An Overview

Okay!  If you have made it this far, you must be interested in what we do down here in sunny Florida.  To best describe our services, this section is split into three main parts, Rehab & Therapy, Coaching, and Instruction.   Each section provides an overview of that division of our organization, and should answer many of your questions.  We have also included a few pictures of the people participating, boats we use, and locations we sail from.

At the bottom of this page, there is an Information Request Form.  If you would like us to mail you some information about the program, or would like a telephone call from us, please fill out the form and email your responses.  We ask that you complete all the blanks, as this will assist us in determining what type of information to send.

Rehab & Therapy

If you recently had an injury, or would just like to get into the sport of sailing for the first time and you are concerned that your disability might limit your sailing ability, this is the area for you.  With out Rehab & Therapy program, we do things slightly differently from our normal Sailing Instruction.   Here, there is a Recreation, Physical, or Occupational Therapist that attends each sailing session, and assists in transfers, adaptations, and overcoming barriers.  Of course, there is also a US Sailing certified instructor present to provide the sailing instruction, and instruction takes place in our standard Illusions and 2.4 mRs.

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Instruction

This is a great program for people that are more comfortable with their disability, or for able-bodied people that just wish to sail a different type of boat.   Courses are again run by US Sailing certified instructors, and the 2.4 mRs and Illusions are used for sailing.  We offer Basic, Advanced, and other specialized classes geared to what each group wants.  Class sizes are between three and six students, with no distinction between able-bodied and disabled sailors.

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Coaching

Hmmm... now we're getting fairly specialized!  This is a program that we started in 1996.  The idea was born out of a request to coach the US Paralympic Sailing Team in their Atlanta campaign.  Since then, we have been working with numerous athletes in 2.4mRs and Sonars to develop their skills and prepare teams for national and international racing.  We are excited to be working with athletes from around the country and are constantly scheduling home and away regattas and training sessions to help these sailors build their skills.  If you are interested in training, racing, and competing against able-bodied and disabled sailors around the world, come join us!