"It’s been very gratifying to coach in China. I have coached in the US and other areas but there is such basic knowledge in China that the people out racing don’t know the racing rules and don’t know how to tie a cleat and so when you turn around and you get these guys that actually have gone out of the race course you get their tying cleats right, they are actually setting up the boat and doing proper maintenance on the boat. It’s not often you see them jump up and level because they feel as equal as anybody else. It is very gratifying to your self esteem to see there is huge jump in ability and the Chinese really want to learn..."

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