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The diversity of the ISAF family was demonstrated by three adjacent Agenda items on the Equipment Committee. Applications for ISAF International Status were considered from three classes which truly reflect the scope of the sailing world: the International Kiteboarding Association, the International Open Bic Association and the International Maxi Class Association. The Equipment Committee recommended approval of the Kiteboarding and Open Bic applications and welcomed the Maxi Class application, although noted some work would be needed on the Class Rules before it could be approved.
At the Oceanic Sub-Committee meeting, there was broad support for Submission 125-08, which will create a new Oceanic and Offshore Committee (in place of the Oceanic Sub-Committee and Offshore Committee) for 2009-12. In addition, the Committee were keen to see the proposed Oceanic Panel expanded to include event organizers and oceanic yacht racing classes as well as Committee members.
Olympic Equipment
The ISAF Council decided the 10 events for the Olympic Sailing Competition last year and will decide the equipment for those events this year during their meeting on Friday 14 November (see the ISAF Regulations for full details of the procedure www.sailing.org/regulations).
As part of the decision-making process of the Conference, several of the specialist Committees will vote on the issue and then pass their recommendation from that vote to help inform the final decision of the ISAF Council. The Match Racing Committee looked specifically at the equipment for the women's match racing event on Sunday, but today the Women's Sailing Committee addressed the four women's sailing events, whilst the Equipment Committee considered all 10 events.
Both Committees used the voting procedure proposed for the ISAF Council when they cast the decisive vote in their meeting on Friday. The procedure was agreed upon by the ISAF Council at the ISAF Mid-Year Meeting in May 2008 and is outlined below.
The list of possible equipment is based upon Submissions received in accordance with the ISAF Regulations. This list was based on the list made by the ISAF Council during the May Mid-Year meetings, the with proviso that the Council also noted selection of equipment for dinghy events for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition will not be open to multihulls.
For the full equipment list and voting procedure view the Council minutes (view the Meeting minutes here).
Men's Windsurfer
Formula One Design
RS: X
Women's Windsurfer
Formula One Design
RS: X
Women's One Person Dinghy
Byte CII
Europe
Laser Radial
Men's One Person Dinghy
Europe
Finn
International Moth
Laser
Musto Performance Skiff
Men's One Person Dinghy (Heavy)
Finn
Laser
Musto Performance Skiff
Women's Two Person Dinghy
29er XX
470
Men's Two Person Dinghy
470
49er
Men's Two Person Dinghy (High Performance)
470
49er
Women's Keelboat Match Racing
Elliott 6m (Modified)
J22
J24
J80
Laser SB3 (Match)
Sonar
Star
Ultimate 20
Yngling
Men's Keelboat
Star
The voting procedure is outlined below:
1. In a ballot where one vote is to be cast and more than one option is available, if an option receives more than 50% of valid votes cast (excluding abstentions), it is elected. Failing this, a run-off ballot is held between the two options with most votes.
2. If Equipment has been chosen for an Event within a Gender Group, it is not eligible to be chosen for another Event within the same Gender Group.
Ballot 1: Women's Windsurfing
Ballot 2: Men's Windsurfing
Ballot 3: Women's 1 Person Dinghy
Ballot 4: Men's 1 Person Dinghy
Ballot 5: Men's 1 Person Dinghy (heavyweight)
Ballot 6: Women's 2 Person Dinghy
Ballot 7: Men's 2 Person Dinghy
Ballot 8: Men's 2 Person Dinghy (high performance)
Ballot 9: Women's Keelboat Match
Ballot 10: Men's Keelboat
3. In the event of a tie that is necessary to break:
(a) When all options are tied, the President will have the casting vote.
(b) In all other cases, there will be a run-off vote between the tied options.
Whilst the two Committees followed the same voting procedure, they approached the debate with a perspective based upon their own expertise and their Terms of Reference (view each Committees Terms of Reference at www.sailing.org/committees). The Women's Committee concentrated just on the women's events and a key focus for them was the impact of the equipment on the growth of sailing around the world. The Equipment Committee voted on all ten events.
The Women's Sailing Committee voted in favour of the following equipment:
Ballot 1: Women's Windsurfing - RS:X
Ballot 3: Women's 1 Person Dinghy - Laser Radial
Ballot 6: Women's 2 Person Dinghy - 29er XX
Ballot 9: Women's Keelboat Match - Elliott 6m
The Equipment Committee voted in favour of the following equipment:
Ballot 1: Women's Windsurfing - RS:X
Ballot 2: Men's Windsurfing - RS:X
Ballot 3: Women's 1 Person Dinghy - Laser Radial
Ballot 4: Men's 1 Person Dinghy - Laser
Ballot 5: Men's 1 Person Dinghy (heavyweight) - Finn
Ballot 6: Women's 2 Person Dinghy - 29er XX
Ballot 7: Men's 2 Person Dinghy - 470
Ballot 8: Men's 2 Person Dinghy (high performance) - 49er
Ballot 9: Women's Keelboat Match - Elliott 6m
Ballot 10: Men's Keelboat - Star
Both Committees followed an incremental approach to Ballot 9, to selection the equipment for the Women's Keelboat Match event. They voted on whether or the equipment should be chosen now, or the choice delayed, with both Committees opting for the former. In the end, both Committees ended up voting in line with the recommendations made in Submission 095-08, supported by the Match Racing Committee earlier in the week.
The recommendations from the Women's and Equipment Committees will now be considered by the Events Committee before they vote on the equipment in their meeting today. All three Committees will also pass their recommendation onto the ISAF Council who will make the decision on the Olympic equipment on their meeting on Friday 14 November.
The Audit Committee and Team Racing Sub-Committee also held their meetings in Madrid on Tuesday. On Wednesday the focus will be on the Events Committee and the Offshore Committee.
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