• Sailing is open to amputeeIndividuals who have at least one major joint in a limb missing (ie elbow, wrist, knee, ankle)., cerebral palsyA disorder of movement and posture due to damage to an area of the brain that controls and coordinates muscle tone, reflexes, posture and movement. "Cerebral" mean brain-centred; "palsy" is a lack of muscle control., vision impairedThis refers to any group condition which interferes with 'normal' vision. This incorporates the entire range of vision difficulties, from correctable conditions through to total blindness., wheelchairThis refers to a group of athletes with a disability who are eligible to compete in wheelchair events. Some of the conditions resulting in eligibility into wheelchair events are: paraplegia, quadriplegia, spina bifida, poliomyelitis, amputee, cerebral palsy. and les autresis French for 'others'. It is a term used to describe athletes with a range of conditions which result in locomotor disorders that do not fit the traditional classification systems of the established disability group, eg dwarfism, polio, MS athletes.
• Competitors are ranked according to a points system where low points are given to the severely disabled and high points for the less disabled.
• Each crew of three is allowed a maximum of 12 points between them.
• Sailing became a full medal sport in Sydney in 2000.

ClassificationAthletes are classified by classifiers into classes by their ability to function. The aim is to ensure that athletes of similar ability compete against one another.

Competitors are ranked according to a points system where low points are given to the severely disabled and high points for the less disabled.

There are three sailing classes:

• Sonar: mixed three-person crew
• SKUD18A sailing class - two person crew: two-person crew
• 2.4mRA single handed sailing class : single-handed