Changes to CSSD Board

Challenged Sailors San Diego (CSSD) is a growing organization and is always looking for ways to improve and serve our many volunteers and sailors. I would like to announce an addition to our Board of Directors: Gail Smith. Gail has been an active contributor for a long time and is currently working with the Port of San Diego on accessibility opportunities and the Master Plan Update Process. Additionally, I'd like to announce that Jane Dunn has agreed to serve as President of CSSD effective immediately. She has been involved since before the organization was formed and has been an essential part of the team since then. I will remain on the Board of Directors and focus on grants and fund raising. Our other key volunteers will continue to do the fantastic work that they do to keep CSSD afloat and serving our sailors.  

THANK YOU to all of our volunteers and sailors. YOU are the magic that keeps CSSD running. 

Sincerely,
Kevin Wixom

Join CSSD at SD Festival of Arts

Challenged Sailors San Diego will have a booth at and will be a beneficiary of the San Diego Festival of the Arts, June 10 & 11 at Waterfront Park (Harbor Dr. by the County Administration Building). Produced by Kiwanis and San Diego Magazine, this unforgettable weekend filled with art by 200 artists, food, craft beer and entertainment benefits programs for San Diegans with disabilities, including Challenged Sailors San Diego.

See the festival website (http://www.sdfestivalofthearts.org/) for further details about the festival, including parking, artists, entertainment, and food.

You can purchase tickets in advance at http://www.sdfestivalofthearts.org/tickets/.  Use promotional code CHARITY and get a 50% discount on tickets.

CSSD Hats now available

The 2017 CSSD hats have arrived!

Be among the first on the water to sport the new cap.

It is 100% cotton and washable.

Only $15!

Pick one up at the dock or email treasurer@challengedsailors.org to arrange pick up.

Have you bought your dinner tickets for the KMAC Regatta yet?

That’s a great place to be “seen” with your new hat!

Dinner Tickets available at

http://www.challengedsailors.org/kmac-2017-donate.html

This is your chance to win:

A Seven night stay in a Two Bedroom Home in Costa Rica

Restaurant gift certificates

Museum Passes

Boating and Fishing Trips

Show Tickets

and more!

SCYA Midwinter Regatta

Congratulations to Brian Wood, Sue Taetzsch, and Colin Smith for taking the trophies in the Martin 16 class at the SCYA Midwinter Regatta at Coronado Yacht Club. Full results here. Pics here.

KMAC III NOR posted

April 29-30 will be the third annual Kyle C. McArthur Memorial Regatta hosted by Coronado Yacht Club.

The Notice of Race including entry instructions and additional information is now available at http://www.challengedsailors.org/kmac-2017-race-info.html.

All CSSD Martins are spoken for. Send an email to Scheduler@challengedsailors.org if you'd like to be added to the wait list.

Each day of this regatta, honoring Kyle's memory, will start and finish at the Coronado Yacht Club in Glorietta Bay and be sailed in South San Diego Bay.  

We need of a number of volunteers to make this a successful event, both on the days of the regatta and before.

Among our volunteer needs are companion sailors, dock support, help with the raffle & silent auction, party & reception, fund raising, photography, and more.

Send an email to Scheduler@challengedsailors.org if you are able to help in any of these areas.

Celebration at Fiddler's Green, 3/20/17

We are hoping for “the luck of the Irish” to raise funds for Challenged Sailors San Diego's adaptive sailing program by having a post-St. Patrick's Day celebration on Monday, March 20 at Fiddler’s Green Restaurant. Fiddler's will feature a corned beef and cabbage special along with their regular delicious menu. A portion of the dinner profits will go to Challenged Sailors San Diego, so please ask everyone you know to join us for great meal and support a great cause in the process.

In addition, we will have periodic raffles during the evening. If you have or can obtain items to donate for the raffles, please contact Treasurer@challengedsailors.org.

Date:   March 20, 2017

Time:   5:00pm - 10:00pm
Place:  Fiddler’s Green Restaurant

            2760 Shelter Island Dr.            San Diego 92106            619-222-2216

Sylvia Bate-Swall: A San Diego “Woman on the Water”

Anne Haule talks to volunteer Sylvia Bate-Swall of Challenged Sailors San Diego in recent blog post by the Women's Museum of California.