Blind Sailing's most prestigious regatta began in New Zealand Sunday following colorful opening ceremonies highlighted by a traditional Maori welcome and a parade of athletes from ten participating countries: Australia, Italy, Norway, Great Britain, France, Finland, the United States, Japan, Canada, and New Zealand.
The World Championships take place every three to four years. This time it's being hosted by the New Zealand Bay of Plenty Trailer Yacht Squadron on a volcanic crater lake in the middle of New Zealand's north island. Private owners have provided the large fleet of Noelex 25 yachts for use at the regatta.
A total of nineteen four-member crews began racing on Sunday in three categories: B-1, B-2 and B-3 according to classification of visual impairment. Over the first two days of racing, your California One team of Kum, Davis, Raineri and Spector, competing on behalf of Team USA, completed seven of the scheduled eighteen races in the B-2 class. We're up against the world's best, so, let's just say that we've not been coming in at the front of the fleet. But we've got the biggest grins crossing the finish line- every time.
More in a few days.
Al
ASpector@MarinSailingSchool.com
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