Nye World Sailing Presidenten Kim Andersens syn på vår sport

Kim Andersen från Danmark blir ny President i World Sailing.

Jag har saxat några statements ur Kims presentation om hur han vill World Sailings framtid ska bli.

Seglingens utmaningar som Kim Andersen ser det:

• Our position as an Olympic sport is not guaranteed indefinitely.
• Our sport is seeing a decline in participation figures in key traditional markets despite a growth in the number of member countries.
• Our ineffective governance structures has led to a slow adaptation to changes in our surroundings. This has led to slow membership growth in new markets and the failure to capitalise on our commercial potential.

Föreslagen strategi:

1. KEEPING SAILING IN THE OLYMPICS BY INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND GROWING THE GLOBAL AUDIENCE.
2. GROWING THE SPORT GEOGRAPHICALLY BY CREATING A COMPETITIVE OFFERING FOR YOUTH GLOBALLY.
3. INCREASING THE LEVELS OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR GOVERNANCE.

Angående OS

We will take the following actions towards 2020:

• Get close to IOC/IPC family 
• Reinstate sailing on the Paralympic programme
• Create an Olympic structure based on events, giving sailors and showing the public a clear path into the Olympics, from club championships to national championships, from regional qualifications to the Olympic Games, using a world class event structure
• Increase the global audience by exploiting new media, using attractive formats and events
• Create a new global audience by spreading the sport in to new markets and across different age groups by innovating in the Olympic and non-Olympic programmes and by reducing equipment and competition costs
• We will cut costs and make sailing more accessible. This will be done by looking at cost drivers (coaching, specialist equipment etc.)

Angående segling:

Issues facing the growth of sailing today:

• Competition with other sports and non-sporting activities for youth 
• Cost of participation, equipment and support staff
• Lack of trainers, facilities with open entry and with a wow factor
• No clear path and link between grassroots and top end of the sport 

Key actions towards 2020:

• We will decentralise the management of the development programmes. All programmes should be managed in the regions, with the support of World Sailing helping to facilitate knowledge transfer and main quality standards
• We will analyse participation, support and equipment costs and innovate new low cost and fun equipment sanctioned by World Sailing
• We will develop youth programmes adoptable for different school and club structures globally
• We will invest in increasing the pool of qualified trainers across the world to spread the sport and start programmes in all sections of society led by the MNAs
• We will create a compelling story for the sport with heroes
• We will spread this compelling story globally in a new and innovative way using social and digital media