Paralympic sailing made its official debut at the Sydney, Australia Paralympic Games in 2000. Now, for the very first time, the U.S. Virgin Islands has a Paralympic Sailing Team that, in a very short time, has grown from a concept to a reality – this was made possible through the efforts of Team Coach John…
The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico were represented at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami, Florida, bringing together the world’s top Olympic and Paralympic class competitors. Nine countries competed in the three Paralympic class events: 2.4mR (one person), SKUD 18 (two persons – one man, one woman) and the three-person Sonar. The…
Held in July at Sail Newport’s facility in Fort Adams Park, Newport, R.I., the aim of the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic & Regatta is to become the leader in developing competitive sailing opportunities for sailors with disabilities. This includes taking them to the elite level of sailing in order to increase the talent…