På tide å signere..

Det har nå vært avholdt et møte mellom flerskrogsmiljøet i Storbritannia og RYA (deres seilforbund). Kort oppsummert, RYA nekter å støtte en flerskrogsbåt i OL med en stemme, men vil drive lobbyvirksomhet for å beholde en flerskrogsbåt der. Men andre joller vil de gi sin stemme..

Flerskrogsmiljøet i Storbritannia inviterer alle som gjerne vil beholde en flerskrogsbåt i OL til å signere et opprop. Har du ikke signert tidligere er det på tide å gjøre det nå: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/CatamaranSubmission/index.html
Man kan gjerne signere anonymt, eller med fullt navn og kommentar (på engelsk) hvis man vil.


Dette begynner å bli en PR-messig katastrofe for RYA, og en mulig utskilling av et eget seilforbund for flerskrogsseilere i Storbritannia..


Her er den fulle engelske oppsummeringen fra møtet. Mange kjente Tornado og flerskrogsnavn:

From Y+Y http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3418&TPN=39

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Read here: Today's UKCRA meeting with the RYA



I attended this afternoon's meeting with the RYA. Multihull classes were well respresented and our delegation was led by UKCRA chairman Nick Dewhirst.



Also present were: Catherlne Howland (Shearwater CA); John Alani (F16); Lee Davies (UKIDA); Graham Eeles (Tornado builder); Grant Piggott (F18); David Scarfe (Hobie); Chris Laming (Hobie parent); Brian Phipps (Windsport); Rob White and Reg White.

The RYA was represented by Eddie Ramsden (Council Chairman); John Derbyshire (Racing Manager/Performance Director) and Jon White (Sport Development Manager).

Observers included representatives of the 29er and 420s CAs.

Summary of main points:

1 RYA weclomes further input from UKCRA to put the case for cats to ISAF committee.

2 RYA proposed working group of staffers and cat sailors to consider development of sport of cat racing from the grass roots upwards.

3. RYA is unwilling to commit its vote at either ISAF senior or junior events in favour of multihulls despite doing so for dinghies. UKCRA warned of PR disaster if RYA failed to respresent cat racing.

4. Despite requests they were unwilling to withdraw either of their submissions.

UKCRA is planning to lobby ISAF directly to try to ensure a satisfactory outcome for catamaran sailing worldwide.

The representatives at today's meeting urge all cat sailors and supporters to maintain the vocal campaign to ensure that multihull sailing remains an olympic sport and receives its fair share of properly funded youth development.

Please continue signing the petition until 1 November.