Second 2.4mR shipment
There are 2 boats available for purchase on the 2nd shipment, 3 2.4mR's are already sold. There will be a 3rd shipment in July. Any orders processed after July 14th wil have a price increase because of the exchange rate between the Euro and the Can/Us dollar. Contact Luc D'Aoust for inquiries and to process your order at:
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8th annual C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Regatta for sailors with disabilities
In the 12-strong 2.4 Metre fleet, Charles Rosenfield (Woodstock, Conn.) won all four races to leapfrog three places in the standings and take the class championship. Dropping a DNF/13 points from the opening race of the series, Rosenfield finished 1-2-1-1-1-1 for a low score of seven points to displace yesterday’s leader, Britt Hall (Darien, Conn.) who finished the series in second overall with 12 points. Peter Wood (Ottawa, Canada) was third with 16 points. Also moving up the standings with finishes of 2-3-4-5 for the day was Timothy Ripley (Randolph, N.J.), who moved from eighth overall to end the series fourth in the standings on 25 points. Scott Lutes (Montreal, Canada) was fifth overall with 31 points. |
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The Sonar is a 7 m (23 ft) one-design keelboat for three to five people.
The boat is 7 m long. It has a beam (width) of 2.4 m and draft (depth) of 1.2 m. It weighs 950 kg, of which 408 kg is ballast, with a sail area of 23.2 m² plus a 22.8 m² spinnaker. It is bermuda-rigged, with a large mainsail and a 100% jib. The Sonar is usually crewed by four.
The Sonar has been a Paralympic class since 2000. When being sailed by disabled it is crewed by 3, and sailed without a spinnaker. Instead, when running downwind a whisker pole is used to hold the jib out to windward for maximum exposed sail area. The Sonar is well suited for handicapped sailing because of its large cockpit making adaptations easy.
The Sonar was designed in 1979 by Bruce Kirby, designer of the popular Laser dinghy. Since then, over 700 boats have been built. Most of the fleet is in the USA, with smaller fleets in Britain and Canada. Since its adoption as a Paralympic class the Sonar has spread to many other countries as well.
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The 2.4mR sailboat was originally designed by Peter Norlin in 1983 as a single handed keelboat. The 2.4mR sailboat is built in Finland, and there is a North American distributor.Owing to it’s design, where the sailor sits facing forward and all controls are led back to the cockpit, it was soon realised that the boat was particularly suitable for use by disabled sailors. At the same time it attracts top class able-bodied helmsmen. The 2.4 could be sailed competitively by almost anyone, irrespective of their disability. Whereas crew boats (Sonars) can exclude some people with severe disabilities owing to the size of the boat and the physical requirements needed to sail them.1992 - ISAF (then IYRU) recognises 2.4mR as an International racing Class. Since 1992 official World Championships have been held annually attracting 60-100 boats.
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