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Topic: How international is sailing? Posted: 03 May 13 at 9:44am |
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Just looking at the 505 worlds results, a class I had always considered to be one of the true international classes ...
It is basically just 4 nations ... GER, GBR, USA & AUS Outside of the Olympic Classes and Optimist which classes are getting a decent mix or are these 4 nations the powehouses of dinghy sailing?
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Noah
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 13 at 9:58am | |
It depends on the class. You can subtract GER and add FRA, CAN and RSA for Fireballs. Enterboxes are very popular in India. Danes are usually quite strong in 5o's, too. Poland and Brazil in the Cadet class. The list goes on...
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pondmonkey
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RS700s are popular in the Czech Republic.
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MrGin
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 13 at 10:06am | |
This year is the Bi-Annual Albacore Internationals in Abersoch from 3rd-9th August.
It is held in UK waters every four years and rotates between North America, Scotland, Canada and England / Wales. According to ISAF I think you need 7 contries to call it a world championships, otherwise you have to call it an Internationals Championships. We have containers coming from both Canada and North America as well as a whole host of X National and World Champions from the UK.
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 13 at 10:16am | |
Sailing is totally international, it is what is sailed that isn't. I've even heard rumours that the is a spot somewhere in the world with neither a Laser nor a Sunfish nearby, but that might not be true...
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 13 at 10:24am | |
Particularly noticeable with keelboats. You seem to get European classes, British Commonwealth classes and Americas classes, but rarely truly worldwide ones.
I haven't heard that, but could easily be wrong. I thought with ISAF to get Worlds the class had to qualify as suitably International, with established fleets in a requisite number of countries (varies with boat size and whether its an International or recognised class). With the International Canoe Federation, OTOH, we Canoe sailors do have to get the right number of countries to call it a worlds, to the chagrin of the asymmetric sailors. Edited by JimC - 03 May 13 at 10:29am |
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MrGin
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 13 at 10:34am | |
JimC, I think you are right, Albacores are only sailed in NA, Canada, UK and at one point in Gibralta! There are also a few in Ireland. Not enough contries for "World" status.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 13 at 11:22am | |
Enough countries on enough continents, I think, for a worlds.
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alstorer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 13 at 11:30am | |
Crucially, the countries and continents don't have to be represented at the Worlds to maintain status. Merely showing activity in the class in that country counts.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 May 13 at 11:46am | |
Contenders have participants from the UK, Australia, USA, Canada, Germany, Holland, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Austria, Switzerland and France who regularily turn up at World Championships. There may be other countries that I have missed as well or are only occasional visitors.
I think the MPS and foiling Moth may also be well attended by various international competitors.
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