This proves my point that World Sailing tries to steal our sport of kiteboarding for their own financial benefits ( medals = funding, world sailing gets $40 million a year and distributes it ) .
It is a sad world where world sailing voters are pressured into voting for kiteboarding when they didnt even want a part of it.
it is not unique to kiteboarding that olympic $ gives someone the idea of how to cash in by changing a sports history sup vs canoe , rollerskating vs skateboarding. They are currently in the court system.
"Concerns had been raised within the sailing community about the inclusion of a kiteboarding but Abercrombie said its inclusion was a strategic decision made by World Sailing, with the sport in danger of losing a medal class. Over the past cycle, sailing saw its competitive quota lowered from 380 athletes to 350, and the International Olympic Committee had signalled the sport would lose more if they did not change.
"It's a bit of a compromise. I don't personally feel it's best for the sport but in saying that, it is what it is. It's a process driven by World Sailing and as far as Yachting New Zealand is concerned, we're just going to have to make the most of it."
I say by kiteboarders for kiteboarders! Not by Sailors for their own gain!
Dont support IKA, WKC, GKA. They are all pawns to World $ailing. #worldsailingkitekooks