nternational Rescue Committee supports refugee youth across the Bay Area. Many of these kids are trying to adapt to their new environment and are healing from traumatic events in leaving their home countries, sometimes without their families. The Youth Connections provides a community and fun events to get to know the Bay Area.
San Francisco Marina
Sail on Golden Bear with Downtown High School.
San Francisco Marina
Our graduation event for the students...pot luck at dock, kyaks and inflatable, then both boats go out after we give out certificates. Hope to have a judge or two there...
Show up early to get the kyaks, inflatble and food ready....
Always a moving experience.
Berkeley Marina
Another sail with the Foster children of CASA, neglected and abused children of color. They had a great time on our first sail and this may evolve into a regular monthly program over time.
Berkeley Marina
Our first sail with Larkin Street Youth Services which is a nonprofit empowering young people to move beyond homelessness. The hope is to have a series of sails with the same youth.
San Francisco Marina
Sail on Golden Bear with the enthusiastic young women from Hilltop High School.
San Francisco Marina
A night overboard drill for certification. Only sign up if you are already day mob certified. We go over the systems at dock for an hour or so, then out to live drill as the sun sets. Bring your dinner. Coffee and snacks will be on board. Remember, you have to have a light on your life vest for all night sails.
Berkeley Marina
A night MOB live practice with a swimmer and chase boat. This is our hardest drill and is limited to those who have already done a day MOB drill and intend to go on our night sails. Bring dinner, lights on your life vest and warm clothing. A remarkable experience you will not get in any other locale...We go through a dry run at the dock then out into the night.
Berkeley Marina
Our second year sailing with Pact; an adoption agency which provides lifelong education, support, and community for adoptees of color and the people who love them.
Berkeley Marina
Sail on Golden Bear with Balboa High School.
San Francisco Marina
Our second night certification sail since we are doing more and more student sails at night. Study your light recognition and buoy recogniztion. Will include radar, AIS, VHF, night vision and working the lines in the dark. Bring dinner, drinks will be on board.
Berkeley Marina
Our second year sailing with Pact; an adoption agency which provides lifelong education, support, and community for adoptees of color and the people who love them.
Berkeley Marina
Another sail with the enthusiastic students coming all the way from Grass Valley. NOTE: Earlier start and end time.
San Francisco Marina
We are ALWAYS done by 8 PM. If you cannot make it in, we have a Zoom conference space you can use to be telepresent.You must register in order to access the meeting via Zoom. A registration button is in the event details on the volunteer.bluewaterfoundation.org site when you are logged in. Use it to register. Registration will generate connection details which are good for subsequent meetings.
Sail on Golden Bear with students from Academy - San Francisco @ McAteer.
San Francisco Marina
Our second sail this year with this great community group from San Francisco...their name says it all...
Berkeley Marina
CPR/First Aid training required for certification. Free to BWF volunteers. PLEASE NOTE: This certification will be blended learning, meaning that the video and "lecture" portion will be done online at your own time and only the skills portion will be done in-person. You will be sent a link from ARC American Red Cross (email may be addressed from Salesforce) Online portion must be complete before skills session. Contact Les 415-497-6637 or problems with Red Cross link contact Travis 916-872-3403
Another sail with the enthusiastic students coming all the way from Grass Valley. NOTE: Earlier start and end time.
San Francisco Marina
Sail on Golden Bear with Independence High School
San Francisco Marina
Certification of skills for Crew and Second Captain. Bring your lunch!
San Francisco Marina
Sail on Golden Bear with Paul Revere Middle School.
San Francisco Marina
Exciting new group for us. The Dream Team from Antioch uses sports as a vehicle for positive change and personal growth.
This is a double sail with Aleta and Golden Bear sailing out of San Francisco. The race is on! Some sailors will be needed to bring and return Aleta to Berkeley. Tides are favorable.
San Francisco Marina
Come join us for another great training opportunity for new and existing volunteers.
Berkeley Marina
We are ALWAYS done by 8 PM. If you cannot make it in, we have a Zoom conference space you can use to be telepresent.You must register in order to access the meeting via Zoom. A registration button is in the event details on the volunteer.bluewaterfoundation.org site when you are logged in. Use it to register. Registration will generate connection details which are good for subsequent meetings.
Certification of skills for Crew and Second Captain. Bring your lunch!
San Francisco Marina