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The 2003 IFDS World Disabled Sailing Championship, the second and final Paralympic Qualification Regatta, organised by the Hellenic Yachting Federation and hosted by the Sailing Club of Piraeus and Yacht Club of Greece, will be held from 4 - 12 September.

The Notice of Race has now been published and is available at:
www.2003ifdsworld.gr/norace.html

The programme for the Championships is:

Thursday 4 September 2003 - Registration, Measurement of Boats and Classification of Participants

Friday 5 September 2003 - Registration, Measurement of Boats and Classification of Participants

Saturday 6 September 2003 - Registration, Measurement of Boats, Classification of Participants, Practice Race and Opening Ceremony

Sunday 7 September 2003 - Racing

Monday 8 September 2003 - Racing

Tuesday 9 September 2003 - Reserve Day

Wednesday 10 September 2003 - Racing

Thursday 11 September 2003 - Racing

Friday 12 September 2003 - Racing, Prize Giving and Closing Ceremony

During the Championship, IFDS will host a Sailors Forum, and you are invited to submit any topics you would like addressed at the forum to ifds@isaf.co.uk.

The IFDS AGM will also take place during the Championship, to which only the IFDS Recognised National Authority representatives will be invited to attend.

The 2003 IFDS World Disabled Sailing Championship is the second and final qualification regatta for the 2004 Paralympics, with 8 slots in each of the two events available.

Nations already qualified for the 2004 Oympic Regatta, from the results of the 2002 IFDS World Disabled Sailing Championhips, are:

Open three-person keelboat - Sonar
Germany
Great Britain
Canada
USA
Australia
Ireland
Israel

Open single person keelboat - 2.4mR
Germany
France
USA
Denmark
Australia
Norway
Netherlands