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Dec 22, 2010, 1:38 PM
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Team Chance prepping for Summer 2011
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Dear Scuttlebutt Community:
This past fall Team Chance has been hard at work getting a program together for the upcoming summer. We are a team of sailing instructors and accomplished collegiate/high school sailors with a common goal to make the sport of sailing more accessible and appealing to children.
We plan to accomplish this by sharing a free sailing experience and offering sailing scholarships to ease the financial burden of participating in our sport or sending a child to a regatta. At the end of a session, we also want to make sure the children have the necessary resources to continue the sport in their area; whether it be knowing where their nearest community sailing program is or offering whatever financial support we are able to.
We strongly believe the future of our sport does not lie in the hands of yacht club programs, as very few of us are fortunate enough to be a part of those. Instead, we see more and more community oriented, affordable sailing centers on the rise. We hope to stop at any program that will have us, take their students sailing on a keelboat, and serve as positive role models in our sport. It is our intention that the students we work with leave with the following experiences:
-A hands on opportunity learning the different crew positions and techniques that entail sailing a keelboat.
-Learn the importance of teamwork aboard a larger boat so everything runs smoothly.
-Realize the kinds of sailing opportunities that they can experience if they stick with the sport and set personal sailing goals.
-Understand the importance of safety on and off the water.
-See Team Chance as people they can look up to, ask questions, and be positive role models in the sport of sailing.
-Supply the students with enough interest and resources to continue the sport and be driven to do more.
-HAVE FUN!
In its first year, Team Chance has made great progress towards having our program together for Summer 2011. We are based out of Noank, CT, and plan to do most of our sailing in the Northeast for our first season. Most importantly, we hope our cause can be relevant wherever people are sailing and are willing to encourage others to get involved in our sport.
For this program to be as successful as we hope it will be, we need as much support from our sailing community as we can get. Now a subsidiary of Connecticut Community Boating (www.ctcommunityboating.org), all donations are tax deductible.
Our goal is to continue working at acquiring adequate fundraising and sponsorship to campaign a boat under the mission of Team CHANCE. We are beginning to plan our routes, including the sailing centers we wish to stop at and the regattas we wish to participate in. We need all the help we can get to make this happen.
We hope you can take a few minutes to check out our website, www.chancesailing.org, to learn more about the program and the team members. Any support you can offer, whether it be in the form of a donation, sponsorship, or simply advice, is greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact us at info@chancesailing.org for any questions or comments, and also, you’re welcome to join our mailing list to stay up to date on Team Chance news (see front page of our website).
Thank you and happy holidays!
Team Chance
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