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Ten Sailors on a Great August Sailing Day

We had an incredible Y-Knot Sailing Day on Saturday, August 16 serving ten sailors with disabilities (including five new people) with 18 great volunteers and three YMCA staff. We had seven boats sailing in light winds on a beautiful day (excluding a few rain showers). Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers who make this program fly!

posted by Spencer Raggio @ 8/17/2008 12:08:00 PM 0 comments

Y-Knot Sailors Compete in Burlington, Montreal

From Y-Knot President Steve Mintz: "Mark Carnavale, Pete Hogg and I attended Martin 16 regattas in both Montreal and Burlington. We brought along four Y-Knot boats to each event. Dave Whalen also competed in the Burlington event and took first place, with Mark coming in second. Both Mark and I will be competing in Mobility Cup in Montreal, and Y-Knot will again provide four of its Martin 16s for the event."

posted by Spencer Raggio @ 8/13/2008 11:04:00 AM 0 comments

Nice Sailing World Story About Nick Scandone

"Amidst the small fleet of BMWs, Porsches, and other late-model luxury autos gracing the parking lot of Southern California's Balboa Yacht Club, Nick Scandone rolled in on his own special set of wheels" ...

US Disabled Sailing Championship Concludes

Just in case you missed it, check out the results from the US Disabled Sailing Championship at the link above.

Generous Support from Nyack Boat Club

Steve Mintz and Don Miller went down to Nyack to give a presentation on Y-Knot, and lend support to the Nyack Boat Club during their Sonar Regatta. Don noted that after their presentation, there was some interest among their sailors in coming up to Y-Knot to sail.

The Sonar event was a fund-raiser, and Y-Knot will receive $3,000 as a result. A very big "thank you" to the sailors at Nyack from all the Y-Knot sailors and volunteers.

From Joseph Scarmato, Commodore of the Nyack Boat Club:

"Thank you for being a part of Nyack Boat Club's Adapted Sailing Program this past weekend. It was pleasure to meet you both and to hear about the Y-Knot Program in person. I know that our disabled participants enjoyed your presentation very much and were inspired to sail even more. The event received press coverage from News 12 cable TV as well as the Journal News and WCBS News Radio 880.

"You will be happy to know that we had a successful regatta on Saturday and Sunday and have raised $3,000 thus far on your behalf. On that basis we asked Matt Chao, the US Blind Sailing Champion, who participated in the event, to accept our ceremonial check on your behalf at the conclusion of the event.

"As we continue to follow up on our pledges and collections there is the possibility that there will be additional funds raised and if this becomes the case we will most certainly forward the additional amount with our donation check. In addition, a number of our participants have taken flyers and told us that they intended to make a direct contribution to your program after the regatta.

"We ask that you will put these funds to good use for sailors with disabilities in the Y-Knot Program and trust that this donation will help you to another successful season."

posted by Spencer Raggio @ 5/19/2008 05:37:00 PM 0 comments

2008 Mobility Cup Info Available

The Notice of Race for Mobility Cup 2008 is now available on the regatta website, and registration is open for sailors and volunteers. Information on accommodations will be added shortly. The Montreal event is being hosted by AQVA and the Pointe Claire Yacht Club August 25 – 29. With the regatta in our backyard this year, we're hoping to send boats, sailors and volunteers to support our Canadian friends at Mobility Cup.

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