Top teams will still need boats to train/compete in prior to the games. Still need to get new boats every few years to stay at the top of the heap. Still need to travel to major events (globally). Still need to train 200+ days per year thus lose employment incomes etc etc etc. These are the real costs of running a campaign, not the cost of the boats.
Manufacturer supplied boat events can also create a flood of lower cost boats on the market after event...meaning if you are trying to sell your own boat you've now got to lower your asking price even further. Great for buyers, but tough for current (and future) re-sellers.
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Why not just pick a class F-18 for example. then each country chooses their representitave. Then when the sailors arrive at the olympics they are given a new boat to compete on. What are we talking about, 20 boats Each team gets their own sails to maintain and tune. The boats are rotated every day. Could there be a better way? you can set your spreder and rake in the morning put your sails on and your on equal ground. The boats would be supploed by the builders. Im sure if you went to hobie or nacra they would jump at the chance to have olympic boats. After the racing they can be sold as olympic special edition boats with new sails. F-18 manufacturers change every event so no one designer gets eliminated or benifits from the campain. Kind of like how the alter cup is run. 2012 tigers 2016 infusions 2020 capricorns ect.
