First Para World Sailing equipment evaluation complete

 

Taking time out of training for the upcoming Garda Olympic Week and the Para World Sailing Championships in Medemblik at the end of the month, sailors tested and critiqued the boats on a sunny Lake Garda.

Following feedback from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), World Sailing and the Para World Sailing Committee made the decision to review the equipment used in the Paralympic classes.

Factors such as world-wide distribution, ease of logistics and shipping, costs and widening the range of disabilities that are able to sail the Paralympic classes were at the forefront of Para World Sailing Committee thinking when making a decision on which boats to invite to attend the evaluation.

Once these boat builders and manufacturers were identified, the Para World Sailing Committee then made contact so that the selected equipment could be made available to the sailors attending the evaluation for testing.
 

Equipment fast facts

Boat	Hansa 303	Hansa Liberty	Rs Venture	Weta Trimaran	Windrider AS1
Material	Fibreglass	Fibreglass	Fibreglass	Fibreglass	HDPE (High-density polyethylene
Type	Keelboat	Keelboat	Keelboat	Trimaran	Trimaran
No. of Crew	1 or 2	1	2	1 or 2	1
Designer	Chris Mitchell	Chris Mitchell	Phil Morrison	Weta Design Team & TC Design	John Marples & Jim Brown
Hull Length	3.03 m	3.6 m	4.9 m	4.4 m	5.3 m
Beam Length	1.35 m	1.35 m	2 m	3.5 m	3.95 m
Hull Weight	55 kg	80kg	198kg	60kg	200kg
Mainsail Area	4.4 m2	5.6 m2	11 m2 reefs to 9.1 m2	8.3 m2	9.11 m2
Headsail Area	1.4 m2	1.75 m2	3.8 m2	3.2 m2	4.09 m2
Spinnaker/Ginnaker area	N/A	N/A	14 m2	8 m2	8.17 m2
Website link	www.hansasailing.com/hansa-303-wide.html	www.hansasailing.com/liberty.html	www.rssailing.com/en/explore/rs-venture-keel/articles/sailability-pack	www.wetamarine.com/	www.windrider.com/windrider-17.html