Ideas fo Re development of Olympic Classes

   Come on, we all moan about them, too small too big, too old, too slow. Ideas?

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iitick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 09 Sep 13 Location: Tunstead Milton Online Status: Offline Posts: 392	Post Options Post Reply Quote iitick Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Ideas fo Re development of Olympic Classes Posted: 16 Oct 13 at 1:34pm
	Come on, we all moan about them, too small too big, too old, too slow. Ideas?

r2d2 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 29 Sep 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 350	Post Options Post Reply Quote r2d2 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 13 at 1:46pm
	not the whole story but lets include one-design small dinghy team racing, match racing like last tme, and a cat class, plus the foiling moths for the spectacle

winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 13 at 2:14pm
	D1s for the big people Europes for the little people Megabyte mk 2s for the big big people Lasers for the in between people.
	the same, but different...

iGRF Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499	Post Options Post Reply Quote iGRF Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 13 at 3:06pm
	There should be: Kites Windsurf Cats Foils Big Person Dinghy (D1) Normal Person Dinghy (Laser) Lady/Small Person Dinghy (Radial) Two person Dinghy. All classes should have sub category Male Female.
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hobbiteater Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 07 Dec 12 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 107	Post Options Post Reply Quote hobbiteater Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 13 at 3:17pm
	1 class Foiling Extreme 40s racing in harbours Olympics is about watching not doing.

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 13 at 3:26pm
	There should be: (each male and female) Windsurfer dinghy singlehanded dinghy doublehanded keelboat Catamaran If the doublehanded dinghy needs a big person and a small person, and the singlehander a midsized person, we are covered. Seems daft not to have a keelboat, when most people in sailing sail them. Don't care what, really, though sailing a boat designed in 1912 does seem a little behind the times. Laser/radial kind of make sense from a sheer numbers point of view, if nothing else, but do limit the weight bands with no mast/sail selection possible. Doublehander. I guess if we want speed, then it needs an assy, but I'd go for slower with a real kite. A modern take on the 470, with better weight carrying. Cats with an Assy/code zero. The modern breed with curved boards look great. Maybe this is where the foiling should come in? Windsurfer. Something that can be sailed in all conditions. Ban the pumping. And ban the pumping for all of them, actually.
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gbr940 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 04 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 198	Post Options Post Reply Quote gbr940 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 13 at 3:44pm
	Windsurfer Kiteboarding Dinghy singlehanded Foiler Dinghy doublehanded Keelboat Catamaran
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yellowwelly Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2003	Post Options Post Reply Quote yellowwelly Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 13 at 4:26pm
	One design North Sails Kiteboard - Men One design North Sails Kiteboard - Women Finn - Men Laser Radial - Women Mixed Cat Mixed keelboat (2x2) Foiling Moth - open If there are any other medals left, reallocate them to more popular sports. Edited by yellowwelly - 16 Oct 13 at 4:26pm

johnreekie1980 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Groupie Joined: 11 Jun 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 91	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnreekie1980 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 17 Oct 13 at 8:43am
	I say let the competitors get on with it and stop tinkering with the format to suit a tv audience that in the main could not care less. I as a interested sailor would watch any format so do not need to be pandered to. I am happy with an evening club race on a lake ending in a lottery however if i had spent 4 years of a campaign to come down to a shifty race under a city scape in low winds winner takes all then I would not be impressed. Unless of course it was me who lucked out that day

JohnJack Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 12 Mar 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 246	Post Options Post Reply Quote JohnJack Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 17 Oct 13 at 9:02am
	Mens & Womens Single Hander (One entry per country + World Top 10) Mens & Womens Double Hander (One entry per country + World Top 10) 3/4 person keel boat (fleet racing, mixed with a min crew weight, made up with correctors) Catamaran (A Class Foiling??) Double Handed Team Racing (mixed) Mens & Womens Windsurf What boats to use are really irrelevant as long as it is a level playing field (So SMOD maybe) If anyone has ever watched the Wilson Trophy @West Kirby you will see what an exciting spectator sport it is, you can get around the technicalities with dwell thought out coverage and knowledgeable commentary.