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Special Olympics National Regatta

by Graeme Adam on 22 Nov 2006
Special Olympics Selection Regatta - happy medallists Graeme Adam
Varied wind conditions marked the first Special Olympics National Regatta staged at Lake Tuggeranong ACT last weekend for sailors with intellectual disabilities, a joint initiative of Special Olympics Australia and Sailability Australia.

After a colourful official opening by Senator Gary Humphries, two days of spirited competition ensued with sailors participating from ACT, NSW and Queensland.

Results:

Division 1 - Access 2.3 Single
1st Bronwyn Ibbotson Sailability ACT
2nd Sonja Gilmore Sailability Gold Coast
3rd Shane Atkins Sailability Belmont

Division 2 – Access 2.3 Double – Level 2
1st Catherine Keir/Christine Elliot Sailability ACT

Division 2- Access 2.3 Double – Level 4
1st Bronwyn Ibotsson/Allister Peek Sailability ACT
2nd Sonja Gilmore/Belinda Hill Sailability Gold Coast

Division 3 – Access 303 Single
1st Allister Peek Sailability ACT
2nd Belinda Hill Sailability Gold Coast

Division 4 - Access 303 Double – Level 1
1st Nicole Bartley/Tina Starr Sailability Gold Coast

Division 4 – Access 303 Double – Level 2
1st Joel Budd/Allan Jones Sailability Pittwater
2nd Stephen James/Michael Leydon Sailability ACT
3rd Nathaniel Quan/Patrick McMaster Sailability Dobroyd/ACT

Division 4- Access 303 Double – Level 3
1st Warren Hawkins/Neville Perrett Sailability Gold Coast

Start Boat Award
Awardee: Kevin Bulmer, Sailability Belmont, the sailor who most embodied the Special Olympics Athlete Oath 'Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt'.

From the results, a squad will be selected to make up the Australian Special Olympics Team to represent Australia at the Special Olympics Summer World Games to be held in Shanghai, China in October 2007.

Jostling on the start line - Division 4, Level 2 - Special Olympics Selection Regatta © Graeme Adam
Jostling on the start line - Division 4, Level 2 - Special Olympics Selection Regatta © Graeme Adam

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