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    Posted: 17 Oct 13 at 1:10pm
Good idea Rupert. I like that, a bit of razzamatazz. How about pro helm celebrity crew? Sorry, sorry, joke!

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Sorry to be a knob end, but I'm going to go with leave as is. The current choice meets what the Olympic ideal should be IMHO. Perhaps a lightweight female singlehanded. The Europe maybe.
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Finn, Star and Europe, job done; bimbling, fitness, skill and tactics, olympic ideals met, great idea Wink
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Or Ocean racing from the previous venue to the current one? That would be a torch relay and a half...
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Originally posted by hobbiteater

if were changing the classes then we can change the ioc rules too


Quite right!

I've decided that I'd like ocean racing to be in, too. The race would start on the other side of whatever ocean the games is near that year. So for 2016 it could start in Portugal and race across to Rio. For Japan, it could set our from San Francisco, maybe. Huge welcome when they get to the place where the dinghy sailing is being held.
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if were changing the classes then we can change the ioc rules too
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There are a whole lot of factors set by the IOC you guys need to consider...
I think it includes
max 380 competitors
max 10 medals
as many nations as possible competing on as many continents as possible (Sailing is weak in Africa)
accessibility for minority nations
much more... (Chris 249 has this stuff at his fingertips better than I)


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Originally posted by Dougal

Allow more than one representative per country per class.


Need bigger venues (on the land side). Land-no-object, I'd set the entry limit for each class at the same as the number of Olympic associations, and allow additional high-ranked competitors to take up places that other OAs don't take up. Twin pronged approach to encouraging global participation (There's a place there for everyone) and allowing the best to compete. Might need a minimum standard for entry?
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They should have foils, having said that Kiters are now up on foils with an embryonic group racing them (the original group quickly banned it so we now have a breakaway class) another reason the kites should be allowed to mature their racing before deciding to include them for Olympic selection.
I still fervently believe windsurfing should stay since it is the single most low cost accessible sailing sport for all countries and has more reach into the third world, having said that if it were me I'd select the Bic Techno since it is cheaper and has wider appeal amongst kids.
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Rob Walker?....Eccurie Eccosse?

I have been observing all these suggestions. Definitely a foiler, 80 Moths at the Worlds cant be wrong. Then Byte of course for sensible size people of both sexes. Laser because you have to. Mixed sex 470, what else is there? Then 49 er and FX. Finn or some new cheaper machine for fatties. A cat, they all look the same to me but a couple of those.

It is harder than you think eh'. Perhaps we could build a brand new series of boats. The same design hull, just make it bigger or smaller and change rig as required.

At present its all a bit of a hotch poch isn't it?
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