May 3rd, 2011
By Nick Hayes, author You’re probably reading this because you’re a sailor. But imagine that you’re not a sailor. You’ve never done it, but always wanted to. You find a sailing club that supplies all the boats and all the equipment and free training to learn to sail and then use the boats as often
July 22nd, 2010
By Nicholas Hayes, author of Saving Sailing: Twenty-five years of age is the mean defection year from sailing, but in reality it correlates more with transition into career, marriage, parenthood, so it could be anywhere between about 20 and 30. The key underserved groups are kids under 13, where sailors under-represent population by 70%, and
June 11th, 2010
Saving Sailing Author Nicholas Hayes continues to refine and improve the core ideas of his award-winning book. Let’s get two thing straight: 1.) Not everyone will be a sailor, just like not everyone will be a cellist or a fly fisherman; and 2.) Not everyone will be a mentor, just like not everyone will be
April 23rd, 2010
By Nicholas Hayes, Author of Saving Sailing If I had to make a chart to represent hours of fun I’ve had by originating location, it would show that a big slice of my fun begins at a yacht club. So I generally like them a lot. At the same time, I’ll admit a personal bias
October 1st, 2009
(October 1, 2009) Participation in sailing is declining in America, down more than 40% since 1997 and 70% since 1979. In the book ‘Saving Sailing’, author, researcher, and avid sailor Nicholas Hayes explains why. The book shows how generational changes among Americans have affected the decisions on how time is now getting spent, and builds
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