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kanga 
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 Topic: ISAF Event SelectionPosted: 12 May 08 at 4:46pm |
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Yes for sure Catsrule, and I am sure a lot of people who potentially could've missed out would have the same view about their discipline. 'A hell of a lot better' is a matter of opinion. |
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oz man
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Posted: 12 May 08 at 6:43pm |
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kanga i think you have missed the point slightly one discipline has been dropped but it didnt have to. The ioc needed one less event/class not discipline theres a big difference. I agree with with catsrule, 2012 could have been a hell of a lot better. I thought the whole point of the olympics was to attract people to take part in sport so what do they do take out one of the most exciting boats/discipline there is and leave in some of the dullest. If any one thinks that will attract people to start sailing then they must be as stupid as the muppets that run isaf. |
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kanga
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Posted: 12 May 08 at 9:56pm |
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well which class could have been dropped without a discipline? the only answer to that is men's single hander, since there are two - lightweight and heavyweight.................hmmm. i think debating is no longer going to resolve anything, but now as sport, we need to focus on making 2012 as good as it can be, so in 2016 we get a larger quota of athletes again. we need media, worldwide participation and interest, and positive response from the publc now. |
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redhotchilicat
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Posted: 13 May 08 at 8:11am |
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It's all enough to make me want to take up knitting.....at least the ISAF muppets aren't in charge of that!
I 'm not sure what erks me the most, the decision itself or the mismanagement by such a flawed organisation which blindly led us to where we now find ourselves. Knit one ,pearl one, bu**er dropped another one. |
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go on you know it makes sense
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redhotchilicat
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Posted: 13 May 08 at 8:23am |
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Bo**ocks! I'm erked again already, since the site wasn't playing the other week my number of posts has gone down to the 60s from the 90s if I was a cyber geek that sort of thing could really upset me! I'm going to blame ISAF! Back to bed .....can't bare to face the day now |
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go on you know it makes sense
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Black no sugar
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Posted: 13 May 08 at 10:19am |
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 It's not the quantity, you know.... It's the quality that counts! 
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Tornado_ALIVE
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Posted: 13 May 08 at 10:41am |
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The problem is an entire discipline was kicked out of the Olypmics. single handed / double handed / heavy weight and high performance are all sub-catagories to the monohull discipline. Cats also have simular sub-catagories. Disciplines should be...... Monohull Multihull Keelboat Sail Board. And should not be negotiable. Sub-catagories could be added later to fill quota or increase Athlete quota between disciplines. |
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Scooby_simon
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Posted: 13 May 08 at 11:45am |
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Wanna learn to Ski - PM me..
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Jon Emmett
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Posted: 13 May 08 at 2:01pm |
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If you divided Monohull into single and double handed then you have 5 classes, times 2 (have Men and Womens catagory) you have your ten classes.... magic, problem solved!
The ISAF Sailors do not seem to be listened to, they can not vote and were not even allowed to speak before the secret ballot, to me things seems very wrong. |
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Scooby_simon
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Posted: 13 May 08 at 2:15pm |
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yep, we (generally) have people who no longer sail, controlloing what classes we might sail at the ollies.... |
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Wanna learn to Ski - PM me..
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