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Match Racing World Championship for Blind Sailors Underway



11:24 PM Tue 22 Jun 2010 GMT
'IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships, 2010, Homerus Blind Match Racing -Luigi Bertanza and Sylvia Parente (ITA) outsailed Alborghetti and Mancinone from San Marino today' David Staley Click Here to view large photo
Racing commenced today on Lake Garda, Italy for the IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships, 2010, Homerus Blind Match Racing. Conducted in conjunction with Homerus Associazione Onlus, the event is using the ISAF Experimental Appendix CBS for Blind Match Racing and the innovative Homerus system of acoustic buoys. This is the 12th Homerus International Championships and the inaugural event to be conducted as an IFDS authorized World Championship. A separate series of match races will be held for the B1 and B2 vision classifications. The B1 Division for totally blind sailors will be an IFDS World Championship, while the B2 Division ...


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by David Staley



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