Excellent Paralympic fleet for 2011 Sail Auckland

10:51 PM Wed 1 Dec 2010 GMT

'Rachael Cox and Daniel Fitzgibbon (AUS) in action before finishing in 1st overall in the Skud-18 class on day 5 of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta.' onEdition &copy

Sail Auckland 2011 is shaping up to gather the best fleet of Paralympic sailors ever to be seen in New Zealand with a number of international sailors entered and planning to attend the February regatta and line up against New Zealand's local Paralympic sailors. Sailing for the 2.4 Metre and SKUD18 Paralympic classes will be staged on the Waitemata Harbour with these sailors launching and retrieving their boats at Westhaven Marina. Racing for these classes starts on February 4th and runs for three days with final races and prize-giving planned for Sunday February 6th on the beach at Takapuna along ...

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by Jodie Bakewell-White, Yachting NZ