FINAL: BLIND MATCH RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 RESULTS Britannia Rules The Worlds September 7, 2018 A trio of blind and visually-impaired sailors from the UK has won the Blind Match Racing World Championship 2018. The Blind Match Racing Worlds–hosted for the first time in the UK by the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club–was won […]
Archive | 2018
BSI Newsletter – November 2018
BSI NOVEMBER 2018 BLIND SAILING UPDATES – 2019 Blind Fleet Racing Venue Announcement – 2018 Blind Match Racing Results 2019 Blind Fleet Racing World Championships, Kingston Yacht Club, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1st-8th September 2019. From: BSI Chairman Vicki Sheen We are pleased to inform BSI members and blind sailors worldwide that the 2019 Blind Fleet […]
Ian Hamilton’s BBC Scotland Report on 2018 BMRWC
My final film of the world blind match sailing Championship, held in Helensburgh last week. In this short film I talk to some of the participants and officials. @RNCYC#BMRWC2018 @BBCScotNews #Sailing pic.twitter.com/6GGZiLHwnR — Ian Hamilton (@IHamiltonbbc) September 8, 2018
2018 Blind Match Racing World Championship – Final
BRITANNIA RULES THE WORLDS A trio of blind and visually-impaired sailors from the UK has won the Blind Match Racing World Championship 2018. The Blind Match Racing Worlds – hosted for the first time in the UK by the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club – was won by Great Britain’s Sharon Grennan, a completely […]
Blind Sailing International AGM 2018
Blind Sailing International (BSI) Annual General Meeting September 4th 2018 17:30 hr London time. 1. Attendees and apologies 2. Approval of Minutes of previous meeting 3. Financial Report 4. Chairman’s Report 5. Secretary Report 6. Motions. 7. Election of officers 8. Presentation of working budget for 2018/2019. 9. BSI fees 10. 2019 Fleet Racing World […]
Survey Results
1. Having a standardised fleet; boat and sails. 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.50 22.50 7. The cost of the entry fee. 3.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 20.00 11. Availability of low budget accommodation. 3.00 2.00 1.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 19.00 19. More rather than fewer race days. […]
BSI Newsletter August 2018
Chairman’s Message Welcome, BSI supporters and sailors: Wind and tide is ever changing, as are the activities of Blind Sailing International. We are reaching out to new sailors, visually-impaired sailing programmes and other opportunities. We are progressing and improving our media and communication links through twitter, Facebook and the ongoing development of our new web […]
FIVE TEAMS FROM FOUR NATIONS TO COMPETE AT 2018 BLIND MATCH RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
FIVE TEAMS FROM FOUR NATIONS TO COMPETE AT 2018 BLIND MATCH RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sailors from Great Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia will compete to become the next Blind Match Racing World Champions in one month’s time. The Blind Match Racing World Championships will be held at the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht […]
Radio Preview – 2018 BMRWC
Radio Preview of the 2018 Blind Match Racing World Championship Audio Boom Link
2018 BMR North Americans
Community Boating, Inc. in Boston, USA and Blind Sailing Unlimited will be hosting the 2018 Blind Match Racing North American Championship in its fleet of Sonars at their facility on the Charles River June 15-17, 2018. The Notice of Race is posted on Blind Sailing Unlimited’s website: http://blindsailingunlimited.org/2018USBMRNationalsNOR.docx Teams from all over the USA and […]