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:: I know how hard the 505 worlds are these days :: (323 Reads)
Posted by
tonym
on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 05:36 PM
The coverage, it must be said, was spectacular. I don't think that there is any other class that has this type of coverage, in fact I know it. We were able to follow each race blow by blow, just amazing, and we could share the magic moment when Peter and Thomas where lying 4th, the excitement was real and then the shock when we where told that it was canned.
We also saw a lot of Rudolph and Ferdi in action on their Blueslang!!!, as well as the other guys at the start. Some coaching required there!
For me it was great, as it has been a difficult period in my personal life and having to suddenly deal with health related issues, it provided me with something to lift my spirits. Hopefully I will get a clean bill of health and I will be able to get back on with my life again.
So is there any one in South Africa who can break into the elite bunch from 30 upwards? I think the answer is YES! If so what do we need to do and how best can we help each other to get there? From what I can see, this needs to happen before we are going to get a Worlds back here again in a hurry. We need some stature in this fleet and that means getting a few competitive boats up there. It would certainly be my own goal and for that I would need a committed sailing partner and a well thought out boat designed around us both, not to forget the most important ingredient of all, humility. It ain't going to be easy but it has to be done.
Tony M.
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