While your edited use of colorful emphasis is, indeed, splashy, it doesn't come close to addressing the issues as they are before us. (now, why would I think otherwise of such a clever guy as yourself, Doug?)
Below, you will see the quoted statement as made by you, Mr. Douglas Lord, way back on the 6th of June of this year. It's posted right above these current posts, unless you have the embarrassment of removing them from view through the use of a delete... ;-)
From 2009 (soon to be) World Champion Rohan Veal:
Rohan has probably done more than anyone else in history to show the potential of bi-foil monofoiler technology-I hope he wins the upcoming Worlds!
After Day One of the Moth Worlds and after being informed of the results for that part of the regatta, you had this to say...
" Thanks again, Nige! Great work!
wierd result......
When asked just what that meant, you said this...
"Eh, my pick didn't win....."
Your pick was Veal, who was already showing that he didn't have the stuff to push the leaders in this regatta. A reality that was born-out by the final results. A great Champion who was not on his game, watching as younger, stronger competitors not only set the pace, but left the former champ in their wakes.
Clearly, even on these pages (and so very much more creepy on the pages of Sailing Anarchy) you have shown yourself to be totally smitten with Rohan Veal, while doing everything you could to denigrate the integrity of Bora Gulari at every opportunity. So, now that Bora is the World Champ, you want us all to believe that you have always shown respect in even the most simple of fashions?
Whatever it is that you've been doing, it's a very long way from being respectful. And now, Bora is the International Moth Champion. Veal has been summarily supplanted, as all fine Champions are eventually and you are standing there pretending that you knew it was going to happen all along.
That's very funny material, Doug.
Tell me something... Has Veal ever asked you to quit following him around like a star-struck stage door puppy dog? Of course not. I'll bet that he hasn't even acknowledged your presence. I'll further bet that Bora won't give you the time of day from this point forward. He's in another place, now, Doug. One that is quite far away from your reach.
It's best that you apologize as quickly as you can and leave the guy alone.
