Welcome
We're an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to bringing the joys & challenges of sailing to San Francisco Bay Area underserved youth.
Blue Water Foundation is a non-profit, tax exempt 501(c)3 organization.
Giving Tuesday is Dec. 3 – Your support is essential to our mission!
A video overview of the program
Volunteers & students making it work!
For this Giving Tuesday (Dec. 3, 2024), consider supporting Blue Water Foundation, a nonprofit that has transformed the lives of Bay Area youth through the power of sailing for… more
One of our programs involves working with the Alameda County Probation Department and youths currently at Camp Sweeney, a facility in San Leandro in which convicted youths are given the… more
BWF founder Lee Stimmel was awarded the 2017 Threads of Hope award by Diablo Magazine. This video, produced for the magazine, does a great job showing the program's impact on the youths involved,… more
Two students in a recent sail with a San Francisco non-profit. Blue Water Foundation has taken tens of thousands of kids sailling since the start of the program in 1992.
Actual crew overboard drills are part of our certification process. We are perhaps the only organization on San Francisco Bay to go to this extent to make sure our students and volunteer crew are… more
A memorial dedication celebrating the life of a key volunteer of Blue Water Foundation, Jim Rumer. Video April 28, 2019 by April Bell.