Paralympic Sailing
The are three Paralympic Sailing Classes. These are the International 2.4 Metre, the Skud 18 and The Sonar. One person, two people and three people respectively.
Paralympic sailors have to have a permanent disability, all are tested and given a medical classification rating from one to seven. A severely disabled tetraplegic with no limited lower limb function and limited upper limb function would usually rate as a one, wearas a single lower limb disability might rate as a seven. As a Paraplegic I have a classification of two.
International Paralympic Committee
International Federation of Disabled Sailing
International 2.4 Metre
In the 2.4 class classified sailors of any rating may compete against each other. This means that the severely disabled compete against those with lesser disabilities. The class rules do however allow for boat adaptations to help the more physically disabled. The 2.4 is also an open class and is sailed quite widely across the world but is particularly strong in Sweden. As a metre rule boat it is a smaller version of the classic 12 metre boats. As a Paralympic Class it is raced at the Olympic Classes Regattas in Miami, Hyeres and Kiel. The current Paralympic champion is Damien Seguin from France.
UK 2.4 Metre Class Association
International Class Association
More on Paralympic Sailing: Sonar, Skud 18
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