2.4 mR sailing in Miami
2.4 mR repair
We dusted off the 2.4mR boats and put away the Sonar, last week. It was time for a Melges 20 regatta at Shake-A-Leg, so Team Paradise had to scale back on its activeties. Instead, we dusted off our 2.4mR boats, worked on a couple of them and then went sailing.
The next few months will be busy for disabled sailing in Florida. St Pete is hosting the America's Regatta in the beginning of December. Then the focus shifts a bit further south and then south-east, to Miami.
The IFDS (International Association for Disabled Sailing) is the world organizing body for disabled sailing. It conducts an annual world championship regatta for Paralympic class boats, the 2.4mR, the SKUD-18 and the Sonar. The IFDS chose Charlotte Harbor Regatta, Inc., a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit corporation, to serve as host organization of its world championship in 2012. The regatta will be staged at Laishley Park Municipal Marina in Punta Gorda, Fla., from Jan. 7-15, 2012. More than 100 sailors on some 75 boats from nearly 20 countries are expected to participate.
Most of these teams will then likely come sailing in Miami, participate in the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (MOCR), which also is the final Paralympic Team selection for the US. The 2.4mR Mid-winter Regatta will be hosted at Shake-A-Leg Miami just before the MOCR.