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Tornado_ALIVE
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Topic: Future Olympic Classes? Posted: 06 May 05 at 4:05pm |
Off course....... That's why dad agrees. But you have to justify it to the missus. |
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49erGBR735HSC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 05 at 3:51pm |
....... and Dad also thinking "I wouldn't mind doing that too!"
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Tornado_ALIVE
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 05 at 3:46pm |
It's not about the money........ Making sailing more spectator friendly will help spread awareness and enthusiasium of our sport. It's all about the kids sitting at home watching and thinking 'I want to be part of that' Dad buy me a boat......... And Dad agreeing. |
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49erGBR735HSC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 05 at 3:40pm |
Last year when the Olympics were on, we got a lot of enthusiastic pupils coming to our sailing school, talking about what Ben and Shirley were up to on the TV. It was great because it made them more enthusiastic about the sport plus gave us a lot of discussion points. I'm sure we had small children out on the boats dreaming about winning the Olympics when they grow up, and these are absolutely new-comers to the sport. Another point was with the sailing being on the TV, a lot of the people I know who don't sail were actually able to hold a discussion with me about sailing, and I'm sure it did generate a lot of interest in the sport. For the sport to grow, you need to bring new people into it and TV coverage is a very good tool for it.
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Granite
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 05 at 3:22pm |
Changes to make the sport more media interesting do not have to be at the detrement to the sailors. Having the national flags on the spinikers of the olympic boats and the on board camaras made it more interesting without serious disadvantages to the competitors. A fleet of bright differently coloured boats close to the shore is more interesting to watch for spectators (which may also include friends and family of the competitors) than a set of bland white boats with white sails racing three miles off shore I just enjoy sailing and when I can not sail i.e. when it is dark and or snowing I would also like to enjoy seeing some sailing on the TV. Provided the competition is not changed so much that the best sailor generaly wont win then I do not see a problem with changes. |
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Tornado_ALIVE
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 05 at 2:27pm |
Sailing can be Media friendly if organised the right way. Volvo Champions series curtesy of Tornado guru Roland Gaebler
35.000 Spectators celebrated the first 2004 Volvo Champions Race in Bavaria. |
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Tornado_ALIVE
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 05 at 2:10pm |
You'd be in some $hit if you hit this mark
Media coverage of windward leeward racing may be set to change with the latest America’s Cup development.
by AC Challenger's Commisson and Sail-World |
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NeilP
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 05 at 1:50pm |
Hasn't worked so far, has it? Several sports have gone down this route, and what usually happens is that the sport has to change radically to entice the TV money, quite often to the detriment of the participants. I'd rather be sailing than watching sailing. The money that TV brings would not reach the likes of thee and me, so all in all, why worry? It's surely more beneficial to participate than to sit gazing at the box? |
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Granite
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 05 at 1:22pm |
The reason for worrying about TV viewers is that we are all TV viewers from time to time and if the sport looks interesting to the execs they are more likely to put it on then we get a chance to watch some sailing on TV |
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NeilP
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 05 at 1:07pm |
Who said anything about "growing a market"?? I just want to go and sail my boat. I'm perfectly happy to accept that everyone out there has their own reasons for sailing whatever they sail. Don't want the whole world to be sailing FD. We have 100+ boats at Worlds and Euros, and I sail a beautiful, fast, hi-tech, durable, well-developed and immensely seaworthy boat. So tell me again why I should worry about TV viewers or spectators? |
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