Mobility Cup 1994 - Vancouver, BC

The 1994 event involved 28 sailors with disabilities from across Canada and the US, who collectively sailed 135 times to compete for the Mobility Cup trophy.

Held at the Jericho Sailing Centre, Vancouver, the event included two (mouth operated) sip ‘n’ puff sailboats, operated by Larry Boden of Vancouver and Rene Dallaire of Montreal. The system, which enables high level quadriplegics to sail, debuted in 1993’s event.

The 1994 Mobility Cup also included a demonstration by blind sailor Bruce Gilmour.

Trophy winners:
Gold Fleet winner | Brent Foote, Delta, BC Silver Fleet winner| Roy Crawford, Victoria, BC

Location:

Jericho Sailing Centre ,
Vancouver, British Columbia.

Hosts:

Disabled Sailing Association of B.C.
Jericho Sailing Centre

Dates:

Aug. 24 – 28, 1994

Personnel:

Regatta Coordinator, Vaughan Wallace,
Race Committee Coordinator, Trevor Murrie

Legacy:

Introduction of sip 'n' puff sailing for high level quadriplegics

Photos:

1994

Pages for:

1993 / 1995

Race Results:
Gold Fleet		Silver Fleet
1 Brent Foote Delta, BC 2 Jamie Whitman Delta, BC 3 Ken Wright Vancouver, BC 4 Larry Boden Tsawwassen, BC 5 Bob MacDonald Vancouver, BC 6 Alice Tidwell Oroville, CA 7 Ken Nore Surrey, BC 8 Steve Ellefson Calgary, AB 9 Paul Brown Seattle, WA 10 Hans Van Leening Kelowna, BC 11 Robert Jones Issaquah, WA 12 Bob Ewing Seattle, WA 13 Brian MacDonald Vancouver, BC 14 Darlene Jackman Halifax, NS		1 Roy Crawford Victoria, BC 2 Donna Damarest Waterbury, CT 3 Sam Sullivan Vancouver, BC 4 Graham Todd Victoria, BC 5 Robert Melanson Dieppe, NB 6 Dale Keith Calgary, AB 7 Alex Robertson Vancouver, BC 8 June Yukin Vancouver, BC 9 Rene Dallaire Montreal, QC 10 Laimons Plumite Edmonton, AB 11 Janice De Cunha 12 David Leigh Sooke, BC 13 Gerry Purchase Ottawa, ON 14 Robert Ferguson Vancouver, BC

Site hosted by the Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia. Mobility Cup is Canada’s international regatta for sailors with a disability. It is a world-class event, featuring competitors from throughout Canada and around the world. Mobility Cup is governed by the AbleSail Network of Canada / RéseauVoile Adaptée du Canada, a registered association of accessible sailing programs across Canada. © 2010 Mobility Cup. All Rights Reserved.

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Celebrating 20 Years of Mobility Cup

1991	Vancouver, BC		2002	Kingston, ON
1992	Vancouver, BC		2003	Ottawa, ON
1993	Vancouver, BC		2004	Pelican Bay, MB
1994	Vancouver, BC		2005	Calgary, AB
1995	Victoria, BC		2006	Vancouver, BC
1996	Vancouver, BC		2007	Dartmouth, NS
1997	Calgary, AB		2008	Montreal, QC
1998	Vancouver, BC		2009	Toronto, ON
1999	Toronto, ON		2010	Vancouver, BC
2000	Montreal, QC		2011	Hamilton, ON
2001	Victoria, BC