Grant Awards to 29 Youth Boating Organizations

Hundreds of youth boating organizations throughout the country were nominated for the first allocation of the BlueFuture Fund™ grants, of which 29 recipients of $1,500 checks have been announced.

One of the grant recipients was The Alameda Community Sailing Center. Located on the east shore of San Francisco Bay, ACSC is just finishing up its third year of youth sailing camps. “We are delighted to receive this grant from West Marine’s Blue Future Fund,” says Kame Richards, Board President of ACSC. “This summer we have put 140 kids out on the water for a total of 9,800 hours of wear and tear on our JY Trainers and CFJs, not including the hours added to our safety boat fleet. This money will be split between scholarships for our deserving youth and maintenance of our fleet. It has come at an exceptionally good time for us.”

Below are grant recipients:
Coconut Grove Sailing Club Instructional Center Inc.Coconut Grove, FL
Kids Can Fish Too Port Orange,FL
LEYSF Grand Island, FL
Marathon Yacht Club Educational Foundation Marathon, FL
Old Salt Fishing Foundation Inc. Madeira Beach, FL
Sarasota Youth Sailing Sarasota, FL
Shake-A-Leg Miami Coral Gables, Fl
Southwest Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America Fort Myers, FL
Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Sailing Bradenton, FL
US SAILING Center Martin County Jensen Beach, FL
Venice Youth Boating Association Nokomis, FL
Lake Lanier Jr. Sailing Program Alpharetta, GA
Charleston Community Sailing Charleston, SC
Harbor Historical Association and South Carolina Maritime Museum Georgetown, SC
Sea Scout Base Galveston Galveston, TX
Alameda Community Sailing Center Alameda, CA
Stockton Sailing Club Stockton, CA
Kama`aina Kids Kaluia, HI
Chicago Training Center Chicago, IL
Challenge the Wind Youth Sailing Program Detroit, MI
Sail Sand Point Seatte, WA
Merrohawke Nature School Newburyport, MA
National Sailing Hall of Fame Annapolis, MD
Navesink Maritime Heritage Association Fair Haven, NJ
Sodus Bay Junior Sailing Association Webster, NY
Community Boating Center Providence Warwick, RI
Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation Jamestown, RI
New England Science & Sailing Foundation Stonington, CT
Coastal Carolina Council, Boy Scouts of America Charleston, SC