I have great respect for any athlete who has the talent and drive to go after an Olympic medal. This fact that this group is willing to devout 4 more years to their quest is even more impressive. Hopefully valuable lessons were learned but I see some early flaws in their new plan of attack.
Why Miami? It would seem LA or Long Beach would a far smarter residency for 2028. Is the same mistake not being made.
Yes team racing is a bitch, illegal and unfair but putting a focus here on a failing will not help you in the future. The fact that you had to endure team racing means you probably did not have first row starts and catching the 1st shift. Focus on these fundamentals which takes away the excuses.
The Development leaders did a disservice to the sailors. They were trying to develop the size of the fleets not produce winning individual efforts with their stay home strategy. Spending a lunch or two with the 49er, FX and 470 sailors in the 2nd or 3rd campaign would have rapidly convinced you the stay home strategy was tragicly flawed. Moving forward hang out with and learn from the vets. The advice US Sailing has offered in the past 4 Olympics is not worth what they charge for it i.e. nothing.
Hopefully your next 4 years will bring great rewards.
I have great respect for any athlete who has the talent and drive to go after an Olympic medal. This fact that this group is willing to devout 4 more years to their quest is even more impressive. Hopefully valuable lessons were learned but I see some early flaws in their new plan of attack.
Why Miami? It would seem LA or Long Beach would a far smarter residency for 2028. Is the same mistake not being made.
Yes team racing is a bitch, illegal and unfair but putting a focus here on a failing will not help you in the future. The fact that you had to endure team racing means you probably did not have first row starts and catching the 1st shift. Focus on these fundamentals which takes away the excuses.
The Development leaders did a disservice to the sailors. They were trying to develop the size of the fleets not produce winning individual efforts with their stay home strategy. Spending a lunch or two with the 49er, FX and 470 sailors in the 2nd or 3rd campaign would have rapidly convinced you the stay home strategy was tragicly flawed. Moving forward hang out with and learn from the vets. The advice US Sailing has offered in the past 4 Olympics is not worth what they charge for it i.e. nothing.
Hopefully your next 4 years will bring great rewards.
Bill Canfield