In sailing, experience is
just as important as ability as competitors must overcome the forces of nature as well as each other.

Athletes with vision impairment, blind athletes and athletes with a physical disability take part in one-person or three-person keelboat races

All yachts race courses, marked out by buoys, at the same time.

In each race, points are scored based on the finishing position and the yacht with the least points at the end wins.

Disabled Sailing Information:

Disabled Sailing made its debut as a full-medal sport in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.

Sailing is the only on-water competition in the Paralympics.

Participants fall in one of the following disability categories: cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, amputees, and vision impaired.

Both female and male athletes are eligible to compete.

All of the crew members are required to meet a required classification rating to be eligible to compete.

There are 2 events in the Paralympics, the sonar (3-person crew, 23-foot keelboat) and the 2.4mR (one person keelboat).

An all-disabled crew found the following useful: