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    Posted: 24 Jan 13 at 1:39pm
I did not appreciate that the guys put the team together themselves. With the name Team GBR, I just assumed that they had been selected by a 'higher authority'.
 
A major part of sport consists of like minded people who form a team to compete, whatever their level, so it's not really fair to criticise them. If no-one else is prepared to go for it, then all credit to these six guys, finding sponsorship is so difficult these days.
 
Only time will tell if they are good enough so good luck to them & I for one will be cheering them on.

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I sure I remember reading (in Bob Fisher's column?) that they were struggling to put a team together because all the dinghy squaddies were on the Olympic treadmill, and didn't want to know. It may well be that it is only the young yacht pro's who are interested in entering. I wish them all the best, and I'm sure they will be practicing on cats a lot. Skills are transferable.
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Ohh im sure that's true, but putting up the money requires sponsors (in 99.99% cases) and at the level this is at I'd be very surprised if the sailors aren't pros. Whatever the marketing bumf says the youth AC is going to be a pro event, just for younger pros. You cant give AC45's to a bunch of amateurs without a lot of carnage resulting.
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Oh i didnt realise the youth AC was a professional event. 
I presumed as long as you met the criteria (age), represented a country and came up with the dollar you could put forward an entry, professional or not. much like nearly every other international sailing event in the world 

QUOTE=Quagers]The analogy only really works if tgruitt and his mates are playing football in the premier league. In which case getting pros in seems sensible![/QUOTE]
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The analogy only really works if tgruitt and his mates are playing football in the premier league. In which case getting pros in seems sensible!
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give them a break!
I think you will find they put the team together off their initiative, found the sponsors themselves etc.
A group of mates forming a team!
All very good sailors. 


Me and my mates play football but it doesn't mean we're any good! Wink

Maybe you should scrap all the crap players and get pros in then!
........but then it defeats the point of you and your mates playing football!
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Originally posted by Jamesd

give them a break!
I think you will find they put the team together off their initiative, found the sponsors themselves etc.
A group of mates forming a team!
All very good sailors. 


Me and my mates play football but it doesn't mean we're any good! Wink
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give them a break!
I think you will find they put the team together off their initiative, found the sponsors themselves etc.
A group of mates forming a team!
All very good sailors. 
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Or someone like Chris Rashley? I'm fairly sure he's 24, so within limit, and is Moth European Champion which is where a lot of the other AC45 guys are at the minute.
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