ISAF Conference: breaking news from Olivier Bovyn

Hot news from Athens, Olivier Bovyn , International F18 Class Assoc President, is attending this key ISAF conference.–
“Martin, Could you spread the news :Not quite a victory but…
ISAF November conference in Athens : Events Committee voted 84% in favour of a Mixed Multihull Discipline…
Wait for confirmation by the council at the end of the week, and cross the fingers for none changes his mind by the 2011 May Mid year Meeting…
Olivier Bovyn, Direct Live from Athens !”
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Update from ISAF Conference blog:
https://isafconference.wordpress.com/
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Mixed multihull in, men’s keelboat out
November 10, 2010 at 3:24 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
It was the most packed session we have had this week to hear the Events Committee’s recommendation on the provisional Olympic events and equipment for 2016.

This is how the voting went.
The Events Committee recommends:
– Board or kite-board for men and women – equipment evaluation
– One person dinghy men – Laser Standard
– One person dinghy women – Laser Radial
– Two person dinghy (skiff) men – 49er
– Two person dinghy (skiff) women – equipment evaluation
– Second one person dinghy men – Finn
– Two person mixed multihull – equipment evaluation
– Two person mixed dinghy with spinnaker – 470
– Women’s keelboat – Elliott 6m

In so doing the committee’s voting recommends taking out the men’s keelboat. The second one person dinghy for women was the other option not to be selected.
The Committee’s recommendations are of course just that. They will go to the ISAF Council for consideration this weekend. After Council vote they are then subject to confirmation at the ISAF Mid-Year meeting in May 2011.
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