Der_Dude says:
"Well, if you like to give the ILCA board the benefit of the doubt, one could assume that their motives for the proposal are the ones they stated, namely that they see a imminent adverse affect of the GS - LPE commercial dispute for the class"
But there is no reason that more information could not help us to better understand why they see an imminent adverse affect for the class. The benefit of the doubt should be reserved for where you really trust somebody, or there is missing information that cannot be resolved. In this case, there has been plenty of time to explain further. That hasn't happened, and besides the information on the voting page, there has been a deafening silence until now.
Heini Wellman says:
"The importance of this rule change triggered a lot of discussions between the Laser sailors and on the different web forums. These discussions were very healthy and contributed to a better understanding of all the different issues involved. Personally, I kept a certain restraint in order to allow an as free discussion as possible. For those who want to refresh their memories on the reasons of the rule change can go to http://www.laserinternational.org/rules2011 ."
A certain restraint in order to allow as free a discussion as possible? Have you been paying attention? Most of the discussion has been conjecture and frustration stemming from an almost complete lack of information. Gouvernail and I had an exchange a few weeks ago that made it clear that there was a lot of information missing from this discussion, and most other discussions on this board and elsewhere have indicated the same. You may have thought that you were acting in the most appropriate way by staying out of it, but the discussions have made it clear that the information available on the ILCA web page is woefully inadequate in order to make an informed decision.
It seems to me that the ILCA has not done nearly enough to get the information that would be required to its members. In effect, the attitude is: "trust us, this is the only solution, and it will be the best thing for the class". Well, I for one, don't trust a leadership that fails to answer the most important questions to its membership when asking it to make a fundamental, indeed historic (for our little corner of the world) decision on the fate of the Laser class.
That is why I voted no. I am not convinced it is a bad change, but the onus is on the proponents to effectively argue their case, and to inform the membership that this change would be beneficial. That hasn't happened. This is disappointing, and I only hope that the class is strong enough to carry on despite failure of leadership.
"Well, if you like to give the ILCA board the benefit of the doubt, one could assume that their motives for the proposal are the ones they stated, namely that they see a imminent adverse affect of the GS - LPE commercial dispute for the class"
But there is no reason that more information could not help us to better understand why they see an imminent adverse affect for the class. The benefit of the doubt should be reserved for where you really trust somebody, or there is missing information that cannot be resolved. In this case, there has been plenty of time to explain further. That hasn't happened, and besides the information on the voting page, there has been a deafening silence until now.
Heini Wellman says:
"The importance of this rule change triggered a lot of discussions between the Laser sailors and on the different web forums. These discussions were very healthy and contributed to a better understanding of all the different issues involved. Personally, I kept a certain restraint in order to allow an as free discussion as possible. For those who want to refresh their memories on the reasons of the rule change can go to http://www.laserinternational.org/rules2011 ."
A certain restraint in order to allow as free a discussion as possible? Have you been paying attention? Most of the discussion has been conjecture and frustration stemming from an almost complete lack of information. Gouvernail and I had an exchange a few weeks ago that made it clear that there was a lot of information missing from this discussion, and most other discussions on this board and elsewhere have indicated the same. You may have thought that you were acting in the most appropriate way by staying out of it, but the discussions have made it clear that the information available on the ILCA web page is woefully inadequate in order to make an informed decision.
It seems to me that the ILCA has not done nearly enough to get the information that would be required to its members. In effect, the attitude is: "trust us, this is the only solution, and it will be the best thing for the class". Well, I for one, don't trust a leadership that fails to answer the most important questions to its membership when asking it to make a fundamental, indeed historic (for our little corner of the world) decision on the fate of the Laser class.
That is why I voted no. I am not convinced it is a bad change, but the onus is on the proponents to effectively argue their case, and to inform the membership that this change would be beneficial. That hasn't happened. This is disappointing, and I only hope that the class is strong enough to carry on despite failure of leadership.