Congratulations to my friend Maureen McKinnon-Tucker and her team on winning the Paralympic Trials! In 297 days they will be at the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Paralympics. They clinched the win in the Paralympic Trials by the 14th race. The Race Committee gave an extra long toot of the horn as they crossed the finish line first, to clinch the win. Yes, that means that Maureen is now a member of the US Paralympic Team representing the SKUD 18 class, and she's going to Beijing!Congratulations to the 2008 US Paralympic Sailing Team: Bill Donohue, Tim Angle, Charlie Leighton (US Sailing Director) Maureen McKinnon-Tucker, John Ruf, Rick Doerr, and Nick Scandone.
Let's hope they return from Beijing with a Gold Medal, the ultimate goal of this journey!
