2014 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race

Sydne-Hobart yacht race2014 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race:  CREW CANDIDATES WANTED!

Challenged America is joining forces with a new disabled veterans organization in Australia to assemble crew candidates consisting of experienced offshore racing sailors who are also (severely) disabled veterans to race a 50+ foot offshore racer (with a crew of 15) in the 2014 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race
Interested?  Do you qualify?

Commitment to train in Australia required; fundraising now going on.

The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (sometimes referred to as the Bluewater Classic in the Australian media) is an annual event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart, Tasmania. The race distance is approximately 630 nautical miles (1,170 km). The race is run in co-operation with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, and is widely considered to be one of the most difficult yacht races in the world.

Challenged America Martin 16s in PLYC Big Bay Charity Race

August 17, five frequent Challenged America sailors were joined by two guests from Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS) in San Francisco for this month’s Martin 16 mini-regatta and PLYC Big Bay Charity Race.  Special thanks to Point Loma Yacht Club for adding an additional start for the Martins to their Big Bay Charity Race on San Diego Bay and for the after-race party.

Aug 17, Challenged America and BAADS crews preparing for the PLYC Big Bay Charity Race

Tammy Airhart and companion sailor Brook Wilson led the fleet over the finish line after 3.25 nm.  Amelia Opean and Marshall Lubin took second

Position Boat # Sailor Companion
1 5 Tammy Airhart Brook Wilson
2 7 Amelia Opean Marshall Lubin
3 3 Eric Berkey Joe Berkey
4 2 Carwile Leroy Steve Edenson
5 1 Steve Muse Jennifer Muse
6 4 Fernanda Castillo Stan Bolle
7 8 Sue Taetzsch Anna Rossitto

Urban Miyares on the Marilu Henner Radio Show

ACTRESS MARILU HENNER INVITES URBAN MIYARES ON HER RADIO SHOW

Urban Miyares, president of the San Diego-based Disabled Businesspersons Association (DBA) and its Challenged America, Special Kids in Business, and National Disabled Veterans in Business programs has been invited as a guest on The Marilu Henner Radio Show, this Thursday, August 1, 2013.

Marilu Henner is a five-time Golden Globe™ nominated TV actress, a New York Times bestselling author of nine books on lifestyle and fitness, and now the host of radio’s hottest new nationally syndicated program The Marilu Show.

Take charge of your life and health by joining Marilu every weekday morning on the GCN Live network or at www.Marilushow.com where she features renowned guest physicians, world health experts, and, for extra fun, a backstage pass to the real Hollywood with iconic celebrity guests and friends. Marilu, as always, spices up every segment with candid discussions and listener call-ins fueled by today’s most important issues and current events…all through the prism of health!

This Thursday, August 1, Urban will be interviewed by Marilu for an hour segment  on her show,  between 5 am and 8 am on the West Coast, and between 8 am and 11 am on the  East Coat .  Don’t miss it.

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