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Women MR in the Games - how did it happen?

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Women MR in the Games - how did it happen?
Multihull is out of Olympic Games 2012. This message was passed by ISAF Council on Friday. As you already know from Jurg Women Keelboat in Match Racing format was approved creating big chance for whole world of sailing.How did it happen? That was a question asked by many people in Estoril, especially those in favour for 2 persons high performance for women. ISAF Match Racing Committee in associoation with WIMRA worked through many years to convince the world of sailing that women keelboat match racing is vital for sailing to become more media and spectators friendly. Collected statistics proved that nations' participation in Yngling events and participation in women match racing are of a big difference. All in favour of match racing. First step on the path of receiving Council's approval was Women's Sailing Committee where it was decided that women keelboat is supported and when chosen for the 2012 Games it shall be run in match racing format.Second step was more difficult and interestingly not successfull. Another vote was however taken by Events Committee which excluded both keelboat men and women from the list of possible olympic events together with proposal of multihull for women. To reject Events Committee recomendation 19 votes must have been collected by ISAF Council and the result was... 19! Just enough to start voting from the early beginning.And luckly this time fortunate for women keelboat that was approved together with the decision on replacing fleet racing with match racing format.Nevetheless the true task is just ahead. Now it is time to work on successful campain for increasing the participation in women match racing till Olympic Games 2012.Keep your fingers crossed as this is a real step forward in terms of match racing "come-back" to the Games.Sofia Full Story »

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