SailMaine Adaptive Sailing Volunteering

Kari Elizabeth Cooke

Three adults with special needs and one assistant. Steve as crew. Very light wind in mooring field and wind picked up once we got out in the bay. Lots of fishing vessels and ferries and a bit of waves. We stayed decently close by and practiced on the helm and tacks and jibes with the jib out. One gentleman was very heavy and didn’t want to move much, so he sat comfortably towards the front/center..a little off starboard side, which helped leaving the mooring field. We all had fun on “team sugar shack”. A younger woman was a natural at the helm and the other the gentleman just wanted to relax and watch. SailMaine was happy and invited us back anytime. Steve and I had fun!