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alstorer
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Topic: The RYA will boycott another Olympics? Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 10:00am |
Is the RYA actually "clinging on to it"? Has anyone actually taken a motion to change the situation to the board or the AGM?
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SUGmeister
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 10:26am |
China is permanently on the hunt for resources. Argentina 'sells' exclusive rights to all the oil that 'belongs' to them to China for XYZ Billion. Chinese warships will obviously be needed to protect their investment but what's this, Brits occupying Argie Islands and stealing the oil. Velly velly interlesting. Good job we've still got a Navy fit for purpose! Edited by SUGmeister - 05 Apr 12 at 11:05am |
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rogue
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 10:42am |
shame the Queen Elizabeth Class won't be commissioned for rapid response air support until after the fecking games then innit?
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SUGmeister
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 11:17am |
There's the point, as a country we don't need 2 American sized QE Class carriers, for the same money we could have built 6 (or more) Invincible pocket carriers which could have been built by now, continue using, and upgrading, the Sea Harriers for as long as necessary until the F-35B came along. Cretins Blaire and Brown just had to have a bigger Carrier than the French |
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 11:38am |
I suppose its inevitale that this topic would get political...
Personally I think it would be foolish of the RYA to bind themselves about what they should do no matter what the circumstances. Turkeys rarely vote for Christmas, so we know that the sailors would vote to go no matter what the circumstances. Whether the RYA was right or wrong to implement the boycott last time is difficult to say even with hindsight. I do agree with other contemporary sailors who have stated elsewhere that the people who happpened to win the rather pointless event at Weymouth do not consitute an Olympic team for the 1980 games, and that there is no way of knowing who would have been in such a team. |
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Colin Simonds
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 1:53pm |
I do worry about the
Who might or might not have won the 1980 trials- discussion.
Unfortunately the BOA and LOCOG have used this to sideline our requests for a meeting and one key BOA meeting was suddenly cancelled after this article was published that it was a non event. The author of that artice has in fact signed our petition and supports us.
Of the main serious 1980 players only Rodney Pattison (who was rated 3rd FD in UK at the time and his naval crew's leave was cancelled) and Lawrie Smith 470 (chose a paid for skipper job elsewhere) did not show up. The athletes were told by Vernon Stratton that like the rowers council (who boycotted and then changed their minds )- the decision could still be reversed and we should race. We were broke but we took him at his word and went.
Some of the others who did attend may not have been in the 'mood' to try their best but that will not change the key issues ahead.
Who the team may have been is not important to the core issues that must be addressed
1 The UK had we had three sailors Chris Law Rob White and David Campbell James who won the pre Olympic Europeans in their classes with a race to spare in 1980 and were solid gold prospects and the RYA council ruined their sailing careers for ever wihtou so much as The RYA president getting ou of his chair to go find them and sorry they had to do this. These three guys above the others and me deserve a better result fomr the RYA and sorry would be a good start trying to get them the MBEs they would almost certainly have got would help. President Carter who started all this apologised and admitted it was a bad decision - why can not the RYA?
2 It does not matter who the team might have been - Either the RYA made a mess of the selected team's lives or made a mess of all those people who won the trials and those vey few others that claim they might have done. most of the team quit after the trials and either left the sport at Olympic level -- or just dropped back in later. The team focus and success took 12 years to recover.
The RYA can and one day likely will be easily bullied into doing it again in next 20 years or more - the Athletics and swimming team never did and never will because the vote is with the athletes
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Colin Simonds
One of 12 Winners of 1980 Olympic trials - but RYA Boycotted the 1980 Games. Founder member 2012 Anti RYA Boycott Group. Petition website www.nomoreRYAolympicboycotts.com |
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rogue
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 2:36pm |
Then so be it, imho. If it's really come to that and there's such significant global pressure (war, famine, economic meltdown, genocide, pandemic illness... whatever) for the RYA to boycott, then the 5 ring circus dinghy dancing really is the least of our worries... sorry if that sounds harsh, but it's the reality of the 21st Century.
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andy101
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 6:57pm |
China is permanently on the hunt for resources. Argentina 'sells' exclusive rights to all the oil that 'belongs' to them to China for XYZ Billion. Chinese warships will obviously be needed to protect their investment but what's this, Brits occupying Argie Islands and stealing the oil. Velly velly interlesting. Good job we've still got a Navy fit for purpose!
Better keep a close eye on them boys - the buggers will be half way across Poland before anyone has noticed! |
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Colin Simonds
Newbie Joined: 02 Apr 12 Location: London Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 12 at 6:17pm |
So if Brazil nationalises all the British owned Oilfields in Brazilin 2015 ( No suggestion they will - just a silly example) and the government bully the the Athletes councils not to go - it will be fine if Atleics and swmming go and win medlas and get MBE and get careers in UK sport like Coe and Moynihan have done and fine taht tourists go to watch the games and fine we continue to sell them technology and stuff - ( all this happened at Moscow)
But like Moscow our sailors and Canoes and Rowers stay at home? That is not harsh it is barmy? and is it not remotely fair.. should be all out or none out.
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Colin Simonds
One of 12 Winners of 1980 Olympic trials - but RYA Boycotted the 1980 Games. Founder member 2012 Anti RYA Boycott Group. Petition website www.nomoreRYAolympicboycotts.com |
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bert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 12 at 12:30pm |
From a personal POV I think that sport & politic's must be seperate BUT the real world tells me that everything is a pawn in the power game of world politics.
It is the way it is.But That doe'nt mean that we shouldn`t try to change that view.
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