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#281864 02/12/16 12:39 AM 02/12/16 12:39 AM | DUH
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Selection is going to be a tough call... The Mendelebratts are holding two seconds right now. The OCR leader's (Guliari) top finish so far is 29
a medal does not look promising. It is a tough game! I check into this board to see what smack my friends are talking every now and then, and I run across this...from a guy who is on the "multihull council" You've been extremely rude to me in the past, but this is straight up childish. Glad to see the leadership is in strong hands! JC | | | Re: USA gets a Nacra 17 slot for RIO!!
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | BTW, awesome podcasts dude... Gotta listen to Randy's still but Macca was hilarious
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[Re: Jeff.Dusek]
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After all, its not easy, banging your head against some mad buggers wall.
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Posts: 3,969 | Three races scored today. One race left for tomorrow, and while it's not the event's medal race, it's still too close to call for who will represent USA in Rio, so in some respects, it's even more critical for us. Very exciting!!! Day 5 report: http://www.nacra17class.com/unearthly-unison-besson-and-riou-fly-on-water/Mike
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Philip USA #1006 | | | Re: USA gets a Nacra 17 slot for RIO!!
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#281910 02/14/16 08:13 PM 02/14/16 08:13 PM |
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Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD | Probably a 31 out of 43 is not feel good result with which you capture the slot. The team called it... "perseverance"
The up side spin is that Bora recognizes that he has 6 months to figure the boat out and says so (WOW) ... and a track record on the moths of doing just that. The key will be finding the right international coach for the final push.
I think the two event selection process is the right solution and better then the winner take all Olympic trials of old. The 2016 N17 fleet does not provide a lot of support one way or the other for the new process tho. The old system presumed that the US Sailors would be peaking 6 months before the games.. Well... in 2016... the term peak has new meaning.
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#281911 02/14/16 08:49 PM 02/14/16 08:49 PM |
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Posts: 186 | Absolutely no reason to question the boats? Really? No, their concerns surely must be unjustified with several US teams having gone through 3 platforms in the three year run-up to the Olympiad, or, sorry, the trials. I almost forgot, the Games aren't for another six months.
Because, you know, it's totally normal for a OD manufacturer to mail out a gag-order to their owners while they "resolve the technical issues." I don't understand your post. Where is this "Gag order"? Nacra released a Technical Bulletin informing customers that they would be improving warranty support and details of all upgrades made to the boats by hull number. If you'd like to see this please email me. I spent the week at the Miami World Cup, sailors were generally understanding. We could absolutely improve the production but the most important thing we can do is stand behind the product by reimbursing sailors for repairs, we are doing so. You do realize 49ers generally last less than 6 months? They've been an olympic class for 20 years. Myself and most of the top guys in the F18 fleet cycle through boats in less sailing days than these boats have seen. In a year, these guys see 200+ days, that's probably 5-8 years with how often I sail. Since I've been involved in the F18 I've been getting a new boat every 2-3 years. -Todd Riccardi Nacra North America Todd@NacraSailing.com | | |
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