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SKUD-18 Sailors Named to U.S. Team

July 3rd, 2013

Portsmouth, RI (July 2, 2013) – Four athletes qualified for the 2013 US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider in the Paralympic SKUD-18 class, based on their results at the C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic & Regatta, June 28-30, in Newport, R.I. Two teams – Ryan Porteous (San Diego, Calif.) and Cindy Walker (Abington, Mass.) and


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Court of Arbitration of Sport Decision on 2012 Paralympic Games

June 12th, 2013

When the forecast on the final day of the 2012 Paralympic Sailing Regatta in Weymouth, UK on September 6th offered little chance for suitable winds, the lack of breeze in Portland Harbour ultimately scuppered racing for the day. However, a lack of racing did not stop the race scores from changing. An overnight protest occurred


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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


Cross training

March 15th, 2013

Double Sonar World Champion helm and three-time Paralympian, John Robertson, will be in the unusual position of flying solo when



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