ISAF Event Selection

Well, if you hold to the school of thought that says close boat to boat tactics, multiple overlaps at mark roundings, what gets called tactical racing is as exciting as raw speed then you probably would think keelboats are more exciting than multihulls.

And face it, boats aren't fast in real terms. The wheelchair marathon record is about 15knots. There aren't many sailboats that could equal that round a normal course in most conditions. You say to a motor sport enthusiast that a Cat is more exciting that a leadmine because it does 20mph instead of 10mph and he'll say "big b***** deal..."

I think now the final decision has been reached its time to stop debating/complaining now before the achievements of the people who's disciplines were chosen, are tarnished with grudges held by those who unfortunatly were not given a chance to compete.

I am not saying its easy to swallow, having your event thrown out, I am completly impartial here, but as the ISAF President said himself - no event is in or out the Olympic Games forever. If you want something really bad, you can find another way of achieving it - thats probably what the women skiff sailors will do - they'll sail a radial, a 470 or a match racing boat. There is a 60:40 split between men's and women's now.

Controversial comments I know, however, we now have to look forward to potentially the best regatta ever sailed on British waters. It will be historic.

Thats exactly right - the best attitude - I bet it seems far away now, but time will fly.

well i think we need to focus more now on british achievement - its only a matter of opinion if it is the wrong decision or not, one discipline had to go and whichever one it was, there was always going to be ths argument. the event will be remembered for all the wrong reasons if we are not careful now.

Originally posted by kanga I am not saying its easy to swallow, having your event thrown out, I am completly impartial here, but as the ISAF President said himself - no event is in or out the Olympic Games forever. If you want something really bad, you can find another way of achieving it - thats probably what the women skiff sailors will do - they'll sail a radial, a 470 or a match racing boat. There is a 60:40 split between men's and women's now. Controversial comments I know, however, we now have to look forward to potentially the best regatta ever sailed on British waters. It will be historic.

Sadly Kanga it is not that easy just jump out of the multihull and start dinghy sailing. Cat sailing is my life, its my passion, my dream is to go to the olympics, in a cat, not in a dinghy, i love the thrill of powering downwind, kite up, flying a hull crew on the wire, it wouldn't be the same on a dinghy. I'm determined to get to the olympics in a cat.

Yes the 2012 olympics will be good but they could be a hell of alot better