NOTE: THIS MEETING IS 1 HOUR LONG AND BEGINS 1 HOUR EARLY today only.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.
Overboard practice for this, our third class. Lee will be the victim so need a good set of first captains to teach while he is in the water. An intense and great practice for the students.
Berkeley Marina
A solid day of sailing and working the boat...no MOB for this sail, but improving our skills and certifying as many as we can. Bring your lunch and a lot of energy. These can be great fun...
Berkeley Marina
Another sail for the foster children of SF LaCasa, abused and neglected children. We hope to evolve this into a regular monthly program and this will be their third sail...on Aleta for the first time.
Berkeley Marina
Certification of skills for Crew and Second Captain.
San Francisco Marina
This time on Benjamin Walters, more, teaching the students the basics of that boat. Hand, reef, steer.
Berkeley Marina
This is our first year participating in the Women's Sailing Seminar hosted by the Island Yacht Club.
It is a 3-day (Friday, September 27th - Sunday, September 29th) event for women sailors and our Blue Water Foundation volunteers are welcome to participate or volunteer. Please check out their website for details. https://www.womenssailingseminar.com/
If you are interested in volunteering or participating, please email Kimberly at kimberly.marie.clark@gmail.com.
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 Bear with Mission High School. Exciting opportunity to see the Blue Angels unless it is too foggy.
San Francisco Marina
The student's second sail on Aleta. Reefing, navigation basics, tides and currents, boat handling.
Berkeley Marina
Sail on Golden Bear with students from Galileo High School.
San Francisco Marina
Our annual raft up and tribute to past Blue Water captains, dropping leis in the water and rafting up to meet and greet. All boats should be coming as well as private boats of our volunteers...pot luck and celebration of what we do and what we have done.
Berkeley Marina
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 students from June Jordan School for Equity.
San Francisco Marina
Our night sail with the students of Sweeney, ideally with two boats going out. A favorite for the students...teaching navigation lights and look out methods and going down the City front if winds allow.
Berkeley Marina
Our graduation class. Handing out certificates, pot luck food, kyaks and dinghy rides, both boats taking students out so they can show us what they have learned. A very moving experience and a favorite...
Berkeley Marina
Our annual clean and minor repair work on the boats at the Berkeley Marina. Bear will be brought over by 1030, the three boats will gather for cleaning, checking supplies such as first aid kits, minor fix up, pot luck lunch, lying about past experiences at sea, etc. etc. Remarkable fun and a great way to meet those Blue Water members who you have yet to meet.
Berkeley Marina
Sail on Golden Bear with students from Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School.
San Francisco Marina
Back by popular demand, another certification sail for new and existing volunteers.
Berkeley Marina