Who knows. I'm in Europe, too, and I feel that most Laser sailors don't know/care about the deeper issue(s) at hand, beyond the Olympic status itself. Most of them won't vote, and those who do, I'm afraid can be easily manipulated. For whatever reason, EurILCA is very emotional about the possible name change and is trying to use it to scare us into voting "no". Personally, I really dislike that I am expected to believe in word magic. I don't care what the class is called as long as it stays Olympic and legal spare parts are easy to get from anywhere in the World.
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