Lots of buzz about resetting the sailing classes with windsurfing at risk again.
The MAN, Neil Pryde, makes a great case to the IOC:
http://www.rsxclass.org/mr-neil-pryde-windsurfing-as-an-olympic-sport/
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Lots of buzz about resetting the sailing classes with windsurfing at risk again.
The MAN, Neil Pryde, makes a great case to the IOC:
http://www.rsxclass.org/mr-neil-pryde-windsurfing-as-an-olympic-sport/
https://www.change.org/p/keep-windsurfing-in-the-olympics-for-2024?recruiter=17222738&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=confirm_email
I signed. For the hundredth time, windsurfing and kiting should be in. Both.
But if anyone things the Olympics are about athletics and not politics... It'll be interesting to see how the US votes. US Sailing was all gong ho on kites (to the exclusion of windsurfers) as long as the Heineken siblings were beating everyone. We do have the world's top ranked women, though.
With 2024 being in Paris and the French being so strong in both kites and windfoil, I wonder what deals they are willing to make under the table.
http://www.sailing.org/rankings_table.php?includeref=ranking26302&rankdiscipline=2&ranktype=2&rankclass=153&rankdate=latest
--- The Arrogant Jerk: Crabby and irritable since 1998.
via: http://internationalwindsurfing.com/userfiles/documents/WS_Events_Committee_Minutes_010218.pdf
Very interesting. The paper also gets to the point why so many sailing spots are in jeopardy: World Sailing's failure to adhere to the IOC's request for better gender equality and participation in sailing events. I don't recall seeing that mentioned before.
RS:X looks to be officially moving to a post 2020 merger with the RS:Convertible as we've pretty much known for a year or more.
http://www.rsxclass.org/the-rsx-the-present-and-future-of-the-windsurfing-and-rsx-class-in-the-olympic-games/
Well guys, if Windsurfing does get kicked out of the Olympics, perhaps this will make you feel better.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/ban-the-olympics/553250/
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Guess which Olympic athlete just tested positive? Yep: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/23/russian-athlete-nadezhda-sergeeva-filmed-in-i-dont-do-doping-shirt-fails-olympic-drug-test?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true
--- The Arrogant Jerk: Crabby and irritable since 1998.