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We're an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to bringing the joys & challenges of sailing to San Francisco Bay Area underserved youth.
A video overview of the program
Volunteers & students making it work!
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
Join us for an unforgettable Lady Sailors Happy Hour on Saturday, March 8th, from 5 PM to 9 PM at the South Beach Yacht Club in San Francisco!
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
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.
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