| Re: 2020 Olympic Cat - Foiler?
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#281208 11/24/15 09:25 PM 11/24/15 09:25 PM |
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14 Green Bay WI Marty M
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Posts: 14 Green Bay WI | I will say I have always been amazed at what nacra owners consider acceptable. Last regatta I went to, watched a N 16 get a split hull seam patched about 3 feet from front on the bottom, Not buy daggers trunks, or any loaded area. Last guy to finish the races. Not exactly pushing it hard. But was assured it is normal. SO all is good I guess. Great. Boat about 1 year old. No problem. No problem . No problem.....No problem .....Boat about 1 year old......If I say no problem one more time all will be OK ...No problem There that's better. Sorry just don't know how to put it so it can be heard.
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[Re: wildtsail7]
#281225 11/30/15 09:14 AM 11/30/15 09:14 AM |
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | Thank you for your comments Todd. I'm sure this isn't your primary outreach method, but it is nice to see the effort.
Jay
| | | Re: 2020 Olympic Cat - Foiler?
[Re: Marty M]
#281355 12/09/15 12:06 PM 12/09/15 12:06 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD Mark Schneider
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Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD | Leaders and followers... aka... politics.
So...we cross off the last leader.... (maybe ISAF looks too much like FIFA and he bailed out ... who knows)
So the article makes a valid point.So... what is vision for international sailing for the next 8 years and secondarily HOW does it guide the USA effort.
What I heard over the past few years was... ISAF wants to grow sailing as a professional sport and leverage their opportunities to make money in global marketing and branding that would in turn support the local and national levels. The major asset they have is the Olympics and so that is what they want to leverage.
Secondarily, they administer the nuts and bolts of international amateur competition.
Are we on board with that program???
Is that the philosophy that would shape our amateur sailing and how?
My assessment is that ISAF has failed at this.... probably because it is a stupid objective.
It seems to me that if you stop flushing money down that rat hole... you have enough cash to administer the amateur sport wisely.
Let those who want to cash in on sailing find their own way. The extreme 40s don't need ISAF, US Sailing and other MNA's to be successful. The Am Cup does not need ISAF, US SAiling and other MNA's to do what they do.
I dare you to try and argue with data that the Am Cup in multihulls has had ANY effect on beach cat or larger multihull sailing. I can't ID any new blood in my part of the world motivated by the AM Cup action.
ISAF leadership has tried to suck on this (pretty dry) teat just like their football buddies in FIFA do ... and It is clear that it won't work.
So... the good news... If they are grifting at ISAF... its probably for peanuts.
Where to now?
As the thread imagines... Foiling is the solution to all that ails sailing?..... yeah.... sure!
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