Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Disabled sailing will not be an Paralympic event
Yesterday, the International Paralympic Committee decided not to reinstate sailing in the Paralympic programme. Sailing had lost its status as a Paralympic sport after the London Games due to a lack of global coverage, according to the official reasoning. Since then, the World Sailing Federation has made great efforts, and with the choice of the Hansa 303 as the boat, the spread could be massively expanded. With Damien Séguin FRA and Jingkun Xu CHN, two disabled sailors will be taking part in the Vendée Globe 2024. World Sailing wants to further expand its efforts to promote Paralympic sailing. The report.
The World Championship of the former 2.4m Paralympic Class came to an end in Florida yesterday. ----- The disabled dominated at will: Dee Smith USA won with 4 race wins in 6 races, with Megan Pascoe GBR following just behind. In third place, the best non-disabled sailor was former Star Olympic participant Marko Dahlberg FIN. ----- There were 39 competitors from 9 nations at the start. The 
After two days, 4 races have been sailed at the 2.4m European Championship in Quiberon. Paralympic gold medalist and Vendée Globe finisher Damien Séguin FRA leads the ranking one point ahead of Megan Pascoe GBR. The best non-disabled participant is Antonio Squizzato ITA on rank 3. 38 participants from 10 nations. ----- The 
Finishing on the ranks 1 and 2 in the last races of the 2.4 metre World Championship in Genoa ITA yesterday, Megan Pascoe GBR, among the best disabled sailors for years, grasped the title 6 points ahead of Marko Dahlberg FIN. Fia Fielddahl SWE defended the 3rd place. ----- Tony Pocklington USA (Charlotte Harbour Yacht Club) lost five ranks and terminated on the 20th place among the 85 participants from 17 nations. ----- The 
Damien Seguin FRA, (2.4mR), Piotr Cichocki POL (Hansa 303 men), Violeta del Reino ESP (Hansa 303 women) and Fabrizio Olmi/Davide Di Maria ITA (RS Ventura Connect) are the 2019 Para Sailing World Champions. John McRoberts/Scott Lutes CAN, winner of the RS Ventura fleet races, were relegated from rank 1 by the Italians in the winner-takes-all final race. Sailors from NOR, CAN, GBR, AUS, BRA and TPE took the remainder of the podium spots after the final showdown in Southern Spain. 28 nations were present in three single-hander and a double-hander event at this Championship. ----- The 
Just one race was held for the 2.4m at the Para Worlds on Lake Michigan, and with a race win, Damien Séguin FRA has taken the overall lead ahead of Matthew Bugg AUS. Another point behind follows Dee Smith USA on 3rd. The 4th-placed Heiko Kröger GER is already 14 points back.
The Para World Championship on Lake Michigan began yesterday with 2 races for the 2.4m, 4 races for the Hansa 303 and 6 races for the RS Venture.
