What made yacht racing for me was the 12-meter races in Australia when Dennis Conner brought back the Cup, what with the on-board cameras, helicopter views, and good analytical commentary. Up until then I had seen sailboats as kind of like floating campers.
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What made yacht racing for me was the 12-meter races in Australia when Dennis Conner brought back the Cup, what with the on-board cameras, helicopter views, and good analytical commentary. Up until then I had seen sailboats as kind of like floating campers.
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I don't think you can pay student athletes in CA and not everywhere else. The NCAA isn't going to allow that. I'm not a proponent of paying them anyway but, if you're going to, seems problematic to me if that policy isn't universal.
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Did you see the movie Wind... not like breaking wind but it was called Wind with Jennifer Grey and Matthew Modine... I love the science behind the sport.
I loved that team btw.
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Back in days when I was a young lad, I recall telling an elder about my wants. They laughed and said son “people in hell want ice water” and nobody cares about what you want. Study hard because once you earn an education no one can take it from you.
I always avoided sailing because I have a family full of fishermen and I didn’t want to get put to work. If anyone goes to the Bahamas for vacation sailing lessons are free on my Island for kids under 16. Disney is building a resort too.
Ok, the social experience is over for this lad. I see with my ears and I hear with my eyes. It's a unique gift set I have. I love college sports and I want all of your dd to go and play if that's what they want. Let's keep college soccer alive and well 
I took sailing lessons while in the Navy in the Philippines, and then in the 80's in San Diego. A group at work started renting boats big enough to spend Saturday night anchored down off the Coronado Islands in a happy time when you didn't need a Mexican fishing license. Aside from the skin diving in the almost untouched bottom near the islands, there was always something new and interesting to see - the boat was followed by a shark one time, and two gray whales came over to look at us one day. There was one summer when the surface water temp got up to tropical levels, so there were flying fish and pelagic craps all over the surface, just a mile or so off the San Diego beaches. We took one 10-day trip in a 41-foot up along the Channel Islands, stopping at Catalina going up and back and anchoring at three different sites at Santa Cruz Island for a couple of days each.
Kicknit22
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No, they cannot. Not sure where you found that language written anywhere.
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Well smack my ass and call me Susan! Are there bylaws that allow for foreign pro contracts? My older daughter had an opportunity to play in Italy out of HS, but passed. Didn’t think of asking about relinquished amateur status, since she really never considered it.
MacDre
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The plain language of the rule doesn’t prohibit paying reasonable expenses it prohibits paying compensation.
Kicknit22
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Hmmm, okay. What do I know? Carry on.
MacDre
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Please elaborate.
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What do you consider "reasonable expenses" here?
Kicknit22
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Elaborate how? All I’ve ever known, since I myself was an amateur, is that you cannot accept any money whatsoever, period. Doesn’t make any sense that a girl signed a professional contract, yet was able to compete as an amateur at N.C. State. Loop holes I’ve never heard existed. Surprises the hell out of me.
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MacDre
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Not a loophole reasonable expenses are not prohibited. Read the rule. If the smart folks that drafted the rule wanted to include reasonable expenses they could have. They chose only to prohibit compensation.
There are kids that play minor league baseball for a few years than end up playing college football. Oldest one I can remember is Chris Wienke...dude was a 30 yr old NFL Rookie when he left Florida State. No idea what the loophole is, but some kids find a way.
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Kicknit22
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Okay, to me, that’s a loop hole or a work around at the very least.
Kicknit22
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I referred to this much earlier in the conversation. I pointed out that you only lose amateur status in the sport you sign a pro contract in. Or accept money for.