Latest News: June 2008
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May 2008
British sailors have passed their first test on Paralympic waters in Qingdao, China, winning two gold medals to top the medal table at the IFDS Qingdao International Regatta on Thursday (15 May). Published on the RYA website >>more>> and >>more>>

Paralympic classes sailors face Qingdao Test
Britain’s sailors will get their first chance to compete on the 2008 Paralympic race track in Qingdao, China, when racing at the 2008 IFDS Qingdao International Regatta gets underway on Sunday (11 May) >>more>>

April 2008
It was one of the best attended Hyeres, I have seen with 18 boats on the start line and a few new faces among the usual regulars. All the top sailors were present, as expected being Paralympic year and with few regattas left now until the Games in September everyone is keen to get as much racing practice as possible.

It was the first regatta for my new boat "The Charles Russell" kindly bought by Charles Russell legal advisers. I was keen to test her against my major rivals after a good spell of tuning against my trials boat in the U.K >>more>>

February 2008
I was beginning to feel as though Miami was my second home; I have been there for so long. It's been over a month since I have been home, evident by the Christmas presents still sitting in the car when I picked it up from my parents on Tuesday. However it has been a great month and the hard work and training all paid off when I won the US Mid Winters and followed it up with a 4th place (3rd Paralympic sailor) in the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta. >>more>>

September 2007
This year the Worlds were held on Lake Ontario in Rochester New York. It's was the last time for countries to secure their place at the Paralympic Games next year, so there was a great turn out with 43 2.4mR from over 20 different countries. >>more>>

August 2007
This year the Open Worlds were held on a Fjord in Kolding, Denmark. The Open Worlds is eligible for all 2.4mR sailors, making it the only class where able and disabled sailors can compete on an even footing. >>more>>

June 2007
It's been a really successful couple of weeks with lots of sailing and racing and a chance to get the new boat in commission. >>more>>

May 2007
Helena Lucas Regatta Report, Hyeres
It was one of the best attended Hyeres, I have seen with 14 boats on the start line and a few new faces among the usual regulars >>more>>

January 2007
Miami Olympic Classes is the first major regatta in 2007, and provides a useful test of progress made over the winter.Click here to view the report.

28 September 2006
Helena was one of the female nominees for the International Sailing Federation's ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award 2006. This is a fantastic achievement for Helena, who recently won a silver medal in the Quingdao International Regatta, which was the more impressive as Helena was competing in her first event sailing the Yngling, a cross between a planing dinghy and a keelboat.

Helena's other sailing successes this year are:

January 2006 - 2nd in the Alcoa IFDS World Disabled Sailing Championships, 2.4mR, Perth, Australia

May 2006 - 2nd in the Semaine Olympique Française, 2.4mR, Hyères, France

June 2006 - 6th at Kiel Week, 2.4mR, Kiel, Germany

August 2006 - 11th overall (3rd disabled) in the 2.4mR World Championship, Helsinki, Finland