Resources

The meanings of visual and sound signals.

Blind Sailing New Zealand and several ‘Sailability’ organisations maintain independence as non-profit organizations around New Zealand to reflect the specific demand for specialist sailing groups for people with all types of disability.

There are 17 Regional Sports Trusts across New Zealand. The goals of a RST are to increase regional levels of physical activity and to strengthen regional sport and physical recreation infrastructures (which includes clubs).

The Yachting New Zealand Ethical Guidelines are available as DLE printed brochures and are available for affiliated Clubs. Please contact your Regional Support Officer or Yachting New Zealand for copies. 

For use by coaches when their sailors have a physical disability that prevents them from completing the full checklist in the books.

Creating a coaching session that includes sailors of all levels and ability. So that everyone can practise and compete in the session with equal amount of coaching time and input.

While the choice of what style life jacket/PFD is often dependant on the type of sailing and an individual’s preference, more care must be taken with the choice for persons with a disability.

Many sailors with disabilities primarily sail boats with design features that make them virtually impossible to capsize, so would consider themselves to be “as safe as houses” and are probably in more danger crossing the road.