Sailing News September 2006

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FRIDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2006
	Norwegian Sailors Won the IFDS World Championship
	Newport - The Norwegian Thomas Johannesen and his three person crew won their division in the 2006 International Foundation for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) Blind Sailing World Championship in Narragansett Bay. Two of this race which was administered by IFDS consists of two legally blind and two sighted sailors. The blind crew was Jostein Stenevik while Jon Lystrup and Stiam Soltvedt comprised Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2006
	Young Sailor Enthusiast Hopes to Cross Atlantic
	Michael Perham, a young sailor enthusiast from Potters Bar hope to become the youngest person to cross the Atlantic single handed in November. The fourteen year old was going to do a book launch for the Royal Yachting Association who also pledged a support for Michael but was earlier withdrawn by the said association. RYA decided they couldn’t support Michael for using a category B vessel w Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2006
	National Disabled Sailing Championship
	A blind crew, paraplegic sailor, stroke victims and cerebral palsy sufferers were among the forty-six less able sailors competing at Frensham Pond Sailing Club in Surrey for the Access Dinghy National Disabled Sailing Championship. The single handed class was won by Ann Lewis from Wolverstone while the Access 303 Category was won by Chris Atkin and Johnty Dickinson, and the Buddy Assist cl Read Full Story
MONDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2006
	Salmon Cove to Sponsor Canadian Sailing Team
	Salmon Cove will be the official dry-land uniform supplier and sponsor of the Canadian Sailing Team at all ISAF Grade I Events, Canadian National Championships, and Canadian National Qualifying Regattas. Contract will extend until the end of 2007. According to Ken Dool, Canadian Sailing Team Head Coach, good uniforms are important part of the professional image of the sailing team and the Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2006
	Malta Sailing Championship 2006
	The three days event for Malta Dinghy Sailing Championship started yesterday at Sliema, Malta. The said event is organized annually by the Malta Sailing Federation and this year's event is being hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club. Nine races are planned to take place over for three days and exact lay-out of the course will depend on the wind direction. Malta's geographical position as an Read Full Story