Future Olympic Classes?

   Seen both the RS 700 and MPS in action, and the MPS does look like the thorouhbread out of the two.

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49erGBR735HSC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote 49erGBR735HSC Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Future Olympic Classes? Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 3:37pm
	Seen both the RS 700 and MPS in action, and the MPS does look like the thorouhbread out of the two.
	Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 Helensburgh S.C Boat Insurance from Noble Marine

neilw Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 26 Jul 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote neilw Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 3:39pm
	How about updating Uffa Fox's views about having the International Canoe as the Olympic singlehander? So if you are after performance, a challenge and an International class there's the Assymetric Canoe, already in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, France, Germany (and the Cayman Islands).

squeek Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 17 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 43	Post Options Post Reply Quote squeek Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 3:57pm
	international canoe would be awesome. think of the spectator value much betta dan ANY rs boat.

Spot192 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 28 Nov 04 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 833	Post Options Post Reply Quote Spot192 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 4:02pm
	that´s a good idea! an assymetric int canoe would attract a massive amount of people! would be great publicity for olympic sailing.

49erGBR735HSC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote 49erGBR735HSC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 4:05pm
	Int Canoe= GOOD IDEA, still think the MPS would be slightly better though.
	Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 Helensburgh S.C Boat Insurance from Noble Marine

Spot192 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 28 Nov 04 Location: Germany Online Status: Offline Posts: 833	Post Options Post Reply Quote Spot192 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 4:10pm
	i don´t know what the ideal weight for an int canoe is, but i think mps would suit the light weights more. and not too tricky too handle and it has a trapeze!

49erGBR735HSC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote 49erGBR735HSC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 4:24pm
	I think that since the MPS is a new class, a lot of people are getting into the boat from a sort of professional point of veiw anyway and the class would gain a boost from gaining Olympic status. As people were saying with the 505, it might put the balance of the Int Canoe class out by gaining the status because a lot of sailors have established themselves within the class for what the class is just now and may take dislike to gaining the status and leave the class due to what giving a class that sort of status entails. Mind you, it would be interesting to see what the Int Canoe class thought of the idea and whether the members would like the boat to gain that status.
	Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 Helensburgh S.C Boat Insurance from Noble Marine

squeek Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 17 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 43	Post Options Post Reply Quote squeek Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 4:35pm
	wot bout the asy int canoe? how long has that been? ive neva heard of it before anyone got any picis??

guytoon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Groupie Joined: 16 Feb 05 Location: France Online Status: Offline Posts: 82	Post Options Post Reply Quote guytoon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 4:38pm
	Int canoe are nice boats but need such a specific handling like int moth that I can't consider it as representative of a general sailing skills which is the aim of the Olympics games to me.
	Cherub 2692 "NBS"

squeek Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 17 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 43	Post Options Post Reply Quote squeek Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 4:49pm
	or you cud look at it as u need to be so amazingly skilled to sail an IC - therfore it will push aspiring olympic sailors and only truly skilled sailors would make it