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Sailing Heals Welcomes You!
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Sailing Heals’ essential mission is to take individuals and their families and caretakers
out on the water for a beautiful day of sailing and respite. Sailing Heals matches owners of beautiful boats (sailing or motorized) with patients and their caretakers and takes them out for half-day sails, sometimes followed by a lunch or water-side picnic.
Sailing Heals is pleased to partner with many respected organizations such as Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering, the New England circuit of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead Massachusetts and Nantucket Community Sailing, to name a few.
Our guests have found their days on the water to be profoundly important to the healing process. We can only provide these memorable and therapeutic experiences thanks to the generosity of our volunteers, our sponsors, our partnered affiliates and our board members. Please take a look around the site and let us know how you would like to be involved in this important mission!
Enjoy A Sail With Us!
Sailing Heals, along with Founding Sponsor Officine Panerai, hosted
their first patient sail on Aug. 11, 2011 in Marblehead Harbor.
In this video clip, "Admirable Admirals" on the 1970 12 Meter Class America's Cup yacht, Valiant, enjoy the sail with patients from Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center along with their caretakers and friends.
Listen to what they have to say about the experience...!
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A Loving Tribute
Board Member and Sailing Heals Vice Pres. Timmy Dittrich enjoys a laugh with VIP guests last Aug. in Marblehead. Sadly, Beverly Clark, center, lost her tough battle with cancer in January. She will be long missed by her husband Paul (to her left) and their 4 adult children.

Tributes to Very Special People
Friends of Sailing Heals have donated the gift of healing sails in honor of the following Very Special People:
In Memory of... |
In Honor of... |
| Kate Elizabeth Gallagher | Emil T. Cipolla |
| Edgar R. Jolicoeur | Irish Gallagher |
| Amy Macbeth Snow | Mylissa Tsai |
Media Coverage
- BACARDI Miami Sailing Week 2013
- Read about Nantucket sails with Host Captains Melissa & Nat Philbrick
- The Boston Globe - A Day at Sea
- Panerai Celebrates Haute Living Publisher Kamal Hotchandani With Party and Private Dinner
- Yachting Times - Savoring the Sea with Sailing Heals
- Wind In Their Sails - Panerai Watch Journal feature
- MoY Classic Yacht Regatta
- 2012 Panerai Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta
- WSJ Features Sailing Heals - "Magic of the Sea"
- Sailing Heals at the America's Cup World Series!
Upcoming events
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Sailing Heals 2012 Annual Report
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2012 Annual Report PDF
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Message In A Bottle - Guest Blog
We welcome all of our VIP Guests and Host Captains to share their experiences and reflections on their day at sea with Sailing Heals. To submit your own photos and memories, click the image or link below:
View the "Message In A Bottle" blog
Contact Us:
Sailing Heals, Inc.
5 Winchester St.
Bradford, MA 01835
978-914-6609
Music Credit:
"Sea Symphony III, The Wave", Ralph Vaughn Williams













