boxonsmash

I agree sailing is expensive though no one on this forum is saying YNZ is responsible for those costs. But the issue of great concern to many of us is the unexplicable Olympic selection policy applied to those that have reached the highest levels , who have had the money and support and huge personal effort to get to the top. Apparently hard and fast rules interpreted in novel and unique ways to enable some selections, whilst others you would think equally worthy of such policy re-interpretation are left behind. NZ Olympic sailing slots were again left empty at the Paris Oly

And further , at the Tokyo Olympics yachting great Peter Lester criticised YNZ for repeatedly leaving NZ Olympic sailing slots empty. At the time a crew from Indonesia I think were coming dead last in a 49er race he was commenting on. But he supported their national body for sending them ,and said it would provide them experience ,show the pathway for others and provide role models to their nations youth . What would he know ?

No one on this forum has suggested we expect gold medals at every event. What has been demanded is that we should be able to expect greater clarity and explanation about the selection /non selection of our Olympic sailors rather than press releases about selections that seem to have been drafted by a team of lawyers and public relations people. No sailor I know was upset that a number of sailors were selected this time against the previously applied rules , but why not say so.? To say a 35 year old first time Olympian at Paris was selected on the basis of emerging talent is tenuous a

Since this has come up again I'll put in my two bob's worth. This was never ever intended to be a YNZ exclusive facility, it was always to be a shared public facility, YNZ 30 % tenant courtesy of the 30% funding supplied on it's behalf by Sports NZ. The rest of the space paid for by NZ Community Trust and the Council was for a broad range of Community groups. Documents obtained by under the OIA by the same gentleman who referred this grubby Harbour Access Trust / YNZ conduct to the Auditor General and the SFO revealed that the Council had pulled its funding some 3 years

Hi , Anyone interested in taking part in a MNZ approved Sea Survival Course for Cat 1 requirements ? We are trying to get numbers for a course Monday 5th July. One of my qualified crew had to cancel so we are short . Next scheduled course is not till much later in the year, too late for a winter time island hop. Drop a line here if you are interested. Thanks