Excellent article and interview. Of course there is no exact path that is optimal for every individual. It would be interesting to expand this “US based” perspective and look at the youth>>>olympic path in other countries. I like the “outside of the box” idea of Stu’s (#9): “Collegiate Olympic sailing programs”. As a step in that direction I wonder if, in the US, Collegiate sailing programs might benefit from programatic exposure to Olympic Sailing. Certainly Olympic aspirants benefit by “getting back to basics” and doing some college-style short course racing and drills (ala the Snow & Satisfaction) and their participation at a few practices might benefit an entire team. As Jerry used to sing: “If I knew the way, I would take you home”
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