Keep Windsurfing an Olympic Discipline!
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) announced that windsurfing would be replaced by kiteboarding after this summer's Games.
So many dreams crushed, jobs destroyed and years of training put to waste.. A sport that is growing more than ever whilst being a true Olympic discipline, requiring physical fitness, tactics and dis...cipline, crushed by a council that has probably never windsurfed before, let alone raced. Have they thought of the industry? The people who spend thousands upon thousands on the kit they chose to impose as a one design class?
Sign the petition and appeal against the controversial (let alone awful) decision made by ISAF to replace windsurfing with kitesurfing at the Olympics..
Whilst the logic behind competitive kitesurfing is leaving a lot of people confused, there is no reason why we cannot have both Windsurfing and Kitesurfing as Olympic classes. If they want to cut disciplines, at least let it be even and justified throughout the sports.
Information about the decision can be found here http://www.sailing.org/38281.php
Join the facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/207173142734427/
Welcome to Clydewindsurfing
Clyde Windsurfing Club is a volunteer run organisation that is committed to making windsurfing accessible to all.
A significant part of our remit is to offer coaching to young people to get them enjoying the sport of windsurfing and hopefully interested in competition and racing. This then serves as a springboard with many of our former youngsters going on to compete, win titles, teach and make careers out of the sport. Most of the charity funding we obtain is based on this aspect of club life. This funding is then used to obtain and maintain kit, equipment, buildings and training of personnel so the cycle can continue, hopefully for years to come. With Commonwealth and Olympic Games just around the corner, much of our Sport related funding is based upon our ability to be a feeder club for competition.
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