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The World Championship has attracted disabled crews from around the world, including several who are more often found sailing the Paralympic circuit of events.

Held in spectacular Florida sunshine, the event was eventually won by Swedish sailors Gustaf FRESK & Aron ANDERSSON. They dominated to such an extent that they didn't need to sail the final race, and opted to sit it out on the shore.

Gustav FRESK is a past World Champion in the 2.4mR, claiming the title in 1995. More recently Gustav has competed in the Sonar, qualifying Sweden for the 2004 Paralympic Games from his results at the 2003 IFDS World Championship. Presuming Gustav is selected to represent Sweden, it will mark his third appearance at the Paralympics in the Sonar, having participated both in 1996 and 2000 placing fourth each time. With crew Aron ANDERSSON, Gustav pulled out an early lead in the nine race series and clearly settled into a winning pace.

Full results and photos from the event are available on the event website at the address below.

Overall Top Ten

Pos	Helm	Nation	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts
1	Gustaf FRESK	SWE	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	DNC	10
	Aron ANDERSSON
2	John MCROBERTS	CAN	4	3	1	3	2	3	2	3	-6	21
	Paul TINGLEY
3	Dave COOK	CAN	-5	4	5	2	3	2	4	5	1	26
	Ken KELLY
4	Karen MITCHELL	USA	8	5	2	4	4	6	7	4	OCS	40
	Mike GRIMM
5	Joe HOGAN	USA	3	7	4	8	DNF	DNS	3	2	2	44
	Tom FRANKLIN
6	Jussi MATTILA	FIN	7	6	-10	5	5	10	5	6	ZFP	51
	Danny MCCOY
7	Merle HICKEY	CAN	-12	12	7	9	7	5	6	7	5	58
	Robb LAWRENCE
8	Cam PERRY	CAN	10	8	6	7	8	4	DNC	DNS	7	65
	Wayne PHILLIPS
9	Eddie PICKERING	GBR	9	11	-13	10	9	11	8	8	3	69
	RACHEL MORRIS
10	Dan FITZGIBBON	AUS	2	2	8	DSQ	6	7	DNF	DNS	DNC	70