Our annual Wicked Strong Sail honors Boston Marathon bombing victims.
Charleston Healing Sail May, 2017 Dealing with cancer, pain and anxiety tends to take over one's daily focus. Spending the day on the water transports one to a place far from health issues. It's an experience I will look back on when I need to quiet the internal noise of living with cancer.
CAMDEN — The Camden Yacht Club partnered with the national organization, Sailing Heals, to offer an enjoyable afternoon of sailing on Penobscot Bay to patients living with cancer and their caregivers on Aug. 1. The morning of Aug. 1, Sailing Heals co-founder and executive director Trisha Boisvert welcomed the five boat owners and captains and 20 […]
A sunhat on her head and a content grin on her face, Fran Eppig takes a deep breath and relaxes. “This is perfect. Just beautiful,” she says to her fellow sailors on the 43-foot Fountaine Pajot catamaran Dreamweaver. Eppig, diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2009, is a strong woman. She’s a triathlete,
Toby Stull had already traded in his career as an attorney for a life on the sea when he heard about Sailing Heals, a non-profit group based in Massachusetts that was ready to expand in a major way. At the time, Stull had found a home for his Starlight sailing charter at the Breakwater Yacht […]
On Thursday, April 5, Sailing Heals hosted its Sail Away Soirée, sponsored by J. Barrett & Co., at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, kicking off the non-profit’s seventh season with a Gatsby-style/vintage sailing theme, benefiting Sailing Heals and honoring its patient guests. Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman was on hand to sign copies of […]
Dr. Charles Kite born in Montreal, Canada (1949) had a life long love of the water that began on Saratoga Lake in NY, when his father took him sailing in his 16' Rebel. Later he would further his love through his parent's summer homes on the shore of Chesapeake Bay and then Chatham, MA, where he sailed everything from a Sunfish to a 33' Swiftsure (named of the America's Cup winner in 1962). He was always at peace when sailing, despite what the conditions may have been. His love of sailing has been passed on to his children and grandchildren. Sailing heals is a great organization that provides this peaceful enjoyment to people go through tumultuous times.
August 15, 1949 - January 4, 2019
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