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<p><a o? ? ? parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(? }" href=? p://www.yknotsailing.org? ? loaded_images/IFDS_logo-766660.gif"><img? le="margin: 0pt ? ? ? t; f? : left; ? or: ter;? c="http:? w.yk? ailing.org/news/uploaded_images/IFDS_logo-766659.gif" alt=""? der="0" /></? pan style="font-family:arial;">Hang ? o your hats!!! The IFDS Equipmen? aluation Com? ion has once again been aske? ? aluate e? ? (One person? o person and? ? erson boats used) f? aralympic Sailing Co? itions over the ? ? eral years. Accordi? o the announcement, "the immedia? ? ahead a? o refine the eva? ion process used in 2005 and 2006 and then imple? tha? ? s to choose ? able? ipment."<br /><br />Given the volume and well de? ed criticism the Com? ion ived of the "pro? ? used to select the SKUD 18 for the upcoming? alympic games, I think it's time? the Com? ion ? ? ? pre? s method of selectin? uipment and replace ? ith a new an? blic selecti? roce? hat has at its foundation a quantifiable acc? ing of how d? ? are mad? eac? ep oe se? ion process. Closed ? meeting? e not the an? ? s time f? he IFDS time to develop a se? ion process in advance of th? uipment reviews, col? public ? ? ? ailo? ith disabili? PRI? o going ? ard with? thing and in? e IFDS members a? ailors from beginning to end? /><br />Accordi? o the announcement, "Individ? ? ? ted in a? ting in the evaluati? rocess f? he Single-Person and? ee-Person Keel boat events a? equested to ? act the ? an><? yle="font-fa? ? ial;? ef="mailto:emma@isaf.co.? ubject=IFDS%? uipment%? aluation%20Commission">IFDS ? ? iat</a><span? le="? -family:aria." I say we accept their invitation and speak out for a? e rational a? ublic se? ion pro? ? /><br /? ope? , I woul? ? t that b? e the IFDS again dec? to force DSAs and i? idua? ? y into an largely un? ed a? navailable new one design class ? ? ? that have been used in disabled sai for ma? ? and are widely availabl? hey ? ? top and think about the ? eque? . If the IFDS wants to make the Para? ic e? ience ac? ible to as many disabled sai? as ? ible they should at ? t consid? he benefit o? ing ? lar ? ses of boat when? ? sible so that DSAs and i? idua? e not forcedreto? ? fleets and ? hat their sa? s can gain e? ience in sailing? alympic ? s boats.<br /><br />One ? thing. Beware 2.4 M? and Son? ailors and D? . Th? ? it again.</span? >
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