2011 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championship expects large turnout

12:11 AM Thu 30 Jun 2011 GMT

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IFDS Disabled Sailing Worlds 2011 announces huge entry More than 160 of the World's top Paralympic sailing talents are ready to stake their claim for supremacy as the IFDS Disabled Sailing Combined World Championships 2011 get underway in Weymouth and Portland on Thursday 30 June. No fewer than 96 boats from 30 nations will battle it out across the three Paralympic classes - 2.4mR, SKUD and Sonar - over six days of fierce racing, the final opportunity for athletes to qualify for the 2012 Paralympic Sailing Competition. Many of the sailors need no introduction to the host venue having competed ...

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by Karenza Morton