Summer 2021 “Teach and Take a Kid” Free Sailing Program Seen in LI Boating World, October 2020 Issue
This article appeared in the October 2020 Issue of Long Island Boating World Magazine. The wind was light from the east that lovely Sunday morning in September, sailing from Little Peconic Bay to deliver the newest member of our fleet, the 29-foot sloop Caprice back to the other end of Long Island in Brooklyn. This…
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CRUISING FROM ANNAPOLIS TO NEW YORK As Seen in LI Boating World, October Issue (Tobay Beach Boat Show 2019)
As seen in CRUISING FROM ANNAPOLIS TO NEW YORK by Capt. René Joseph “RJ” Coté III – August, 2019 A wooden cutter near the inner breakwater at Cape Henlopen, DE – Rene Cote I arrived on a Sunday in Easton, Maryland to meet Captain Jack at his boat moored in the creek…
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KNOW YOUR SAILBOATS
There are many different types of boats for sailing, differentiated by three distinctive characteristics: Hull Type (monohull, catamaran or trimaran) Keel Type (fin keel, wing keel, bilge keel, daggerboard, or centerboard) Mast Configuration and Sails (sloop, fractional rig sloop, ketch, schooner, yawl, cutter, cat) Sailboats are powered by sails using the force of the wind.…
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2016 Teach and Take a Kid Program Launch Preparation
If you would like to be a part of a great program this season, consider volunteering with the Foundation for Safe Boating Teach and Take a Kid program. Your time is needed to prepare the sailing vessel for her role as the platform for this year’s sailing experience. In 2015, the TTK Program participants experienced…
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Celebrating 30 Years of Boating Safety and Marine Information
Since 1984, The Foundation has been carrying out the 100% volunteer-run mission of providing for the Fishing and Recreational Boating community. Thank you for being with us in our 30th year of service. FSB Program Director RJ Coté