Very true. I do think things have improved recently – I originally penned this in 2015 and a lot of work has been done already.

Our club, for instance, is looking at the boats we’d like to encourage the young sailors through, and the Olympic pathway boats get a less positive response than the boats that encourage a wide range of sailors.

420s and 29ers are viewed as expensive both to buy and in terms of depreciation, and highly technical to learn to be competitive.
RS200s, on the other hand, are seen as cheaper, competitive for longer, less technical (i.e. you can be competitive quite quickly), and they encourage a wide age range, so friends can sail with friends, kids with adults, etc.

I should right something about it and see what others think…

Wait what?

Does this mean that something I wrote was actually correct?

(Well, the title at least).

I remember reading about your singing before, Tillerman, and enjoyed that post. I wonder if it is that you’re distracting your conscious mind, and letting your sub-conscious do its thing unimpeded? Maybe doing maths problems in your head whilst sailing around the course would have the same positive effect.

You do sail faster if you are relaxed an happy.

Singing works too.