The World Sailing Show - April 2018

[@marinaservices6436]

The real amazing race........ thank you for posting!

[@aku.lampinen1347]

I love this show!

[@JIMPETRAKIS69]

My favorite sailing show

[@MichaelB360]

Spartan Ocean Racing & Training spotted at 9:09

[@nikolai502]

They should have a rule about how much tea they should bring, at least 1tonne

[@MarcStjames-rq1dm]

idea of foiling with a Laser great then you can always not.... i should be sailing or foiling.....

[@kreed1004]

world biggest dinghy exhibition

[@mikeobrien9829]

Not sure how this relates to the everyday weekend sailor, personally I think that all the attention on the multi million dollar boats that 99.99% will ever own or sail on really adds to the bad press that the sport of sailing gets. Most every weekend their are 1000's of sailors out enjoying their sport / hobby in older cheap boats yet they don't get a mention. When the sports governing body wake up that very few people can relate to these multi million dollar no compromise racing machines the sport may have a chance to grow again

[@adrienrassat1965]

Oh please, come off it. Very few people have the funds to buy an f1, yet they still watch it. Even fewer people can buy a modified p-51 mustang, yet people watch the Reno Air Races. I sail a Lanaverre 590. It's slow and sluggish, with a hull speed of 6 knots. I love it. But my self-esteem and ego don't get in the way of me enjoying those beautiful multi-million dollar marvels of technology. I enjoy it precisely because I can't sail them, much less afford them. The man hours and expertise behind their design, construction and sailing is fascinating. That's why they are so exclusive. And you have to appreciate that. People appreciate exclusive things; not just because of their material elitism, but because we are inspired by the sight of sophistication and quality. It's part of human nature to look up to the best - to see a discipline given a whole new meaning by it being taken above an beyong. Flying trimarans - so much more interesting than a 34' Jeanneau. 1000 hp, 300 mph cars - much more respectable a feat than the average Crown Vic. Wouldn't you agree?

[@mikeobrien9829]

Adrien Rassat, I think your totally missing the point, the sport / hobby of sailing is dying a slow and painful death because people are NOT engaging in watching the sport and taking part, In my opinion as a former Commodore of a yacht club this is because of the constant pushing of the high end of the sport with very little if any attention by the people who run the sport to the grass roots. Unless you find new up and coming sailors the sport will lose what small base it has and die. I went to extreme lengths as Commodore to bring sailing to the masses, not by holding flashy races in super fast boats that are good for nothing except racing but by showing them that they could have just as much fun class racing and exploring in $500 dinghies, people take part in sport for the competition, speed was just a by product. You can see by the number of entries and the extremely limited TV coverage of the Americas Cup that the Cats were a total failure, they couldn't sail in anything other than a light breeze and were just a high tech joke as a sail boat. Really sailing is chess on the water, NOT SPEED DATING. Even kids OPTI racing these days requires a huge investment (around $7,000) to be competitive, so that in its self precludes many kids from taking part in the sport. Less emphasis on speed, more on gaining the many great life skills that kids can learn from sailing and enjoying the sport safely will grow the sport, not flashing pictures of multi million dollar boats owned by billionaires . When was the last time a sailing association made a video for KZbin on a learn to sail program? What about a sailing association sponsoring a design for a cheap boat kids and parents can build in their garage.

[@adrienrassat1965]

You make a fair point. And I see where you're coming from. I understand how the continuous socioeconomic elitism associated with sailing can and does hurt the sport's popularity. I will not dismiss this point. But imma be blunt here, and add another layer of icing to the cake. And I think the main problem lies in the word "sport", and the social conditioning behind it. What it evokes in people, and what people want out of it. Sport is a great appealer to the masses. Everybody watches competitive sport, be it football, motorsport etc. This is why large companies flock to bid for publicity space during every Super Bowl. I'd be hard pressed to find any large corporation that doesn't advertise their products or services at least a little bit through sport. And the reason why is cause sport is popular. People are attracted to competition, agression, speed - components that make sports so exhilarating to watch. But here lies the issue: to many people sailing is the antithesis of sport. It's slow and demands patience to understand, much less watch. Races can take hours, days, and even weeks/months to complete, like La Vendee Globe. To many, it's lackluster at its best, and downright boring at its worst. The word "sport" is a sort of synonym for "competition". It evokes images of speed, power, and agression - it's meant to deliver instant excitement and stimulation, or else it's boring. There's no time for patience. People want their fun immediately. All highly popular sports express those qualities to the extreme - boxing, rugby/NFL, motosport etc; qualities that are highly watered down (or even non-existant) in sailing. So already, that's a massive chunk of the population lost from the sport because sailing is simply not as exciting as other sports available on the media. It's gotta compete for media attention, and people are simply more excited by the idea of a man hitting another bloke's face over three consecutive hours. And this is where i'm gonna mention America's cup dreadful attempt to popularise sailing through faster and "cooler" flying catamarans. Those foilers were nothing more than a marketing ploy to try to attract audiences to the sport by attempting to disassociate sailing with its conservatively boring and slow nature. And as you aforesaid, it didn't work; because even that was too boring. People still prefer watching 200 mph NASCARs wiz around an oval track for 1.5 hours, or two jocks headbut each other, whilst holding an inflated rubber egg. It's just more exciting. And I get it. As a recreational sailor and lover of boats, America's Cup is BORING. Another thing I wanna mention. Most people don't live near the sea, let alone on the sea. For the average Joe, boats have never been apart of his life - it's all foreign to him. Cars, rubber balls, pitches etc have, on the other hand. People muse on what they are most familiar with. So naturally, sailing - in most cases - will never be the average bloke's go-to sport. It isn't a part of his/her identity. So already, that'll significantly cripple sailing's chance of becoming a popular hobby, let alone a source of popular entertainment. So yeah, sailing was kinda screwed since the beginning, ar at least, ever since the advent of more exciting past-times like motorsports, boxing etc.

[@michelefiorentin]

I am not agree with you. It's because such extreme sailors and races that now we normal sailor can be safe and having fun!this is R&d man! Many died for this. I habe my respect to those mariners. God bless them!

[@edwardcatlett9446]

@@michelefiorentin I dont believe world on water will bring new people into sailing precisely because of its focus on multi million dollar speed machines---I think its for people who already love sailing. I am a dinghy sailor and would love to see more of my type of boat (Tasar) featured. I can still however enjoy and marvel at the speed and power of the gold plated speedsters. just wish they would add a little more dinghy action into the mix.

[@mikemckelvey7144]

Why is a men's race being narrated by a woman? Do men narrate women's sports events?

[@timbrink]

Yes, they do. Why is it a problem? Do you hate women?

[@ethans7917]

Not a sport

[@johnovlogs1374]

its just because you cant sail

[@ethans7917]

I can. I've won multiple regattas

[@owenmcdonnell5940]

How is it not a sport?

[@user-mx6tl6cl8e]

If you don’t like it just fuck off please

[@MegaArutnev]

ahhahahahahahahahh good joke