tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685626887048727296.post1469912757063973901..comments2014-04-01T02:26:19.578-07:00Comments on Bertrand Racing: The US Sailing Team - Does One Size Fit All?John Bertrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12402686439995280946noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685626887048727296.post-17701511523958611602010-10-17T12:47:45.576-07:002010-10-17T12:47:45.576-07:00Years before I finally made the 1988 Olympic team ...Years before I finally made the 1988 Olympic team I received 3 negative comments from the 1980/1984 OSC chairman, I remember each one like it was yesterday. It just drove me harder to prove that I could make the team and win a medal as well! It worked out pretty good in the end.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299391789668337962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685626887048727296.post-49201305182673725622010-10-12T20:21:27.454-07:002010-10-12T20:21:27.454-07:00Still trying to find out where to get a pair of pa...Still trying to find out where to get a pair of pants like Sarah's.Sam Chapinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183706021465394222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685626887048727296.post-51279714926904378872010-10-12T20:20:17.668-07:002010-10-12T20:20:17.668-07:00Good job John. You may have them backwatering now...Good job John. You may have them backwatering now and maybe get some cooperation. Just read Wednesday scuttlebut. Or maybe they will just stay mad. I hope not. That won't help anyone.Sam Chapinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183706021465394222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685626887048727296.post-44969590007750320962010-10-12T09:35:37.149-07:002010-10-12T09:35:37.149-07:00We have been sailing 49er for over a year now out ...We have been sailing 49er for over a year now out of miami. There is no where for us to turn to for support. No teams to sail against, no high performance coach. Everything is out of pocket. We work and sail. It is very difficult to pay for everything and then a coach. There needs to be some sort of support system for up and coming teams. Right now we have formed a 501(c)3 non for profit to organize ourselves in order to receive tax deductible funding. Still, money doesn't grow on trees.<br /><br />Check out our website: 49ermiami.org<br /><br />Great blog entry and congrats to Luke!<br /><br />Mauricio GalarceUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408677919803025287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685626887048727296.post-48083365629410241902010-10-12T02:02:46.229-07:002010-10-12T02:02:46.229-07:00When I attended an open training clinic for the US...When I attended an open training clinic for the US Development Team (Lasers), the opposite seemed true; the prevailing attitude was that US Sailing was providing some coaching, but the sailors were obligated to supplement that with private coaching. It seems contradictory that when the sailors advance to the more advanced Alphagraphics team they must then dispense with these private coaches who certainly will have had major roles of getting them to that stage... So even within the organization it seems there are conflicting ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685626887048727296.post-28069621267724511152010-10-11T20:22:53.767-07:002010-10-11T20:22:53.767-07:00Best revenge for shortsightedness is to continue t...Best revenge for shortsightedness is to continue to perform at a high level with consistency! Good luck in the futureAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13427210852392327445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685626887048727296.post-78584047925700011322010-10-11T18:06:58.606-07:002010-10-11T18:06:58.606-07:00Thanks for letting us know the other side of the s...Thanks for letting us know the other side of the story. When I read the article in SW, I felt uneasy about it without really understanding why. Your story here provides some of the answer.Rob Kocihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325983452545269328noreply@blogger.com