Sails & Events
Sails & Events from the Volunteer Signup Site -- https://volunteer.bluewaterfoundation.org
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Sails & Events from the Volunteer Signup Site -- https://volunteer.bluewaterfoundation.org
Sail on Golden Bear with students from Wallenberg High School.
Our hands on maintenance class for the students with both boats. Everything from checking the rigging, replacing some running rigging, checking fuel and oil filters, etc. etc. Good way to learn basic maintenance for mentors as well as mentees. All materials needed supplied.
Sail on Golden Bear with students from Visitacion Valley Middle School.
A full day of certification except for overboard drill which may or may not happen...goal is to move all up the certification ladder and perhaps certify some new captains. Bring your lunch and we go rain or shine. Will include training on safety systems and knots...
CPR/First Aid training required for certification. Free to BWF volunteers. PLEASE NOTE: This certification will be blended learning, meaning that the video and "lecture" portion will be done online at your own time and only the skills portion will be done in-person. You will be sent a link from ARC American Red Cross (email may be addressed from Salesforce) Online portion must be complete before skills session. Contact Les 415-497-6637 or problems with Red Cross link contact Travis 916-872-3403
Sail on Golden Bear with high school students from Academy SF.
Our night sail with the students, often both boats going out. Heading to the City Front to show the kids. Often, their favorite sail. Dinner as we sail to City. Make sure you have a light on your life vest.
Certification sail on Aleta
CPR/First Aid training required for certification. Free to BWF volunteers. PLEASE NOTE: This certification will be blended learning, meaning that the video and "lecture" portion will be done online at your own time and only the skills portion will be done in-person. You will be sent a link from ARC American Red Cross (email may be addressed from Salesforce) Online portion must be complete before skills session. Contact Les 415-497-6637 or problems with Red Cross link contact Travis 916-872-3403
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.
Both boats going out and racing to anchor at Angel Island. Review of tides and currents with students, then boats go to start line and plan on anchoring at Angel for lunch...and a trophy to the winner. First time we have done this with a Sweeney class...