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  1. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    Sarah Douglas - Team Canada. 6’ /150 lbs https://olympic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Team-Canada-Sarah-Douglas-2-e1621093882604.jpg?resize=1255,754
  2. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    Oh I am aware of the fat American. I just spent a week at a conference in Vegas… But I am not sure what that has to do with Finn sailors.
  3. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    I would say all the boxing, wrestling and judo athletes at the games who are over 200 lbs have high levels of fitness. (Maybe some of the massive wrestlers wouldn’t seem all that fit - but I am not telling them) Should they limit those sports to people under 200 lbs? I would also say all the...
  4. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    Nobody >200lbs is suitable for sailing in the Olympics. The most athletic dinghy sailing event is gone.
  5. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    Here is the qualification process. Grab a coffee… https://olympics.com/en/news/how-to-qualify-for-sailing-at-paris-2024-the-olympics-qualification-system Nice photo of Finns
  6. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    I believe the zeros are there because the fleets didn't report. It certainly isn't perfect, but it looks to be reasonably representative of dinghy racing activity. I have not seen anything like it for any other country. It also shows the significant interest in boats people have never heard of...
  7. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/class/ Go to Championship Attendance. Everything you could ask for.
  8. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    So the halcyon days of US Olympic sailing coincided with a much greater number of dinghy racers - correct? And at the same time as the numbers started to drop, the UK and others developed better programs. Have I got that right?
  9. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    Except that there was not a lot of interest in the US in dinghy racing during the years the US ruled the sailing medal count. So what is the secret sauce that disappeared after ‘92? Do you think is more or the same interest in racing dinghies in the US today compared to 32 years ago?
  10. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    Over the past several Olympics, the US has won very few medals in any of the mode of transportation events, ie boats and bikes (they have done ok riding horses). But way more than any other country in overall medals. When the US focuses, they usually win or seriously contend. There is simply not...
  11. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    I have no thumbprint anymore
  12. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    Maybe you guys should PM each other…
  13. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    You forgot “Communiter“, which adds a whole new dimension to shagging.
  14. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    Well, the Finn and Europe aren’t Olympic classes any longer. I have never kept up with 470 racing, but I am not sure if air humping adds to the Olympic ideal. Now that’s a way to keep tv viewership at bay…https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2021/04/28/kinetics-at-the-olympic-level/
  15. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    “Faster, stronger, higher, together.” I tend to agree the Olympic motto applies to the athletes and not the equipment. (Noting the potential for humour in at least two of these)
  16. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    How does a boat “belong” in the Olympics? And how far back do I have to read to understand the reference to scraping boats with Bangladeshis?
  17. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    How many hundreds of articles do you want to read on parents fucking up kids sports? Google it up. Sailing parents are cream puffs compared to a lot of sports and activities. The Laser is to blame? Please…
  18. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    Who is this responding to?
  19. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    "Your" goal? I believe you spelled IOC incorrectly. Name one Olympic sport where the bottom half of the qualifying competitors actually stand a chance of winning a medal (barring a Miracle on Ice...). And if you would remove your cranium from your large intestine for a brief moment, you would...
  20. Bill5

    US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024

    I don’t think the Laser/ILCA is cool. It’s just a boat that happens to be raced almost everywhere with used boats being awesome for the grassroots sailor. If “cool” is a requirement for Olympics, the 470 must go - it’s even older than the Laser. Looks like a bloated FJ.



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