Paralympic Sailing Daily Report, Sept 4 - 2012
Paralympic Games, Day 4
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After a two-hour wait for wind on Portland Harbour, racing finally got underway on day four of the 2012 Paralympic Sailing Regatta. Jen French and JP Creignou had another impressive day in the SKUD-18 event (Two Person Keelboat), and moved up to 2nd overall. In the 2.4mR (One Person Keelboat), Mark LeBlanc stormed back with a pair of keeper race finishes to end the day in 6th, while Paul Callahan, Tom Brown and Bradley Johnson moved into podium position, 3rd, in the Sonar (Three Person Keelboat).
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Golden Moments : Paul Callahan interview
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Although there was only one race held in the Three Person Keelboat (Sonar) event, Team USA's Paul Callahan (Cape Coral, Fla./Newport R.I.), Tom Brown (Castine, Me.) and Bradley Johnson (Pompano Beach, Fla.) held their podium position. They finished race 7 in 5th place and are now 3rd overall in the 14-boat fleet. Racing began, but was then abandoned due to unstable wind direction.
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Jen French & JP Creignou, SKUD-18
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Ten & JP both hail from St. Petersburg, Fla. and share a passion for sailing at the highest level of the sport. Together they won back-to-back silver medals at the International Federation for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) World Championships (2012-11). While this is Jen's first Paralympic Games, JP is a 2004 Paralympic bronze medalist (Athens) in the Sonar.
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