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Do you think the female public will be more likely to checkout/watch mixed Multihull vs male team?


Not particularly..

Watching sailing is the big issue. Selling tickets to the events is a problem.. it's hard to watch a sailboat race sitting on a spectator boat .... Finding a way to video the action is a problem.... Not to mention doing this in a way that does not chop up the water with powerboat slop.

This is the eight ball that all of Olympic sailing is behind.... Minimally, everyone recognizes that cats' and skiffs look more action packed then stars and lasers. Hopefully they solve the video and spectator problem by England's games with the 49ner... otherwise... I bet the IOC says... see ya! It's expensive and few people seem to care.

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Do you think the public can tell the difference between the modern Tornado, F18, or F16 from a distance, or on the tube?


Nope...

But what they do understand is the nature of the team and the flag on the sails and the action they see.

You tune in to the Olympics to watch whatever sport is on... to see the best there is for two weeks ... You don't want an explanation to go along with the event. ... So... you tune in to watch the best multihull sailors in the world... OPEN or MEN's and Women's Events hit the mark... Mixed Events.... requires an explanation...This is even clearer WHEN OTHER OLYMPIC SAILING EVENTS are Men's and Women's.

If you think back to the IOC accepting Tennis as an Olympic sport... One of the big issues for the Pro tennis circuit was... Would the top pro's compete.. If MIXED Sailing does not get the top Multihull sailors in the world...The sport will be pitched.

You can SELL OPEN.. you can't sell MIXED.

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