The Sailing Foundation - What We Do
In support of our ongoing missions - supporting youth sailing and improving safety at sea - recent activities of The Sailing Foundation have included:
- Presenting our 2012 Coaches' Clinic on February 11, from 10:30 to 6:00, at the Seattle Yacht Club Outstation at Elliott Bay. Our featured guest speaker will be Andrew Nugnes, Coach of the Barnstable, MA, high school sailing team and President, New England Schools' Sailing Association. Read more...
- Scheduling our 2012 General Meeting, to be held in Seattle Saturday evening, February 25. We're excited to welcome John Craig and Stan Honey, who will present Extreme Sailing - America's Cup 2013. Read more...
- Announcing the 2012 Safety at Sea Seminar, to be held in Seattle February 25 & 26. Click here for the agenda. Read more...
- Furthering the usefulness of the LifeSling® through the following:
- Preparing a new training video for the Lifesling®, which was developed by The Sailing Foundation 30 years ago. Read more...
- Receiving a $5,000 grant from the Bonnell Cove Foundation of the Cruising Club of America. The grant helped pay for the new Lifesling® video that the Sailing Foundation has produced. Read more...
- Conducting the first Lifesling® training session using the newly developed training video and PowerPoint presentation.
- Providing a scholarship for a low-income student to attend the Bremerton Yacht Club youth sail training program. Read more...
For more on The Sailing Foundation's activities, check out our News/Articles page.
Who We Are
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The Sailing Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, based in the Pacific Northwest and dedicated to the promotion of sailing, with primary emphasis on area youth programs and general boating safety.
Our goal is to ensure a strong, competitive racing environment for young sailors so they can compete successfully in venues around the world. We're also dedicated to research and development of products and techniques that improve safety for the racing as well as the cruising sailor.
Click here to view a Power Point presentation about The Sailing Foundation (takes a few moments to load).
The Sailing Foundation
2635 151st Place NE
Redmond WA 98052-5522
1.425.869.2727
info@thesailingfoundation.org
