PAUL CALLAHAN (USA)|
| | Nomination |
For many years now
Callahan has led the USA
National Disabled Sailing
Program and in 2016
the organisation had its best year ever,
wracking up impressive statistics in
both attendance and access. With three
different venues, last year the initiative
put through 1,410 disabled adults and
1,303 disabled children… and has now
secured the use of no fewer than 406
different boats. Callahan’s team must
have some kind of sales pitch as well…
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| Why they won |
| ‘A humble man who has changed the lives of so many’ – David
Evans; ‘Paul embodies everything positive about sailing, how
could he not get my vote?’ – Pete Foley; ‘Paul has meant the world
to so many adaptive sailors’ – Michael Esposito; ‘A high-integrity
leader and the ultimate role model’ – Liz Burn; ‘A remarkable man
wholly worthy of this honour’ – Jenny Zaccara; ‘And your boys are
so handsome!’ – Kimberly Toomey Duff; ‘For over a decade now
Paul has been quietly making this sport better’ – Carol Cronin. |
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