ISAF Worlds

too much cash is directed at these people as witnessed by an amateur being the top UK sailor at the Finn Europeans ahead of many funded pros, including Brits.

I dont mind throwing money at genuine talent but there is a lot of cash clearly being wasted"

IMHO that's total doodoo giraffe, you can't point at the management or funding of sailing at the top level in this country and say it's money being given out to no-hopers or wasted, in a results driven game our little nation has been top of olympic sailing for two games in a row, if we make it three in China then we set up the chance to make it 4 in a row on our home ground in 2012 - a fantastic acheivement. 

Now, you want to talk about wasting cash on no-hopers, let's take a look at the sports in which GBR regularly faulter but get all the coverage in the media = athletics, swimming etc.... should take money off drug taking sprinters, breathless middle distance runners and floundering swimmers and give it to the rowers, cyclists and sailors who actually win medals at each games, while they're at it, they could show some of these 'minority' sports where we actually do really well on TV, in amongst the aussies pounding us in the swimming and the americans running away from us on the track.....

who gives a monkeys?

too much cash is directed at these people as witnessed by an amateur being the top UK sailor at the Finn Europeans ahead of many funded pros, including Brits.

I dont mind throwing money at genuine talent but there is a lot of cash clearly being wasted.

I noticed he was fairing well after the first few day, do you know where he finished?

I didn't see the names of other brit's, was Ed Wright not there? Scott seems to be adapting well to the move from laser to finn.  I suppose he's currently in the process of eating lots of pies!

I knew there was another one dammit!  It's great to see so much close competition within the radial class, and i'm sure that who ever gets selected will do a great job.

You mentioned Ben Ainslie getting back in Finn for the pre-olympics.  If last years worlds are anything to go by he shouldn't have too much trouble getting back in the groove.  If i remember rightly those worlds were sailed in tricky winds, similar to what might be expected in Qingdao, if a little cooler!  It will be a great shame for Ed Wright if Ainslie pips him to selection, and i wouldn't bet against it.