Andy Cassell
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Andy Cassell is a British Paralympic sailor who won gold at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, where the sport made it Paralympic debut.[2]
Residing in Cowes on the Isle of Wight he had been sailing for decade before the Paralympics and worked for Ratsey and Lapthorne sailmakers sailing in high profile yacht events. He was one of the early advocate of getting sailing included in the Paralympics and in 1996 he founded the Andrew Cassell Foundations which purchased a fleet of sonar keelboats which have been used to introduce thousands of disabled people to sailing and is still active 25 years later.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Yachting World - Cassell wins silver medal at disabled worlds". 2001-11-02. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Andy Cassell - IPC Athlete Profile". Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Andrew Cassell Foundation About Us Page". Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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Categories:
- British sailors
- Paralympic sailors of Great Britain
- English male sailors (sport)
- Sailors at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Sailors at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Living people
- Paralympic medalists in sailing