The way I see it it that we can make something good happen if we bring Rohan Veal, Darren Bundock and Mitch Booth together with people like you Brian and Rocklegde Productions. The first are excellent ambassadors to our cause and Rockledge Production has matured the video-ing and internet based televising to a point that it is generally accessible to all.

If we can get the important classes "online" then we can make the launch of our "high performance" organisation a success. Organise a combined event or two and show-case the results on the internet.

Also get a high performance women skiff going and if we are smart we get the blowkarts to join forces with us as well.

I truly believe that at this time with the available technology and "amateur" skill we can make it happen. Look at Aestela and Tacticat; internet is an enabler, lets use it. Of course ISAF and the local sailing associations at this point is helping us too, by making dumb descisions and pissing off some other classes like the womens skiff as well.

I mean at a certain point you have to make the call to start a "Boston Tea party", I'm sure that at that time there were voices calling "to work from the inside" as well. The people doing so weren't evil but they were wrong as the path to a better future lay elsewhere.

And indeed Brian you guys work fast !

Wouter