More about the Future of the Laser
Trends in Participation at Laser 4.7 and Radial Youth Worlds This is a response by Jean-Pierre Kiekens to comments by Andy Roy from the Laser Class, following the Sailing Illustrated webcast with Tom Ehman - aka TFE, discussing the 2024 Olympics, the future of the Laser and the upcoming sea trials for the 2024 single-handed dinghy in Valencia. The webcast can be screened here: https://www.facebook.com/SailingIllustratedBlog/videos/813275225705785/ Note that most of what is covered in the webcast is more extensively detailed in those two articles: - The Laser at the Crossroads — https://optimist-openbic-sailing.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-laser-at-crossroads.html // https://sailinganarchy.com/2019/01/20/crossroads/ - Laser Class Statement on the Development of New Rigs: 10 Comments — https://optimist-openbic-sailing.blogspot.com/2019/01/laser-class-statement-on-development-of.html - Durability of the hulls This is an extremely important point, and Andy is right to assert