 | Brendan Sailing
Program: The Brendan sail training program is a 2 week
day camp for children with learning differences. Learning
differences are disabilities which affect the child's ability to
understand the written word or perform mathematics. Sailing
helps train the child to focus and expands the child's social skills and
ability to work as a team. The children learn by doing,
building confidence and self-esteem as they accomplish the skills involved in sailing.
The program has a special curriculum, boats and trained instructors, and
is carried out in the proper learning environment. ** View Video of The
Brendan Sailing Program ** |
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Sailors With
Special Needs: The Committee
on Sailors With
Special Needs
was created by US SAILING as a part of its
efforts to promote sailing and sailboat racing to everyone. The
Committee and its members are dedicated to the proposition that sailing,
of which sailboat racing is a part, is a true lifetime sport where
disabled sailors can participate, on equal terms, with anyone. The
Committee is responsible for promoting sailing to persons with
disabilities, representing disabled sailors to US SAILING;
addressing practical issues of training, education and access to sailing
and boating facilities. The Committee also oversees the
Independence Cup; selecting the
US Disabled Sailing Team; and, working with the Olympic
Sailing Committee, selecting a team to compete in the
Paralympic Regatta
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** Go To:
US SAILING Sailors with Special Needs **
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Paralympics:
The Paralympics are a multi-sport, multi-disability competition of elite,
world-class, disabled athletes, similar in scope to the Olympic Games. The
Paralympic Games are held approximately two weeks after the Olympic Games
in the same host city/country. The difference between the Olympic Games
and the Paralympic Games is that the Paralympics provide an elite
competition opportunity to athletes with a functional disability which
precludes their involvement in open competition of the Olympic Games.
Paralympic athletes go through rigorous training year-round to prepare for
their respective events. They are the best of the best; who through
determination and hard work, earn the honor of representing the United
States on the competitive playing field.
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Go To: US SAILING Paralympics **
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