Paralympian back on the open sea for championship

An elite sailor who gave up competitive sailing after the 2008 Paralympics to concentrate on family life has dusted down his old vessel to compete again.

After a near-personal tragedy in the run-up to the games in Qingdao, Paul McCarthy, from Kinsale in Co Cork, dry-docked his boat to focus on his personal life.

But now, the father of two is back on the water with the backing of his wife Lesley and two children, Sophie, 3, and 19-month-old George.