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The air was brisk, the breeze gentle, the boat bobbing up and down at a steady tempo. The creak of wood, the clank of mechanical pulleys, and the dulcet melody of casual conversation filled the air. Sailing Heals, a nonprofit that offers free yachting excursions to cancer patients and their caregivers. Sailing Heals primarily serves people with cancer, but also those with traumatic injuries or other health problems. Typically, they’re referred to the program through their care providers. All guests are called “VIPs,” a label that intentionally avoids the caretaker/patient dynamic that often defines their lives.

Stepping on board a sailboat, you immediately feel connected to the ocean that it rides on, and the winds that make it go. Those sensations are accompanied by an emotional release, as life on land is left behind for a sun-filled horizon, and a boundless sea. Sailing Heals, which is based in Haverhill and recently […]

It was a day for eye patches and parrots for children and their families dealing with cancer. WBZ-TV’s Paula Ebben reports. Watch News Report on WBZ 4 CBS Boston Here!  

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 […]

Puffs of white clouds dot an otherwise clear blue sky as we glide along Nantucket Sound aided by 15-knot winds on The Blue Peter, a 1930 classic yacht.