we (catsailors) just lost our R&D department, all executive accounts and the whole PR budget to put it into business terms. Olympic sailing get coverage in media, and the Tornado enjoy some part of it. You might not believe it, but there really is some. We loose that from 2008, after what probably will not be a good event for the Tornado.
(Olympic )Sailing as a whole just lost one of it's most interesting classes. That is really ironic becouse ISAF have been warned by the IOC that sailing has to become more "media friendly". Matchracing might be a step in the right direction, but removing multihulls is a giant leap in the wrong direction.
We just sold our Tornado, but it will be very interesting to watch the Tornado class after 2008. It can either fizzle and die, or start doing stuff for regular sailors not just the olympians.
