I'm still trying to figure out what all the 3, 4 and 5 letter acronyms stand for. I don't pretend to know much about all this. What I think I do know is that taking your ball and going elsewhere doesn't work. Eventually men have to sit around the table and work things out. We need strong men that command attention(not beg for it)around that table to get our views heard. This means to strengthen your argument and not raise your voice. I'm behind what John, Tom and others are trying to do. Cancelling your memberships to any sailing organization is just childish and probably plays right into the oppositions hands.
I dont agree that going somewhere else won't work or that its childish, I think the same things could be said about staying with the current organization.
What makes US Sailing Multihull Council work is the MULTIHULL sailors within that group that volunteer their time. I am 100% confident that multihull sailors could generate all of the benefits we currently get from US Sailing AND be in a better position to focus on a multihull sailing in the future in a seperate organization.
I do however have a great amount of respect for JW and all of the other folks that volunteer on our behalf, and I will problably rejoin US Sailing if they think its worth supporting them.
What worries me is that a great deal of our (multihulls) progress within US Sailing has been a result of a lot of effort by a relatively small group of people. What happens as they move onto other things over time?
