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21 YEARS OF
Reaching for Success
BY SAM CRICHTON, PHOTOS PROVIDED BY CLAGETT SAILING & ANDES VISUAL
Twenty one years ago, the C. Thomas
Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and
Regatta began and has continued to
follow the motto of namesake Tom Clagett
to “Reach for Success," with a mission
to "provide sailors with disabilities the
opportunity to improve their skills and
reach personal goals through worldclass
coaching and competition."
In 2022, the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr.
Memorial Clinic and Regatta celebrated 20
years of providing sailors with disabilities
multiple opportunities to reach for
their personal goals. At this point in the
organization’s history, the Clagett Regatta
rebranded to become Clagett Sailing,
which supports multi dimensional programs
through the clinics and regattas in both
fleet and match racing along with the
Boat Grant program and Team Clagett.
As it enters its third decade of providing
opportunities to sailors with disabilities,
Clagett Sailing hosted the 2023 U.S. Para
Sailing Championships at the 21st C.
Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and
Regatta at Sail Newport for the third time.
Clagett Sailing hosted the championships
in 2018 and 2021 and has previously
hosted the U.S. Blind Sailing National
Championships in 2008 and 2009.
This year two classes, the single handed
2.4mR class and the double handed Martin
16 class, all participated in the five days of
coaching clinic and competition. Coaching
was provided by a world class team of
coaches who have worked with Clagett
Sailing sailors for over 40 combined years.
Having earned a world class reputation for
the programs and opportunities Clagett
Sailing offers to sailors from across North
America and international locations, sailors
from around the world have benefited from
having access to internationally recognized
coaches, world class race management
and competition venues that rank at the
top of the list for sailing locations. All
these components allow Clagett Sailing
to continue to provide opportunities
for sailors with disabilities to Reach for
Success as they Learn Race and Win.
2023 saw entries from sailors across North
America who traveled from afar a field as
California, Florida in the U.S. and Alberta
in Canada. Among the registrations were
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