Garry Menk of Jimmy Lewis and an active kiteboarding racer made a post on the situation ...
"Boards in the Olympic Sailing regatta - mixed, team, and, or, and/or ?
Friday, 06 May 2011 14:47
While everybody seems to be focussed on the ongoing fight between dinghies and keelboats it should not be forgotten that the boards - kiteboards and windsurfers - are still in a different situation.
One of the topics during todays council meeting was the meaning of "mixed events" in kiteboarding or windsurfing, or, what kiteboarding AND windsurfing in one event could mean. For clarification: as two medals for each kiteboards and windsurfers seem to be unrealistic at the moment, there should be a way to showcase both sports at the Olympic Games, as they represent youth and media appeal probably more than any other sailing class, attracting a new each audience in addition to the coat-and-tie yachtsmen in the harbours."
CONTINUED AT:
http://kiteracing.com/forum/index.ph...sg1026#msg1026