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From: Luis V

To: Hernan Vila

Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 3:15 PM

Subject: FW: Formula One Design -2012 -update

Hernan te reenvío el mail de la Fed.Peruana. ¿Que te pareceque le contestemos. Luis Velasco

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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:18:52 -0500
To: demarecarlos@gmail.com; velasco1@hotmail.com; lhdreyer@eppchile.cl; albertcarluccio@hotmail.com; maxriverokelly@fibertel.com.ar; maxriverokelly@hotmail.com; maxriverokelly@yahoo.com.ar
From: sailperu@terra.com.pe
Subject: Fw: Formula One Design -2012 -update
CC: pachin@terra.com.pe; germanavst@yahoo.com; alex.zimmermann@scotiabank.com.pe; rubina@terra.com.pe; cocobarreda@yahoo.com

Estimados amigos

¿Qué debe hacer la Federación Peruana de Vela al respecto?

Estimo que tanto la PASF como la CSV, así como el representante (MRK) del grupo M en la ISAF, deben dar a sus Federaciones afiliadas sus opiniones formales al respecto, para que sus afiliadas puedan tener un elemento de juicio más, que nos permita tomar la decisión que más convenga.

Mucho les agradeceré sus comentarios.

Cordialmente

Aquiles Rubina
Director Secretario

From: "Ceri Williams" <ceri@offshore-sports.co.uk>
To: "PER" <sailperu@terra.com.pe>
Subject: Fw: Formula One Design -2012 -update
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:10:54 +0100
Status: O


 
Dear Secretary General,

 

We, the steering committee for the Formula Windsurfing One Design Class (FOD), forwarded to you (28th June 2008) the Starboard proposal for the Weymouth 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta.

 

We hope that you have been able to review the proposal and that you will give due consideration to the merits of a change for 2009 to 2012.

Our slogan, incorporated in the Overview and Power Point presentation,  summarised the reasons why we believe in this proposal:

 

'Proven equipment that is simpler, faster, more affordable, more consistent, more reliable and more exciting.'

 

In this letter we would like to draw to your attention two key factors that support the need for change.

 

1) Price, and Availability, of Equipment.

- The proposed new Olympic Equipment will retail for 2/3 of the price of the current Olympic Equipment

- The FOD equipment has proven durability; it will last longer than RS:X

- The FOD equipment will be distributed through normal windsurf shops, operating normal margins, ensuring a worldwide distribution network that will fully support the program

- Warranty and spare parts will be available in windsurf shops throughout the world

- The FOD has 3 moulds (RS:X only 1) to produce the board so can adapt fast to the demands off the market

- The feeder Youth Class, Formula Experience, uses equipment that costs less than ½ the price of the current Olympic Youth class

 

2) Media and Sailor Appeal.

In the conditions prescribed in the ISAF policies for ISAF Events, October 07 (6-25 knots) Formula Windsurfing is a non-pumping, planing class

-    This will enhance the image of windsurfing that now very often is seen as air rowing in 6-10 knots of wind

-    This reduced pumping will bring the windsurfing discipline closer to the sailing discipline

-         Excessive pumping induces wear and tear on equipment and on the athlete’s body

-         The light FOD equipment is especially adapted for ladies and youth sailors

-         New formats..  more and shorter races, half fleet races,… can add to the already media friendly image of Formula Windsurfing.

 

Selecting FOD for 2012 will increase participation.

An analysis of sailors, representing 5 continents ( N & S America,Asia, Europe, Oceania) on the current ISAF ranking and FW ranking reveals the following data

• RS:X   218 men from 46 countries 
• FW     638 men from 43 countries

The number of active FW competitors is 3 times that of RS:X.
There seem to be no recreational RS:X windsurfers
 
There is a big potential for FW to grow.
Asia: some countries have only been active in windsurfing in the current Olympic class - Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taipei, Indonesia and Thailand.
Europe: similar for some former Soviet countries and smaller sailing nations such - Bulgaria, Slovenia, Belarus, Serbia,….. Also Cyprus and Turkey
N-America: Canada, Mexico and British and American Virgin Islands
S-America: Venezuela and Netherland Antilles
Oceania: FW present in all countries
 
Summarising: If FW becomes the new Olympic Class it will be active in

• 43 + minimum 18 countries =  61 countries =
• growth of 25% compared to current Olympic Class

Details about participants, continents and countries represented, can be found in the attached document.

 

Finally, we think it important to consider the opinions of sailors. We have attached the report from Allison Shreeve, who recently completed a tour of Europe and USA where she raced the FOD equipment.

For further details of the events she attended, and to be kept informed about future plans for the class, visit:

http://www.formulawindsurfing.org/fwod.php

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

The FWOD Steering Committee

Svein Rasmussen (MD -Starboard)

Tiesda You (Technical Adviser)

Remi Villa ( Chairman-Formula Experience Class)

Bruno De Wannemaeker (President -International Windsurfing Assocation)

Ceri Williams (Chairman - International FormulaWindsurfing Class)

Allison Shreeve-racer

 

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