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US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024
Strange post . 😕😕 Would you care to elaborate on why you dislike the largest sporting event in the world. ?- Xeon
- Post #226
- Forum: Dinghy Anarchy
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US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024
It’s nothing to do with ‘ sauce ‘ and everything to do with the increased professionalism of the other country’s. If I remember correctly, the last time the UK won a medal with a Corinthian self funded type project was Lawrie Smith in the Soling The year 1992. (and we hadn’t won much in the...- Xeon
- Post #166
- Forum: Dinghy Anarchy
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US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024
Unfortunately unless US sailing can manage to get a long term ( at least two Olympic cycles ) revenue stream that it can use to set up systems similar to the GB, Australian, New Zealand,Spain etc . Nothing is going to change .😕 This has to be a large amount as has to pay for regional squads...- Xeon
- Post #156
- Forum: Dinghy Anarchy
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US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024
Re new classes in the USA . But as discussed on another thread, there is no room for any new class to grow organically as they are locked in to class racing in very old classes .It takes huge manufacturer/dealer support to successfully launch a boat in the USA. Hopefully the Aero and Melges 15...- Xeon
- Post #111
- Forum: Dinghy Anarchy
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US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024
I think the difference is you had PSA building your boats , we had LPE building ours. ( UK sailors would pay over the odds for a PSA boat at that time ) Back then most of the big hitters on the master circuit were picking boats and masts because LPE build quality was s@@t .😀 I don’t know of...- Xeon
- Post #105
- Forum: Dinghy Anarchy
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US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024
Very true , but this is what the best master sailors did and pick the boats with the best mast rake too . To pretend any thing else is just disingenuous. 😀- Xeon
- Post #101
- Forum: Dinghy Anarchy
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US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024
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