Andy Cassell
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| Full name | Andrew Cassell | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1942 East Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 March 2025 (aged 82) Cowes, Isle of Wight, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club Island Sailing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrew Cassell (14 July 1942 – 18 March 2025) was a British Paralympic sailor who won gold at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, where the sport made its Paralympic debut.[2] He was born in East Sussex, England.[3]
Residing in Cowes on the Isle of Wight he had been sailing for decades before the Paralympics and worked for Ratsey and Lapthorne sailmakers sailing in high-profile yachting events. He was one of the early advocates of sailing being included in the Paralympics and in 1996 he founded the Andrew Cassell Foundation which purchased a fleet of sonar keelboats which have been used to introduce thousands of disabled people to sailing. The Foundation is still active 25 years later.[4]
Cassell died from sepsis following heart surgery in Cowes, on 18 March 2025. He was 82.[3] He remained active at Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club and the Andrew Cassell Foundation until his death.[5]
References
- ^ "Cassell wins silver medal at disabled worlds". Yachting World. 2 November 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Andrew Cassell". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b Traub, Alex (15 May 2025). "Andrew Cassell, Daring Sailor Who Won Paralympic Gold, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Andrew Cassell Foundation About Us Page". Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Andrew Cassell Biography". Retrieved 19 March 2025.
External links
- Andy Cassell at World Sailing (archive)
- Andrew Cassell at the International Paralympic Committee
- Andrew Cassell Foundation on Facebook