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In just days' time racing will be underway in Japan at the 2013 IFDS Blind Sailing World Championships, where again a strong team of New Zealanders are looking to defend their world championship title.
The 2013 IFDS Blind Fleet Race World & International Championships will be sailed from 24 May -1 June at the Seabornia Yacht Club at Miuara City Japan. Five days of racing will be held over the following week with the Awards Dinner scheduled for Saturday the 1st June 2013. A total of 15 races are scheduled in B1, B2 and B3 teams.
New Zealand blind sailors have been World Champions 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2006 and 2009. Beat that, world!
Here's our line up for this year:
Class B1:
VI Helm: Russel Lowry
VI Mainsheet: Dick Lancaster
Sighted Tactician: Paul Moriarty
Sighted Crew: Philip Paterson
Class B2:
VI Helm: David Allerton
VI Mainsheet: David Parker
Sighted Tactician: Terry Valder
Sighted Crew: Michael Cox
Class B3:
VI Helm: Tony Holmes
VI Mainsheet: Benjamin Geddes
Sighted Tactician: Graeme Sutherland
Sighted Crew: Paige Cook
Entries have been recieved from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, Massachusetts, New Zealand and Texas.
