Well,

I think that if Lars was going to compete for an Olympic berth he would probably get down to fighting weight, but if you look at his results in the A-Class in North America, he seems to be pretty unbeatable. It is his sailing skills and mastery of the boat that gets him there repeatedly, not his weight. I have watched him absolutely sail away from other competitors this year. At the Pre-Worlds/Mid-Winters this year, I believe that he won all but one race, which Pete Melvin won. During the last day of sailing, he had put quite a bit of distance between himself and the rest of the fleet by the first windward mark. It was an amazing display of control, finesse, racing skills and competitiveness. The winds were clocking 22-25 at the beginning of the first race and backed down to 18-20 for the final. Most of us watched from the beach that day, I for one not comfortable enough on an A to test my skills on a chartered boat in those conditions.