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Through an Olympic Opportunity Fund (OOF) Grant, BAADS is offering to teach 12 veterans to sail using US Sailing curriculum, the idea being that veterans can then go on to sail in Paralympic competitions. Join us on our next “Intro” day, Sunday, May 6, 10am-2pm. The actual sailing lessons are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 15 to June 5. The intro day is meant to be an open house where veterans and their families and/or support crew can come meet us, see our boats and ask questions. Our ideal candidates are veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who have physical disabilities, but we would not exclude folks who had other forms of disabilities. Contact Jeff Breen for more information at dinghy@baads.org.
Not much chatting on the dinghy dock Saturday the 7th, but lots of scrubbing, sorting, list-making, tallying and carrying equipment around. It was dinghy and dock cleanup day, mastered by Alex O and carried out by a crew of about 25 helpers. Continue reading: April 7, Dock Chat
The America’s Cup Event Authority is asking the Board of Supervisors to approve the Lease and Disposition Agreement between the City of San Francisco and America’s Cup Event Authority and allow the America’s Cup Event to move forward in San Francisco. 3pm Tuesday, March 27 – San Francisco Board of Supervisors – San Francisco City Hall Room #250. Please come out and support if you can!
After a week full of rain and storm we were almost sure we would have to cancel, but optimistic as BAADS folks are, almost everybody showed up and it was worth it.
Continue reading: Dinghy chat, March 20
The IDTV show featuring BAADS will air tonight at 10:30 pm on Comcast channel 27. You can also
view it on youtube.
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