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    Posted: 13 Jun 14 at 10:51pm
Maybe match racing but fleet racing prob better, with 4 or max 6 boats (.... just like short track, or BMX).

You need action and controversy, and the equivalent of people falling over!

(....but re the boats, the D-One looks good to me!)
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Maybe if we did it in oversized wetsuits filled with custard it would be great for TV.

If we have to bugger about with the sport so much that it's not really representative of the sport anymore, is it really worth it? Are we trying to create a spectacle rather than create worthy champions?
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so short course match racing in Lasers/D-Zeros
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No..... it's not to do with the boats at all.

It's the sailing course that's the problem.

Just one thing will revive TV viewer numbers for competitive sailing events at Olympic competition (.... if we are not contemplating Olympic foiling AC 72s here)... and that's short track sailing, or short course racing, or however you want to describe it.

We need a new race course which, just like short track skating, and parallel snowboarding, and BMX cycling, allows the competitors to exhibit athleticism and guile and tactics, and involves triumphs and complete disasters, but takes no more than 10 minutes to complete.
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The no Olympic classes rule is silly if it excludes otherwise suitable classes.
so lets have :-

Mens Womens singlehanders. Canadian designed, UK and Australian built - Laser and Radial.

Mens Womens high performance, Australian and Australia/NZ designed, UK Australia and NZ built, 49er and 49erFX

Mixed two hander keelboat, UK designed, UK/Australia built, Flying 15.
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Italy not part of the commonwealth, so D one not allowed!
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My nominations;
D-Zero (W-SH)
D-One (M-SH)
Int Moth (Open-SH)
RS800 (Open Skiff)
Fireball (Open Dinghy)
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Originally posted by winging it


Originally posted by GarethT


Originally posted by winging it

Just so you know, I have junior race training tomorrow morning.  It is being coached by three topper squad members.
Just saying.

Burn them!!! *
*not really. Never understood the squad kid witch hunt on here. Always seems to be a lot of pre-conceptions that are at odds with our general experience.

There is, actually, a rib roast later in the evening.  Maybe I should indeed punish them for being great role models, bringing young sailors to the club and generally proving their worth.  Then we could go back to bring governed by miserable old men.
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It's simple really - grumpy old farts don't like getting beaten by Yoofs because they cheat by training, eating right, practicing and listening to other people. The little gits.
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Originally posted by GarethT

Originally posted by winging it

Just so you know, I have junior race training tomorrow morning.  It is being coached by three topper squad members.

Just saying.

Burn them!!! *




*not really. Never understood the squad kid witch hunt on here. Always seems to be a lot of pre-conceptions that are at odds with our general experience.

There is, actually, a rib roast later in the evening.  Maybe I should indeed punish them for being great role models, bringing young sailors to the club and generally proving their worth.  Then we could go back to bring governed by miserable old men.

LOL
the same, but different...

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