> Doesn't seem to have been a blocker for sailing or ski jumping... The boats they use in the Olympics are generally standardized designs that have been around

> Doesn't seem to have been a blocker for sailing or ski jumping... The boats they use in the Olympics are generally standardized designs that have been around for a very long time. The most common Olympic boat is the Laser, which has been around since the 1960s. You can make one yourself if you feel like it. They'll take out a measuring tape and if all the dimensions are correct you are good to go. You could buy an Olympic-quality one from a manufacturer for $6k or less, including all the sails. You can watch out for a Craigslist post offering one up for free if you just come get it. There are stacks and stacks of them all over sailing clubs everywhere in the world - because they've been building them exactly the same for 70 years. There are so many Lasers out there people don't know what to do with them. The exact kiteboarding thingy they use can be bought off the shelf at plenty of sailing stores for $3k or less. Yes, the bigger boats they are using for the two-person races can get pricy, but that's just a fraction of Olympic sailing.