Sailing Information and Links

Results
Paralympic Sailing Calendar
Classes - descriptions
Sailing Venue - Rushcutters Bay and Sydney Harbour
Spectator Opportunities - Picnics and Charters
Australian Sailing Team
Links - Paralympic information sites

Final Results
Sonar
Gold - Noel Robins, Jamie Dunross, Graeme Martin AUS 3,1,3,3,2,(11), (4),1,1 = 14
Silver - Jens Kroker, Peter Muenter, Peter Reichl GER 1,2,5,4,1,(6),(9),2,5 = 20
Bronze - David Williams, Paul Tingley, Brian MacDonald CAN 2, (6),2,(8), 3,1,6,6,2 = 22

2.4mR
Gold - Heiko Kroeger GER 2, 1,1,3,1,(4),1,1,(4) = 10
Silver - Jens Als Andersen DEN 1, 2,4,(5),3,1,(5),2,2 = 15
Bronze - Thomas Taylor Brown USA 4, 4,2,2,5,6,(9),(7),1 = 24
4. Peter Thompson AUS 6, 3,3,1,6,(18),2,4,(8) = 25

Paralympic Sailing Calendar

2000 - October 18 - 29.
Sailing Program
Practice Race - October 20
Competition - October 21 - 27 (including reserve days).
First warning signal at 12 noon. Race start at 12:06pm unless there are postponements or recalls.
Medal Ceremony October 27

Classes
The following 2 classes will be sailed in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.

International 2.4mR - single handed keel boat, open to male and female competitors.
Originating in Stockholm in 1983, the International 2.4mR class is a singlehanded boat where the sailor sits low to the waterline in the boat's cockpit, which contains the steering and sail trimming systems. These miniature keelboats are light, yet responsive, and provide excellent fleet racing competition in a variety of wind conditions. The 2.4mR's are designed for a wide variety of physical abilities, which ensures that the competitor's knowledge of sailing determines the outcome of the race irrespective of their disability. The Sydney 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games will see the 2.4mR class compete as a medal sport for the first time.

Competitors: 17
No. of Races: 9
Drop worst result after 5 races
Drop worst two results after 9 races

2.4mR Class Association Australia
International 2.4 Metre Class

Sonar - 23ft keel boat sailed by 3 athletes, open to male and female competitors.
The Sonar is a three person keel boat designed by Bruce Kirby in 1980. Carrying a slightly heavier ballast and keel weight displacement, the stability of these boats is increased. In addition an 11ft wide cockpit with angled seating makes the Sonar class an ideal Paralympic boat. For the Paralympic competition crews generally consist of four members, three of whom race at any one time with the other as an alternate reserve. Prior to Paralympic competition, a crew's physical functional classification is assessed upon stability, hand function, manoeuvrability, visibility and hearing. The crew is required to collectively meet a required classification rating to be eligible to compete. The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games will see the Sonar Class compete for the first time as a medal sport.

Competitors: 17
No. of Races: 9
Drop worst result after 5 races
Drop worst two results after 9 races

International Sonar Class Association

Sailing Venue
The sailing shore base at Rushcutters Bay will be closed to spectators.

For race course areas, see map at NSW Waterways. The exclusion zones will come into force from 11am - 5pm and a speed limit of 6 knots applies to all vessels within 200m of the exclusion zone.

Spectator Opportunities 
Pack up a picnic and head off to one of the headlands around the harbour to view the sailing. Don't forget your boxing kangaroo flag and your binoculars. You may not see much racing but you're sure to have a day to remember.

The best place to view the Paralympics will be Bradleys Head, Mosman - You can catch a bus and ferry from Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo. It was a very popular spot during the Olympic Games.

On the southside of the Harbour the best places will be Duff Reserve, Wolseley Road, Point Piper which is a very small area or Nielsen Park on Steel Point. Some of the view from the top of Nielson Park is obscured by trees so you may have to move around to see the whole race but its a great place for a picnic. Buses 324 & 325 from Circular Quay go to both areas or walk along the foreshore from Rose Bay or Watson Bay to Nielson Park.

Charter boats will be operating outside the exclusion zones. See Boating OZ Charter index

2000 Australian Paralympic Sailing Team

2.4mR - Peter Thompson (ACT)
Sonar - Noel Robins, Graeme Martin & Jamie Dunross (WA);
Reserve - Michael McLean (VIC)

Biographies at http://www.yachting.org.au/paralympic/2000%20squad.html

Paralympic Links
Australian Yachting Federation
Bureau of Meteorology Olympic Weather Web Site
International Federation for Disabled Sailing - Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
NSW Waterways - General information
Sail for Gold 2000 supporting British Olympic & Paralympic Team Sailors
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - Official SOCOG site for the 2000 Olympic Games.
WeMedia - Live streaming video and print coverage