The top varsity programs can send their second, third and perhaps fourth
string sailors to the qualifiers and qualify, and to major Intersectionals and
be
competitive, and good for them for being able to do so. But is that best for
College Sailing as a sport?
There are so many issues that can be addressed but the elephant in the closet
is controlled rosters. Football, Basketball, Baseball and perhaps other
sports as well have controlled rosters. College Sailing has no such limitation.
One
could argue that that's because a College Sailing team can compete in
multiple competitions on a weekend. But perhaps it's the reverse, i.e.,
colleges can
compete in multiple regattas because there is no limitation on rosters.
If College Sailing teams were restricted to "X" number of sailors, would some
of the talent spill over to other schools? I don't know the answer to that
but it would be an interesting question to research.
This is apart from the original proposition offered by Dan but it points out
that many issues exist and for College Sailing to grow equitably, perhaps a
blue-ribbon panel of hopefully nonpartisan individuals should be appointed to
explore the College Sailing business model.
Joe Sullivan
Coach
Fordham University Sailing Team
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