New Olympic events.

Originally posted by mozzy Originally posted by rodney Originally posted by Chris 249 So does that mean that anyone can now turn up and make a D-One and D-Zero?   Other builders would have to be licenced by World Sailing! Is that true? I thought it was a typical SMOD where the hull need to built to builder specification by anyone licensed by the LIC (Licence holder and Devoti?)... so just the same as 9ers and RS and not too dissimilar to Laser?  I don't see where they need to WS to licence a builder.

Originally posted by Chris 249 So does that mean that anyone can now turn up and make a D-One and D-Zero? This is pretty poor from Devoti, IMHO. Sailors of the world have spoken and many of them prefer SMODs. So too do many national authorities. Why should World Sailing be unable to reflect the desires of so many members in the biggest event? It's interesting that the EU is getting so involved. It's only one group of nations. Wonder what right they have to effectively veto a sporting body that is largely made up of nations from outside the EU?

I very much doubt “anyone” can build them I imagine licences builders per territory to satisfy demand / volume, in a similar way to your favourite smod.
That said maybe the offer is to open it to builders who knows.

Originally posted by Fatboi Originally posted by mozzy More on the anti-trust thing... seems like it's blowing up in WS face. Seemed the challenge has come from Luca Devoti.  The question is, if the DZero got selected, would Devoti then be prepared to open up the manufacture to anybody else?  Told you!!  Of course he would. Imagine a royalty on a boat that is as popular as the laser compared to building the D-Zero. No offence to the D-Zero, but literally money for nothing now that the work has happened is the dream!  Well played Luca... No where is that missing Finn he used for Sydney that was never measured or seen after the games....!!

Royalty is typically a small percentage of profit margin ie the difference between sale price and cost price. The rest used to service sales costs, investment, amortisation, marketing, warranty etc.
Royalty is fixed percentage of cost price.
Obv if sales volume went up from tens a year to hundreds a year builder benefit from economies of scale so the cost price comes down a fair bit. All the economics look much better, ie more profit per boat one would expect.

Mozzy.
I’ll be honest I don’t know - I would imagine closer to bethwaite model but I don’t know. The other way ie rs laser has more revenue but more “hassle” I guess.
Not sure re Luca’s order of preference of outcomes, but he looks to be backing two horses in a race, similar to ovi with aura and fx, which is just sound business sense.
The guy has to wet his beak, capice?

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