I was at a celebration of life today for Dennis Towes , friend , Olympic sailor, international championships , NA championships in multiple fleets , Canadian Olympic committee, and had photos of partying with the King of Norway and Princess Margaret. Speaker at the event was Paul Henderson ( not the hockey guy) , the former head of ISAF which became World Sailing and director sailing for the international Olympic committee. And from Toronto Island . We had a chance to speak after the event and I asked how he feels about foiling boats being considered for the Olympics , as long as it’s fair and promotes the sport he’s in , but he sure wouldn’t want to be a parent of a youth sailor trying to get into the game. We had a young lady at our club that was short listed for the Olympics ( the committee decided last minute to only send one athlete, she was second) and it was costing her Dad one hundred k a yr to keep her sailing at an elite level . It’s crazy .
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