Single handling both sexes?

Originally posted by gbr940 ...you need a team boat because not all sailing is done in dinghies either solo or duo! The Olympics needs to be representative to the other 60 odd percent of the sailing world which requires crews!!!

Why?

So the iMoth ticks the boxes - strong global fleet with good turnout, sexy to look at on the shore, exciting on the water. It's also elite enough so we can all moan we either can't afford to buy in, moan we can't sail the damn thing as good as everyone else, and it's intricate enough that we mere mortals can't fix the damn thing without a watchmakers eye.

Plus it does have comedy factor which other boat's cannot claim in all that swimming to launch the damn thing.

:D :D :D

Originally posted by Bootscooter Kite surfing doesn't have a 'sail', or a 'hull'.

Would it help if it were called Spinnaker board riding?

Sorry folks, it's accessible, low cost has better take up by girls and worldwide and it's about time Grafham Water permitted access and watched its membership double.

Instead of doing what you lot did to windsurfing and scorned, banned, ignored and forced it to fend for itself, those clubs with bigger water would do well to embrace new pusuits.

Originally posted by GarethT How about to be truly representative we have handicap racing on a tiny gravel pit? There'll always be someone who rocks up with an old International 14.

Originally posted by iGRF Originally posted by Bootscooter Kite surfing doesn't have a 'sail', or a 'hull'. Would it help if it were called Spinnaker board riding? Sorry folks, it's accessible, low cost has better take up by girls and worldwide and it's about time Grafham Water permitted access and watched its membership double. Instead of doing what you lot did to windsurfing and scorned, banned, ignored and forced it to fend for itself, those clubs with bigger water would do well to embrace new pusuits.