the terrorist watch list because I fail to fall down on my knees to "Quantity over quality" mr Fosset ? Am I Anti-British as well now or maybe Anti-South African, Anti-whatever (excluding FRA, Aus and NZL ? Which part of "... how the elites will view it ..." do you misinteprete as "Wouters opinion about the record"

What I said was that Fossets Round the World record will be easily forgotten when he no longer is listed in the WSSRC and he was never listed in the JV scoring. Who give a damn about his "Round the Isle of Wight" record while sailing playstation ? Nobody is even going to try to beat that as it is a non-record. It is like Peyron doing Round Texel on Orange. It just doesn't show any greatness. Nobody is really impressed by Newport - Bermuda or even the French marseille-carthage records either, they are just too insignificant. The big records count, the rest are just sponsor runs.


Also Jake you forget one very important thing :




Fosset is the only one who tried all records on a maxi cat. All others didn't find the bulk og them interesting enough to try. However most of these records were set by Fosset within just over 2 years. So all that is needed to wipe mr Fosset of the score board is one of the new faster maxi cats to do a World tour like Fosset has done. This could be done in the same short time frame as Fosset himself replaced all former owners (most French) who have now disappeared. THAT is how easily fame is lost. I'll bet YOU can't even remember the last holders before Fosset. So why do YOU think many will remember Fosset after he has been replaced ?

There is a reason why Fossets rep among Elites is a little bit funny. Like I said the way you do things maybe more important than the fact that you've done them. Call it old Europe or Anti-American, or whatever makes you feel better, but don't pretend that Fosset changed any of this. He didn't, and he won't.

Now this is not my opinion of how things should be ! TAKE NOTE ! But it is how they are.

And keep your xenofobic "Anti-French" smears were you hold your "Anti-American" ones. They are of the same fabric.


Wouter