Sailing was not even a consideration at the first "modern Olympics" - neither was snow skiing -. Sailing, along with many other "sports", some of which stretch the imagination as to how they were ever considered "sports", were gradually included, BUT NOT SKIING. It could be argued that skiing was not a "summer" event and therefore not eligible, but then there are others that are included that could fall within that narrow definition as well. If skiing is thought of as a “water sport” and has its own (very successful) “Olympic games”, what would be wrong with the ISAF doing something “good” for the sport (instead of raping it for profit and power – just my personal opinion -) and organise a separate sailing Olympic games?