by Ian Holtzworth | Jul 12, 2017 | Sailing Events
It has been a busy spring for Warrior Sailing, an official program of the USMMA Sailing Foundation. From March thru the beginning of May, Warrior Sailing hosted an Advanced Training Camp in partnership with College of Charleston Sailing plus we graduated 9 warriors...
by Ian Holtzworth | Jun 27, 2017 | Sailing Events
The weather was rainy but there were plenty of smiling faces at the recent Advanced Training Camp held May 23-25. Through our partnership with Sail Newport, 11 wounded, ill and injured members of the U.S. Armed Forces received additional training in J-22 sailboats....
by Ian Holtzworth | Apr 2, 2017 | Sailing Events
More than 500 sailors took part in a historic 3-day regatta from St. Petersburg to Havana this February. The regatta first took place in 1929 and last took place 58 years ago. Among the sailors making the trip were two vessels with wounded warriors. The trip ended at...
by Ian Holtzworth | Sep 24, 2016 | Sailing Events
The Annapolis Yacht Club recently hosted the Warrior Sailing 3-day basic training camp. The goal of these training camps is to introduce sailing to warriors wounded during active duty. After their initial training, the soldiers participate in a race and many go on to...
by Ian Holtzworth | Sep 24, 2016 | Sailing Events
Three day basic training program in Annapolis gives wounded warriors a chance to set sail. The Warrior Sailing program has graduated over 130 veterans in similar three-day events across the country: San Francisco, Charleston, San Diego, Galveston and more. Each of the...
by Ian Holtzworth | Sep 19, 2016 | Sailing Events
Charleston Race Week, the country’s biggest sailing regatta was threatened this year by inclement weather. The Wounded Warrior Sailing Team was not discouraged by the bad weather. One of the Wounded Warrior sailors, Matthew Cosmas, says, “The water and the wind is the...
