Lake Michigan showed a different side on Friday as strong winds whipped up just off of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA at the Para World Sailing Championships.

Light breeze coupled with choppy waves on Lake Michigan resulted in a tough day for the 98 competitors from 39 nations racing at the Para World Sailing Championships in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.

British and Canadian teams booked their spot in Saturday's RS Venture Connect winner-take-all final as the Para World Sailing Championships continued in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.

The 98 sailors from 39 nations racing at the 2019 Para World Sailing Championships in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA had a cool introduction to Lake Michigan as racing across the four fleets got underway.

A record 98 sailors from 39 nations will race at the Para World Sailing Championships in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA from 18-22 September 2018.

World Sailing is shocked and disappointed to learn that sailing has not been included by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Ahead of the 2018 Para World Sailing Championships this September, World Sailing will run a Paralympic Development Program (PDP) clinic that will be open to sailors to participate in.

Sheboygan, USA will host the 2018 Para World Sailing Championships this September and sailor preparations are well underway after the first Paralympic Development Program (PDP) clinic of 2018 was held in Malcesine, Italy.

World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has chosen the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club, Scotland, to host the Blind Match Racing World Championship from 1 - 7 September 2018. It is expected that the world's top visually-impaired sailors will travel to the Helensburgh-based sailing club to compete.

Eighteen sailors', coaches and Member National Authority (MNA) representatives have registered for the next Paralympic Development Program (PDP) in Malcesine, Italy, from 8-13 May 2018.

The Notice of Race for the 2018 Para World Sailing Championships, in Sheboygan, USA, is now available to download. The Para Worlds will take place from 16 - 22 September.

Following World Sailing's expression of interest to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to be included in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Sports Programme, the sport has been approved to proceed to the next stage of the application process.

World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has officially expressed an interest to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to be included in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Sports Programme.

From 16-22 September 2018, the US Sailing Center of Sheboygan in Sheboygan, USA will host the 2018 edition of the Para World Sailing Championships.

From 12-14 October 2017, nine boats from five nations raced in the Hansa 303 at the European Para Youth Games out of Corso Italia, Genoa, Italy.

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