Sailing Archives - Freedom Sailing https://staging.freedomsailing.org/category/sailing/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:36:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-Freedom-Sailing-Logo_sails-32x32.png Sailing Archives - Freedom Sailing https://staging.freedomsailing.org/category/sailing/ 32 32 Access Wilmington Sail Day 11/18/21 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/access-wilmington-sail-day-11-18-21/ https://staging.freedomsailing.org/access-wilmington-sail-day-11-18-21/#respond Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 http://staging.freedomsailing.org/?p=4521 We had a great time with veterans from Access Wilmington. It was a nice day with decent winds on the Cape Fear River. We sailed with the wind past Orton Plantation and picked up some speed on the way back to Carolina Beach. Our speed reached 13 knots at one point and the crew did […]

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]]> https://staging.freedomsailing.org/access-wilmington-sail-day-11-18-21/feed/ 0 Veterans Day Sail 11/11/21 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/veterans-day-sail-11-11-21/ https://staging.freedomsailing.org/veterans-day-sail-11-11-21/#respond Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:45:00 +0000 http://staging.freedomsailing.org/?p=4458 I can’t think of a better way to spend Veterans Day than with a few veterans on the water. Thank you for all that you have done and for being part of the Freedom Sailing team. Do you want to sail with us? Then please let us know on the link below. I want to […]

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]]> https://staging.freedomsailing.org/veterans-day-sail-11-11-21/feed/ 0 Offshore Carolina Beach 8/19/21 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/offshore-carolina-beach-8-19-21/ https://staging.freedomsailing.org/offshore-carolina-beach-8-19-21/#respond Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/?p=4302 We had a great sail off the coast of Carolina Beach, NC. with a couple veterans and my mom. It was our first time leaving through the CB inlet, which was a lot easier than I anticipated.Bobby did great trimming sails and helped launch the spinnaker. Although we only flew it for about two minutes.Johnathan […]

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]]> https://staging.freedomsailing.org/offshore-carolina-beach-8-19-21/feed/ 0 Shakedown Sail 8/8/21 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/shakedown-sail-8-8-21/ https://staging.freedomsailing.org/shakedown-sail-8-8-21/#respond Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:33:45 +0000 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/?p=4242 Yesterday was a major milestone for Freedom Sailing. We took our newly purchased #Corsair750trimaran out for it’s initial shakedown. The crew was selected because of their knowledge of sailing and ability to find potential issues and come up with sound solutions to fix them. We want our participants to have a fun but safe experience […]

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]]> https://staging.freedomsailing.org/shakedown-sail-8-8-21/feed/ 0 Ship Dodging. 7/12/21 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/ship-dodging-7-12-21/ https://staging.freedomsailing.org/ship-dodging-7-12-21/#respond Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:00:22 +0000 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/?p=4223 Today a few Freedom Sailing members got to build team confidence as we navigated through the shipping channel on the Cape Fear River. The boat engine wouldn’t start, therefore we had to maneuver 100% by sail power. Ian Radford did a great job communicating on the radio while Mike Hines kept the helm steady. I’m […]

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]]> https://staging.freedomsailing.org/ship-dodging-7-12-21/feed/ 0 Veteran Sailing Day. 10/06/19 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/veteran-sailing-day-10-06-19/ https://staging.freedomsailing.org/veteran-sailing-day-10-06-19/#respond Sun, 06 Oct 2019 16:00:51 +0000 http://staging.freedomsailing.org/?p=429 This past Sunday was a great day to be out on the water with a few military veterans. A big shout out to our generous volunteer, Norm, for hosting us on his beautiful 30′ Catalina. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”4″ display=”basic_thumbnail”]

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]]> https://staging.freedomsailing.org/veteran-sailing-day-10-06-19/feed/ 0 Azalea Fest Day Sail. 4/6/19 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/azalea-fest-weekend-sail-4-6-19/ https://staging.freedomsailing.org/azalea-fest-weekend-sail-4-6-19/#respond Sat, 02 Mar 2019 22:39:11 +0000 http://staging.freedomsailing.org/?p=337 Are you a military veteran or know someone who is? Are you interested in sailing with other veterans? Then you are in the right place. Freedom sailing is having a veteran sail day on April 6th, 2019 and we want you to join us. You do not need any sailing experience to join us. All […]

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]]> https://staging.freedomsailing.org/azalea-fest-weekend-sail-4-6-19/feed/ 0 Our First Sail! 11/9/18 https://staging.freedomsailing.org/hello-world/ https://staging.freedomsailing.org/hello-world/#respond Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:25:33 +0000 http://staging.freedomsailing.org/?p=1 Today we launched Freedom Sailing and took several military veterans out for a day on the water for the first time. Thank you Scott Kaseman for donating your boat and time for this great day of sailing. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1″ display=”basic_thumbnail”]

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