Olympic Sailing: Moths

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Forum Name: Olympic Sailing
Forum Discription: The top end racing in our sport
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Topic: Moths

Posted By: catmandoo
Subject: Moths
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 12:03pm

Been following the Moth worlds

Can't believe there hasn't been a peep on the forum about it .

I'm a dyed in the wool cat sailor .

BUT

These have to be in the olympics , surely they have everything that would keep jo punter interested , high speed crashing , spectacular performance and very watchable sailing ,even fit burds sailing them WELL against men. Winner was crossing start line at 20 knotts !!

normally even as an avid sailor myself I get bored watching sailing on tv , this years coverage of moth worlds has been superb with some excellent footage .

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Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 1:04pm

Pass me that can.... ooh, worms...

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Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard"
Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch"
Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air"
Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile"

Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 2:54pm

It could be said that foiling is very much a minority sport which gets nowhere near the IOC's criteria for an olympic sport. But then Women's matchracing ain't exactly a worldwide sport, either.
Would be fun to watch, though. Maybe in 50 years...

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Firefly 2324, Lightning 130, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 4:18pm

Isn't one of the very big obstacles that the Moth class don't want to go anywhere near the Olympics?

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Al

Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 4:34pm

praps ISAF should commission their own moth varient , make it one design , cheaper built and avail to all , call it a Mirth .

They reinvented the tornado without class approval , invented womens match racing in elliots

so why not the Mirth ??

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Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 4:52pm

It would have to have a pink panther on the sail.

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Gordon
Lossc

Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 4:54pm

was thinking more of a wing , still you can have your pp on it

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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 7:07pm

"There is a Mirth in my room." "A what, sir?" "A Mirth..." Now thats a film I've not seen in a long time.

Wouldn't work in France, would it?

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Firefly 2324, Lightning 130, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

Posted By: Vronny
Date Posted: 15 Jan 11 at 11:08am

Cool sports aren't in the Olympics.

That's how they stay cool !