[Sportsandrec] sailing

[Jason Eavenson]

Kris,

My name is Jason and I am currently getting my Masters degree in blindness
and low vision. After, I plan to get my O and M Certificate. I would love
become involved in this sport and assist others in trying it. Are there any
blind sailing groups in Missouri? Additionally, I am taking a trip to
Sarasota, Florida over Christmas break. Are there any blind sailing groups
in that area? I look forward to hearing and learning more about this
amazing opportunity.

Best,

Jason Eavenson

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Kris Scheppe via SportsandRec <
sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> We sail the boat by feeling the wind on our face and the way the boat
> feels going through the water. You can feel and hear when the boat is
> moving fast as opposed to being sluggish. There are two types of blind
> sailing, fleet racing and match racing. In fleet racing there are 4 on the
> boat two blind and two sighted. The helmsman (person steering the boat) and
> mainsheet trimmer are blind and jib trimmer and tactician are sighted. The
> tactician is only allowed to give verbal commands and can't touch any
> controls on the boat. In this type of racing you are racing against several
> other boats at the same time. Match racing, which we just had worlds for,
> is a crew of three blind on the boat. The helmsman must be totally blind or
> blindfolded. Each person on the boat is given a point value based in visual
> category, B1 = 1 pt, B2 = 2 pt, B3 = 3 pt, you can't have more than a total
> of 6 points on the boat. Match racing uses autdio buoys, so you listen for
> different sounds from the buoys to navigate around the course. Only two
> boat race each other at a time and each boat also has a sound signal on it,
> so you can hear where the other boat is.
>
> While boath forms of racing are fun, I prefer the match racing as it is
> truly blind sailing without sighted assistance. We usually race boat that
> are 20-24 feet long. The 2017 Blind Fleet Racing Worlds will be at Houston
> Yacht Club in September.
>
> The boats used for competition are provided by the Yacht Club or
> Organization hosting the event. A totally blind person can definitly sail
> and compete! Competitions in different places in around the country. We
> have events coming up in Titusville, FL, Sheboygan, WI, Boston, MA,
> Toronto, Canada, and Houston, TX. Last year we did a series of 6 clinics
> around the country to get more people into match racing, which is fairly
> new in the US.
>
> Want to learn how to sail? I can help you find a program in your area to
> learn to sail or tell you when clinic are so you can come.
>
> Feel free to ask any other questions you have!
>
> Kris Scheppe
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SportsandRec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Kris Scheppe via SportsandRec
>> Sent: November-21-16 2:04 PM
>> To: sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Kris Scheppe
>> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Sports Done by the Blind but not Discussed
>>
>> I'm real into sailing. My team won Bronze in the Blind Match Racing
>> World Championship this last September. I'm also working on doing an
>> ocean race next summer. Next September will be the Blind Fleet Racing
>> World Championship in Houston. I love every part of being on the water
>> and the strategy and competative aspect of sailing. I'm also the
>> Americas representative for Blind Sailing International, so if you have
>> any questions about sailing or would like to give it a try let me know!
>>
>> Kris Scheppe
>>
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