Sailing Education Adventures

Joyce Jones, Mark Miglio, JP Watts, Leah PepeSome of SEA's many unsung heroes were just  featured in the July Issue of the Latitude 38! We're so happy to see some recognition for the huge efforts our members put into the sailing community.  2010 member Matthew Davidchuck kindly submitted text and photo to L38, highlighting  the things that make SEA's mentoring environment so special. Matthew heads up SEA's Grants Committee, and recently completed ASA 201 Instructor Certification. Thank you Matthew! And a big thank you to mentors John Paul Watts (currently sailing a catamaran from Saipan to Vancouver) and Leah Pepe, who recruited, mentored and inspired our current Director Mark Miglio!

Here's the full text of the article from the July 2011 issue Pg. 108

Matthew Davidchuk salutes the work of Mark Miglio, Director for Sailing Education Adventures (SEA). "Mark works tirelessly for this non-profit to introduce sailing to novices,and to contribute to a bare bones club that stresses mentoring and community. "I've recently read the book Saving Sailing by Nicholas D. Hayes and feel that SEA has the potential to be an organization that can re-invigorate sailing. By the way, I strongly recommend reading this book. It seems participation is way down, even from 10 years ago, and the younger generation is not sticking with it." Matthew also thinks former Director, John Paul (JP) Watts deserves special recognition, as he's been contributing his time, energy and experience for the past 15 years or more. This salty British gent, who is a former Shakespearean actor and theatre director, "gives of himself tirelessly." (www.sfsailing.org)

Read more in the  Latitude 38 July Issue.