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Youth Access to Bay Waters

Local kids take a spin in Clipper Cove.

© Treasure Island Sailing Center

Where will tomorrow’s circumnavigators and Olympic sailors come from? Perhaps from youth programs right here on the Bay.

After doing a little digging into the subject of youth sailing in the Bay Area, we’ve found that there are a boatload of opportunities for local kids to become familiar with the basics of sailing while gaining an appreciation of nature and teamwork at the same time. And many are free of charge, through scholarships and grants.

We plan to bring you a comprehensive report on the broad scope of such programs in an upcoming issue, but we’d hate to leave out any such programs. So, if your organization offers youth sailing locally, please drop us an email and we’ll follow up. Many thanks!

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