2016 Olympics: Both Keelboats chopped by ISAF Events Committee

10:33 AM Thu 5 May 2011 GMT

'34th America&rsquo;&rsquo;s Cup Regatta Director, Iain Murray (AUS) crosses the finish line in the 2008 Olympics in the Star class - now provisionally dropped after the 2012 Olympics' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Sail-World understands that the meeting of the International Sailing Federation's Events Committee has just voted on its schedule of ten Events for the 2016 Olympic Sailing Regatta. The report from the Committee will now go to the ISAF Council to be 'received' which then triggers a discussion and debate as to whether the Council endorse the Recommendation or amend it. The list of 10 events is believed to be: Mens and Womens Windsurfer (RS:X) and Kiteboard Mens Singlehander (Laser) Womens Singlehander (Laser Radial) Mens HP Skiff (49er) Womens HP Skiff (Evaluation Trial) Mixed Multihull (Evaluation Trial) (One female, one male ...

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by Richard Gladwell