There seems to always be controversy when it comes to people with disabilities and sailing safety. The “What happens if …?” and “How can they do it?” doubters abound, and our answer is always: “Prepare, Prevent and Practice, Practice, Practice!”, according to Challenged America co-founder and the charity’s volunteer president Urban Miyares, a sailor with more than five-decades of sailing experience.
Sailors at the San Diego-based Challenged America Program come from around the nation and the world; of all ages, they have both hidden and obvious medical conditions. Sailing on San Diego’s Big Bay, as well as offshore, , these sailors with disabilities, along with their loved ones, as well as professional sailing instructors, therapists and rehabilitation specialists, participate in the 36-year-old, year-round, no-cost, volunteer-driven, therapeutic adaptive sailing program.
