Olympic Windsurfing Restored

   I can't see ex-Finn medalist and current president of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, condoning that type of talk... hey Rodney?

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pondmonkey Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 12 Aug 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2202	Post Options Post Reply Quote pondmonkey Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Olympic Windsurfing Restored Posted: 12 Nov 12 at 10:34am
	I can't see ex-Finn medalist and current president of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, condoning that type of talk... hey Rodney?

iGRF Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499	Post Options Post Reply Quote iGRF Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Nov 12 at 10:25am
	Well news buzzing the inter web this morning is of the IOC not being happy at all with ISAF for reversing their decision, with the reminder that sailing is boring and the idea was to jazz up the format to make it more watchable, so they can rake in more TV bucks. So maybe they'll have to chuck those Finnboys out after all to make way for a kite medal.
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pondmonkey Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 12 Aug 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2202	Post Options Post Reply Quote pondmonkey Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Nov 12 at 9:36am
	actually the sensible decision would be to chuck both out and keep the Elliot match racing and add a men's match racer or retain the star based on a straight demographic vote. There are far more people around the world who race on keelboats than on kites and windsurfers combined. Windsurfing and kitesurfing- neither are truly represented by ISAF 'board sailing', with or without the mast, raced on grotesquely large boards that no one would want to actually choose for fun. However I don't deny that there could be an argument for slalom and/or freestyle kite and windsurfing, just not under ISAF jurisdiction and the restrictions implied by the geography of the sailing regatta. However the IKA are riding coat tails rather than speaking with the IOC directly and I don't think there's even a credible windsurfing organisation out there who could engage with the IOC. Edited by pondmonkey - 12 Nov 12 at 9:37am

timeintheboat Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 615	Post Options Post Reply Quote timeintheboat Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 12 at 9:02pm
	Some sense in what has been a bonkers week.
	Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else

E.J. Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 19 Feb 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 184	Post Options Post Reply Quote E.J. Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 12 at 9:01pm
	'The Spanish Sailing Federation has since acknowledged that its representative voted for kiteboarding by mistake'. Sound like an easy mistake to make?!

Bootscooter Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 15 May 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1094	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bootscooter Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 12 at 8:59pm
	Well I think it's great news - not necessarily because of a dislike of Kitesurfing, but because of the way the decision was made, seemingly overnight with little or no consultation, to eject a whole sport. I'm sure thee will be a place in the Olympics for Kitesurfing in the future, but this should only be in addition to the current catagories, IMHO.

Telltale Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 03 May 12 Location: Cardiff Online Status: Offline Posts: 169	Post Options Post Reply Quote Telltale Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 12 at 8:52pm
	It's back! Having seen the kitesurfing race video one can only feel a sense of relief, or am I just an old fuddy duddy out of touch?