Olympic Classes

Hey, is it something I said?

The good thing about this forum is that you can be ALL of the above, should you want to: 
a.  you can enjoy a lively debate, since there's always a newcomer who has his re-hashed opinion on SMODs

b.  you can fully express your personal preferences (i.e. "History is useless" ) until some  boring teacher asks you to justify your opinion

c. since you are an image-conscious 7250, your "product" (whatever that might be) will gradually acquire popularity with other members and, through your enlightened opinon and helpful advice, it will gain full respect from all!

Saying that, you also have to put up with the likes of me  . Enough to put you off for life...

If you get second thoughts, 7250, come back and play with us! We're not as bad as you think   

Why not limit the number of classes and have weight bands

In other words have

Laser Men lightweight less than 70kg

Laser Men Heavy Weight greater than 70kg

Laser Female lightweight less than 60kg

Laser Female heavy weight greater than 60kg

Have as many weight divisions as you want and repeat the formula for windsurfing.. Forget about 2 handed, cats, and keel boats to keep costs down.

This will be easy to understand and cheap to set up for all countries and host nations.

By the way it does not have to be a laser - you could substitute a new class of singlehander with an asssymetric and adjustable wings (no lead). The wings would all be set at one width per weight band and would only race against others set up the same way. In other words it is not for weight equalisation.