NAVIGAMUS BLOG A VELA: From the desk of Para World Sailing

sabato 11 febbraio 2017

From the desk of Para World Sailing

Hello everyone, In this month's edition of 'From the desk of Para World Sailing' we bring you some important updates that outline our future.

Para World Sailing Equipment

The 2.4 Norlin One Design, Weta Trimaran and Hansa 303 have been proposed as the Para World Sailing equipment to help World Sailing deliver the Para World Sailing Strategic Plan.

As part of the Strategic Plan there was a need to select equipment that met the following objectives:

Provides competition opportunities for a range of disability types
Encourages female participation
Enables greater participation for youth and new sailors
Has a low purchase price
Is distributed worldwide
Has a supply of used boats available
Affordable to transport
Enables programs to be conducted with minimal infrastructure
Enables new competition formats that are media and spectator friendly, providing modern and fast paced stadium style racing.

About the Para World Sailing equipment for 2017-2020:

Norlin 2.4 One Design – A technical single person keelboat that is widely distributed, attracts large fleets for open competition and has been used for Paralympic sailing since 2000.
Weta Trimaran – A fast, exciting multihull with a furling gennaker. It can be sailed by one or two people with a wide range of abilities and launched off a beach.
Hansa 303 – Compact, flexible and has a proven track record in development programs. It can be sailed by one or two persons.

The 2017 Para World Sailing Championships and other selected events in 2017 and early 2018 will be used to test boats for the different disciplines as well as making any adjustments to the classification systems to refine the proposal for Paralympic sailing. It is proposed that the following disciplines will be included in the 2017 Para World Championships:

One Person Keelboat (Norlin 2.4 OD) – Open
One Person Keelboat (Hansa 303) – Female
One Person Keelboat (Hansa 303) – Male
Two Person Multihull (Weta) – Mixed
Two Person Keelboat (SKUD 18) – Open (International Championship)
Three Person Keelboat (Sonar) – Open (International Championship)
Other formats may also be tested in the Weta and Hansa 303.

World Sailing will continue its review of the Para World Sailing equipment before making a final decision for its proposal to the IPC for Paralympic reinstatement in 2024.

REGISTER NOW for World Cup Series Hyeres

Hyeres is famous for providing exciting 2.4 Norlin OD racing and regularly welcomes the best year after year.

Registration for the 2017 edition is now open. Click here to register - http://matchdaymail.sailing.org/index.php?action=form&id=3034

World Cup Series Hyeres and Para World Sailing Championships

World Sailing has committed to support sailor participation at the 2017 Para World Sailing Championships. In addition, World Sailing's logistics and shipping partner, GAC Pindar, will support the transportation of Paralympic equipment to the 2017 World Championships and the 2017 Sailing World Cup Hyeres.

For World Sailing to evaluate attendance and support levels for each sailor, we request that you fill out the following sailor survey - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6RPPBCR - by 25 February 2017.

A similar survey has been sent to World Sailing MNAs.

Paralympic Development Program

Argentina played host to World Sailing's first Paralympic Development Program (PDP) since launching its Para World Sailing Strategic Plan at the 2016 Annual Conference in Barcelona, Spain.

Held from 22-25 January 2017 at the Club Nautico Mar Del Plata and in conjunction with Federacion Argentina Yachting (FAY), 16 participants from across South America were in attendance with the focus on effective coaching, learning more about the Para World Sailing selected equipment and improving both sailor and coach performance on and off the water.

Read more on the clinic here - http://www.sailing.org/news/41595.php#.WJ2ZvxCiK0A

Three further PDP clinics are planned for 2017: