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Sailing is for everyone, even the disabled

June 11th, 2013

By Glenn McCarthy I have a good sailing friend who lost two legs in an auto accident 20 years ago. And I have not met anyone who is so upfront and straight forward about how he deals and beats the challenge in everything he does. His forthrightness, and explanations of the prosthetics, the care of


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Jen French Wins Robie Pierce Women’s Invitational

May 30th, 2013

(May 30, 2013) – Jen French (St. Petersburg, FL), 2012 Paralympic Silver Medalist and the first disabled women to be selected as the Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year won the 3rd Annual Robie Pierce Women’s Invitational held off of Milton Harbor, NY. In a SSW breeze of 3 –to-7 knots, Jen and her first-time crewmate


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Providing competitive opportunities for disabled sailors

May 8th, 2013

Newport, R.I. (May 7, 2013) – Building on a decade of success in providing training and competitive racing opportunities for sailors with disabilities, the C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta will be held for the 11th consecutive year from June 27-30, 2013, at Sail Newport’s facility in Fort Adams State Park. Collectively, six


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Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year to Race in The Robie Pierce Regattas

May 6th, 2013

Jen French (St. Petersburg, FL), 2012 Paralympic Silver Medalist and the first disabled women to be selected as the Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year will be competing in the Robie Pierce Regattas for Disabled Sailors. “After a long, grueling Paralympic campaign, I really look forward to this year’s event,” she said. “This regatta is all


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Adaptive Sailing Resource Manual now available

April 24th, 2013

US Sailing, in conjunction with the International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS), has now released the Adaptive Sailing Resource Manual. This manual was created with the goal of providing resources and suggestions for organizations looking to develop an adaptive sailing program, or expand upon an existing one. – Details


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Disabled sailing

March 12th, 2013

American Yacht Club (Rye, NY), in conjunction with Larchmont Yacht Club (Larchmont, NY), will once again be hosting the fifth



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