2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel, Al Mussanah - Oman, 11-18 December 2021 (Photo by Lloyd Images/ Oman Sail)

Equipment

The inaugural World Sailing Inclusion Championships will feature four pieces of equipment:

  • RS Venture Connect – two-person keelboat (with SCS), open to both Para-classified and Inclusive category teams.
  • Hansa 303 (Single) – open to all sailors regardless of classification.
  • ILCA 6 – for athletes with intellectual impairments (Virtus, Special Olympics, or World Sailing II classification required).
  • FarEast 28R– blind fleet racing, open to B1, B2 and B3 Visually Impaired-classified sailors.

RS Venture Connect

Para Inclusive Fleet Racing

SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT

  • Para category requires Para Classification for both sailors of at least MIC (minimum impairment criteria).
  • Inclusive category requires self-certification of an illness, condition or disability that affects daily life.  

Hansa 303

Para Inclusive Fleet Racing in single format

SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT

  • Open to all.

ILCA 6

Intellectual Impairment Fleet Racing 

SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT

  • II category will require a Special Olympics, Virtus, or World Sailing Para II Classification status.  

FarEast 28R

Blind Fleet Racing (League Format)

SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT

  • Open to all VI Classified sailors B1, B2 and B3.
  • Racing will include a sighted tactician and a sighted crew in teams of four.