The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 15 - World Blind Sailing Champion Lucy Hodges MBE

In Episode 15 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, world champion blind sailor Lucy Hodges MBE joined us to discuss the exhilarating sport of blind sailing. She talked about:

• Her visual impairment
• Other sports she enjoyed prior to getting into sailing as a teenager
• How her dad got her into sailing
• The adaptations of sailing without sight
• The different vision classifications of blind sailors
• Some of the events she has competed in and the titles she has won in blind sailing
• The nonprofit, Blind Sailing UK, in which she is involved
• Advice for blind and low vision individuals who are interested in getting into sailing

Learn more about Blind Sailing UK at http://gbrblindsailing.co.uk. Follow Blind Sailing UK on Facebook at http://facebook.com/blindsailinguk and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/blindsailinggbr. 

Follow Lucy Hodges MBE on Facebook at http://facebook.com/LucyHodgesMBE and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lucyloosailing.

To learn more about blind sailing resources around the world, check out the Blind Sailing International website at http://www.blindsailinginternational.com.