IGC - a force for good or a failing institution

On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 1:01:25 AM UTC-7, krasw wrote:
Well the world and IGC doesn't revolve around UK team finances. Many small countries have absolutely no chance of supporting any team, so all costs are covered by participants. Yet they have no problem with this. Going for 3 or even 4 year cycle for WGC events, and with one event in southern hemisphere every now and then (effectively bumbing the budget for participating from 5000 to 20000+ euros, meaning you would have to skip the event), means that these pilots would get chance to compete once in decade.

It's always very convenient to blame IGC for everything, and always say that this and that decision makes gliding as a sport smaller and smaller. That's convenient way of outsourcing the blame. IGC has absolutely no way of promoting the sport in a way that you and your club should do locally at your country. Everyone know this.

"with one event in southern hemisphere every now and then (effectively bumbing the budget for participating from 5000 to 20000+ euros, meaning you would have to skip the event), means that these pilots would get chance to compete once in decade."

Sounds like what the US Pilots face almost every WGC, $20,000 to $25,000 or more.

If the goal of Worlds is to choose the best pilot in the World, why we need 10 Classes to do that?
The best pilot will win the Worlds in any Class, be it Standard, 15m, 18m, 13m, Club…whatever. Class doesn’t matter.
To me it looks like glider manufacturers need The Worlds in 10 Classes, not the pilots or their national federations.
And yes, the king is kind of naked.