C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta set for August

3:26 AM Fri 29 Apr 2011 GMT

'Scott Whitman (Brick, N.J.) and Julia Dorsett (West Chester, Penn.), members of US Sailing Team Alphagraphics, are set to return to The Clagett Regatta as defending champions in the SKUD-18.' Jan Harley Click Here to view large photo

C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta. Organizers of North America's premier event for sailors with disabilities - the C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta - have scheduled the ninth annual edition for August 20-23, 2011, at Sail Newport, Rhode Island's community sailing center. For sailors with a disability, especially, the water is both a liberator and an equalizer where they can find an unmatched freedom in leaving a wheelchair behind as they sail away from the dock and reclaim responsibility for their personal safety from the hands of caregivers. Significantly, the water provides a level playing ...

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by Jan Harley