Sail2Change

11/29/2022

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"My experience this summer was incredibly memorable and fun, as it being my first time operating a boat, so I was eager to learn more about sailing. The Sail2Change staff, coaches and students, were incredibly welcoming and fun to interact with, and I learnt so much about sailing and had an amazing time exploring the Willamette River and Portland!"
-Sara (teen participant)

11/11/2022

Several years in the making after we won a nonprofit video production competition, Sail2Change is excited to unveil our new promotional video created by our talented friends at One Hundred Seconds Video Production Willamette Sailing Club

07/28/2022

Look at that smile!! We are happy to see our youth enjoying the water on these hot days! 🔥








SailingClub

07/19/2022

Our youth are catching some good wind with Willamette Sailing Club

10/25/2021

The experiences on the Willamette River this summer was one for the books! Our youth spent their first time on the water learning to operate the boats, c***ecting deeply with their peers and mentors, and enjoying a great time swimming in the water. The kids expressed their eagerness to learn more about sailing and excitement for more programs in the future.

"I will miss the group and the friends I made there, but I will always have the good memories from that camp which I will carry with me for life." -2021 Summer Participant

The experiences on the Willamette River this summer was one for the books! Our youth spent their first time on the water learning to operate the boats, c***e...

04/03/2021

Sail2Change is hiring an Executive Director. If you or someone you know is interested, please email [email protected] with a resume and cover letter.

You can see the full job description here: https://jobs.macslist.org/job/4y5htz

People of color and women are encouraged to apply to this important position!

03/10/2021

We recently received a hand delivered check from the lovely folks at On Point Community Credit Union. We just want everyone to know how thrilled we are with the generosity of our community who finds our mission meaningful to the youth we serve. We can’t thank you enough!

02/28/2021

"In the middle of my freshman year at Cleveland High School a teacher of mine shared a classroom number with an opportunity of free pizza if we went there for lunch. So of course me and a couple of my friends went. That was Sail2Change giving us pizza, and they shared their plan of how they want to help today's youth through teaching us how to sail and become leaders. I think I joined because I suspected that there would be more free food, but after my first year the food really didn’t matter. While being with Sail2Change for 4 weeks over the next summer I would gain some of the best memories and skills of my life. In other words, pizza led me to having the best summer ever.

My first experience sailing was back in sixth grade. All I remember is being scared on a small rocky boat with no control over what was happening. When I started with Sail2Change, soon enough we would be in the driver's seat fully in control of a sailboat. That's when I was most comfortable. I felt completely safe sailing with a crew of people that I knew very well by then, even if we were just beginners.

After finishing the two weeks of training, one of the coaches invited us to join the high school team. The fall of that year I joined the team for WSC where I could continue learning about sailing and racing boats. I ended up traveling with a huge team to northern Washington for regattas, leading to many more good experiences that I otherwise would not have had if it wasn’t for Sail2Change.

The next summer one of my Dad’s friends heard that I was learning how to race sailboats and gifted my family with a Hobie 16 sailboat. I had a lot of fun inviting my friends and family to go sailing with me. I even raced my Hobie against a Nacra on Vancouver Lake. Now I have a boat that I can teach other people to sail on to continue the cycle. So when Sail2Change asked us year one students to come back to help teach the new year two students I was super excited. From now on I will try to join Sail2Change and help them get more kids into the program and give them skills for the future as they did for me."

- M.
2019 Participant

02/27/2021

Big thanks to West Marine Blue Future for being yet another wonderful donor! We are very excited they chose to sponsor us because they love the water as much as we do! They know how important it is to educate on the benfits of protecting our waterways.

From their website;
"Dedicated to Youth Waterlife Recreation and Education
We are one of the world’s premiere Waterlife Outfitters. Helping others recreate on and around the water is our passion, our joy and our mission. We are, therefore, committed to supporting and promoting healthy and vibrant marine habitats and sustainable fisheries, as well as to c***ecting future generations to the water through our youth recreation and education initiatives.

We’re giving back.
Among BlueFuture’s first grants were 29 outstanding nonprofit organizations that teach sailing, power-boating, fishing or boatbuilding skills; foster aquatic sustainability and conservation practices; or encourage learning in the marine sciences."

We will use our $1500 towards our Access Maritime Program where youth will learn all about our watery world! Thank you!

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02/27/2021

Big thanks to West Marine Blue Future for being yet another wonderful donor! We are very excited they chose to sponsor us because they love the water as much as we do! They know how important it is to educate on the benfits of protecting our waterways.

From their website;
"Dedicated to Youth Waterlife Recreation and Education
We are one of the world’s premiere Waterlife Outfitters. Helping others recreate on and around the water is our passion, our joy and our mission. We are, therefore, committed to supporting and promoting healthy and vibrant marine habitats and sustainable fisheries, as well as to c***ecting future generations to the water through our youth recreation and education initiatives.

We’re giving back.
Among BlueFuture’s first grants were 29 outstanding nonprofit organizations that teach sailing, power-boating, fishing or boatbuilding skills; foster aquatic sustainability and conservation practices; or encourage learning in the marine sciences."

We will use our $1500 towards our Access Maritime Program where youth will learn all about our watery world! Thank you!

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