Opening Ceremonies were held at the JIYC.

Spectators were treated to a grand show by the United States Cost Guard helicopter and boats manned by off-duty volunteers from the US Coast Guard, Charleston County Rescue Squad, Charleston County Sheriff's Department, and the Department of Natural Resources. The evening was capped off with a display of fireworks courtesy of Paul Grizzle.

Forty athletes and their Unified Partners participated in this year's event which featured nine 420 races and five Hobie 16 races. There were 14 teams sailing level one and one team of level 2. In level one the athlete controls the jib and the unified partner steers and controls the main sail. Level 2 the athlete steers 50 percent of the race and the unified partner controls the jib and main sail.

Complete Race Results

(Athlete/Unified Partner)

Hobie Fleet 1

1. Sam Hazeltine/Wayne Hiott - South Carolina

2. Tyler Campell/Phil Martin - Georgia

3. Bill Bondurant/Dayton Collie – South Carolina

4. Joshua Sloman/Alan Sloman – Georgia

5. Buddy Croft/Steve Bonacci - Georgia

Hobie Fleet 2

1. Breanna Bachert/John Parker – South Carolina

2. Whitney Parker/Adam Matgi-Szabo – South Carolina

3. Eddie Griffin/Cheryl Laporte– Georgia

4. Shannon Waldrop/Steve Bonacci– Georgia

Hobie Fleet 3

1. Michael Crofton/Debbie Parrish- Georgia

2. Dylan Starr/Rose Tucker – Georgia

3. Jay Feiner/Carol Feiner– Florida

4. Laura Hollinger/Annmarie Keck – Florida

5. Danielle Coholich/Anita Godbee- Georgia

420s

1. Chris Pilcher/Mike Palazzo- South Carolina

2. Nikki Caniff/Peter Hyndman - South Carolina

3. Sara Chavis /Caroline Warren - South Carolina

4. Daryl Malone /John Sanders– South Carolina

5. Daniel Brown/Thomas Hildebrand – South Carolina

6. Mike Mallamas/Melanie Simmons – Florida

Level 2

1 James Thigpen /Phil Martin – Georgia

For more information about Special Olympics and programs in the Lowcountry contact Lucy Swaffield, CTRS District 2 Program Director at 795-6226 or e-mail LucySwaffield@bellsouth.net.

If you would like to volunteer as a Unified Partner, join the team as an athlete, assist in sailing activities, or sponsor the Special Olympics Sailing Program, contact Charleston Community Sailing at 843-607-4890 or Meta Frasch, Special Olympics South Carolina sailing director, at 843-795-9667. This program is free of cost to athletes and Unified Partners. Athletes must be strong swimmers with no reservations about open water. No sailing experience is necessary. Unified Partners must be able to single hand a Collegiate 420 if need be, and be very comfortable in the dinghy. Unified Partners also have a major part in teaching their partner what they need to know in sailing.

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