Adapted sailing teaching methodology using vsail-trainer simulator as rehabilitation therapy. A feasibility study

This study explores using a sailing simulator to teach adapted sailing to people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) as a form of rehabilitation therapy. The research aimed to create a teaching protocol using the simulator and assess its impact on learning, how hard the participants felt they were working, and their heart rate. The results showed that participants improved their sailing skills, as indicated by boat speed, heel, and VMG, and they also reported feeling less exertion after the training program.

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  Participants showed improvements in boat speed, heel, and Velocity Made Good (VMG) after the intervention.
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  The time taken to complete the regatta course and the time spent to tack were reduced after the sailing protocol.
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  Participants reported a decrease in the score on the effort perception scale after the virtual sailing program.