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    Posted: 22 Mar 05 at 11:35pm

Originally posted by 5420

there will be no new boats for the olympic untill 2012 and they will be chosen after the 2008 olympics

Correct - lets hope ISAF select classes that represent the best in our sport and offer good and fair competition for all nations not just those with loads of dosh  AND excite the media.

Also that the classes are fun for the sailors who spend many hours on the water.

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what the need to remember is that the sailes will spend all of there time sailing theas boats so they need to pick the boats that the sailes want to sail not the class with the most boats
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Originally posted by 5420

what the need to remember is that the sailes will spend all of there time sailing theas boats so they need to pick the boats that the sailes want to sail not the class with the most boats

How does that work then - are you saying that classes with large numbers of boats are not popular??
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I think 5420 is trying to say is that sailors would rather spend their time sailing boats that are enjoyable to sail.

Most would agree that not all the popular classes are exciting to sail - they may offer great class racing but some of the most popular boats are dull to sail.

Any class selected for Olympic inclusion is going to have great racing so why not couple that with and exciting class.

As someone who spent hours and hours 2 boat tuning in 470's in the late 80's trying to prove a better centerboard I know from experience. What a waste of time - I'd have rather been blasting around in a fixed design trying to improve my boat handling ind racing skills.

Why waste money and time on equipment testing programmes - that just turns the Olympics into a test of funding ...

On top of that you need classes that look sexy that will interest the public - just look at what the 49er has done ...

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yes you got it in one when a class becomes an olimpik class all the olimpik sailors go and sail them so then they get biger fleat anyway so wever it is populer dose not mater

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i reckon a laser 2 would be a good olympic class! bethwait and laser, speed interesting but not exactly what the 470 sailors of today like! LOL
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you don't want laser 2 you rs700 musto skiff ext we want to move on not go bakwords
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5420 chill out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Angry
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I agree the laser 2 would be a rubbish boat to put in the Olympics the 470is the right boat for now.
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yes ben but don't go on about that you think the laser is the best boat in the world it is time to move on
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