Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors

Kathi, Chris B., John W., and Melissa sailing McCovey Cove and Pier 32 today. With Josh, Carl, and Chris N. in safety boats. It was a gorgeous Spring day! And SBYC is open again!

John and Skipper circumnavigating Angel Island. And, a sail by with Jim and Kathi at Ayala Cove.

Charles sailing under the rainbow.

Jim and Kathi’s Hans Christian, Miasis Dragon II, with John W. in their tender, Melissa in Pink Panther, all in McCovey Cove this afternoon.

Saturday sailing and Frankie’s Java House is open! BAADS members Jim and Kathi Thweatt sailed their Hans Christian 44, Miasis Dragon II, to McCovey Cove from Sacramento. They picked up John Wallace for their maiden sail on San Francisco Bay!

Watch for Cristina in the orange Liberty! It was a spectacular day on The Bay!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

BAADS is very sad to report that one of our long-time members has died. Fernanda Castelo was an active sailor in both our keelboat and small boat program where she was a fierce competitor and good friend. She competed in a great many races in different classes and regattas in San Francisco, San Diego, Newport, RI and beyond. She was also the proud skipper of the winning boat for SBYC’s 2018 Red Bra Regatta. Among her many accomplishments both on the water and on land included... starting California Inclusive Sailing. Fernanda was instrumental with BAADS’ involvement with America’s Cup held in San Francisco in 2013. She organized a spirited racing day between Oracle’s top sailors and our own intrepid skippers. Fernanda was also the driving force for the Richmond Yacht Club to install a portable lift so that sailors with mobility disabilities could transfer onto boats. Fernanda had been living in a long-term care facility after her devastating accident on the Stanford campus on January 24, 2019. She died Saturday evening, December 12th. Rest in peace, our friend.

The organizing authority have released some preliminary information for the 2021 Hansa Class World and International Championships. This information includes En...try Fees, a draft Event and Race schedule and area map. See link below for information. https://hansaworlds.org/category/news-and-media/ See more

Halloween sail. Happy Halloween!

Super sailing Saturday! With Kathi Pugh, John Wallace, Josh Maddox, Melissa Ryan, Carl Pearl, Nettie Wijsman, Ralph Vomaski, Helen Pelzman, Chris Naughton.

Due to the recent Covid spikes and public health orders, BAADS is suspending its sailing programs until further notice. Stay safe! Hope to see you back on the water soon!

LOOK WHAT THE M/V DILLARD SNAGGED YESTERDAY!! Crewmembers of the M/V Dillard, a San Francisco District emergency response catamaran, hauled away a collapsed sec...tion of the Pier 47 dock in San Francisco yesterday. The crew coordinated with one of the district's small work skiffs, the Willard, to secure the dock section and haul it across the Bay to the #USACE Sausalito-based Base Yard. Kixon Meyer, captain of the M/V Dillard, estimates the massive debris haul weighed at least 30 tons, given the slow pace to complete the roundtrip mission. "We were at two knots all the way back, he said. "That's how heavy it was." See more

John Wallace is ready to sail!

For anyone who is disabled and wants to sail or anyone who wants to volunteer.

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Up to 20 teams in SV14’s!

Another great day sailing on San Francisco Bay with Jim, Chris B., Ed, Aaron, and Chris N.

Sailing The Bay

A beautiful day on San Francisco Bay!

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