2. THE SAILING FOUNDATION

3. THE SAILING FOUNDATION PROMOTING SAILING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR OVER 35 YEARS

4. 1970s Formed in 1971 to campaign Intrepid in the America’s Cup as “The People’s Boat” Key founders: Joe Williams, Gary Horder, Sunny Vynne, Walt Little and Doug Fryer

7. 1970s - more Intrepid made it to the last round of eliminations for the defense of the Cup in 1974. Proceeds from the sale of Intrepid provided initial funding for the Sailing Foundation.

8. Our Purpose To promote sailing education and excellence To introduce more people to the sport To assist in training and competition at all levels To maintain safety at sea

9. After the Cup, started first major training program in Port Townsend in the late 1970s Bought 9 Thistles Housed in Port Townsend Hosted 1980 Youth Nationals

10. Port Townsend Thistles – the truck arrives!

11. Thistles waiting for launch

12. One Thistle named for the 12 meter that started The Sailing Foundation

13. Thistles’ first launch

14. Thistle sailors show that food is always welcome!

15. 1980s Changes in Sailing Port Townsend not centrally located Need for more training locally Supported community based sailing centers at Mt. Baker, Green Lake, and Sand Point Supported racing in many local venues

16. Lasers replace Thistles

17. Dick Rose and Dave Perry, in younger days, helping with Lasers in the 1980s

18. Cold sailor on a laser

19. Lasers off old Husky Stadium

20. Laser events well attended

21. The Sailing Foundation Helps with Travel Stipends

22. …from the 1980s, when we supported the Adams Cup team…

23. …and the 470 Women’s team to Korea…

24. …to 2006, when we: Helped winning PNW HS teams travel to national regattas Helped UW team travel to national regattas Helped Olympic hopefuls in Korea

25. Safety at Sea always a priority with The Sailing Foundation From the beginning, we have stressed safety Formed subcommittees in early 1980s and researched safety issues First major study – crew overboard recovery

26. Developed the Lifesling Years of research/testing 1000s of donated hours Developed major results Designed and tested Lifesling Obtained US patent #4599073 in 1986 Licensed production; major player – West Marine

27. Volunteer crew overboard!

28. Retrieving crew overboard

29. More overboard testing

30. Some discarded ideas…

31. Oscar gets dunked repeatedly

32. Evolution of a product

33. Acceptance! Over 100,000 sold!

34. Safety at Sea Today Active participation in COB testing in San Francisco in summer, 2005 Host Safety at Sea Seminars for boaters –Most recent: February, 2006 Develop next generation products

35. In 1990s, The Sailing Foundation moved toward interscholastic sailing Some felt sailing was for only the wealthy The Sailing Foundation felt sailing benefits all, not just the privileged Focused on High School sailing programs, and some collegiate programs Funded all or part of start-up teams in many locales

36. Interscholastic sailing today in the Northwest Pacific NW one of seven US regions Active teams in the NW in 2006 –AnacortesNorth Kitsap –BainbridgeOrcas –Central KitsapPort Angeles –Friday HarborSouth Eugene –LakesideU Prep More than 20 teams registered for 2007!

37. ISSA Instruction

38. ISSA Solo Practice

39. ISSA Team Practice

40. ISSA coaches and kids

41. ISSA event

42. PNW ISSA team at Nationals – Looking good, but no trophies

43. Next Steps for The Sailing Foundation Youth Training Recruit more teams Matching grants for fleet development Assist coaches for specialty training Run more training events Expand travel support for out-of-area regattas

44. A Success Story: the WIND Clinic Developed and organized by The Sailing Foundation Begun in 2005 Trains youth up to age 19 in the windy conditions of the Columbia Gorge

45. WIND – before the blow

46. A breezy training ground!

47. After the WIND pipes up!

48. Classes before sailing

49. WIND for 2007 promises more training, more speed, more fun!!! More info: www.thesailingfoundation.orgwww.thesailingfoundation.org

50. Support The Sailing Foundation It’s the right thing to do! We’re a 501(c)(3) organization Supported entirely through your membership fees and donations

51. Your past support has brought many recent successes: Safety at Sea seminar February, 2006 WIND Clinics for training in the Gorge New boats for high school sailors Transportation grants for teams to travel Training support for new instructors

52. Your future support will help us expand on recent successes and add: Coaching assistance for major regattas More travel assistance for teams attending out of area regattas Develop research and new products for safety at sea, and new curriculum for Safety at Sea seminars

53. So, as you consider your support, remember: From early dreams…

54. …to team building…

55. …to far away regattas in New England…

56. …and Annapolis…

57. …individual growth through new encounters…

58. …exciting advancement…

59. To continue the development of more and better sailors in our area…

60. And to continue the development of a safer environment for our sailors…

61. PLEASE JOIN US! Become a member of THE SAILING FOUNDATION WWW.THESAILINGFOUNDATION.ORG WWW.THESAILINGFOUNDATION.ORG 888-892-7245