Category Archives: Events
Day 5: Challenged America at the 2011 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic Team Titan and Team Phoenix
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Blind veteran finds hope NBC 09/22/2011
NBC interviews Urban Miyares co founder of Challenged America during the National Summer Sports Clinic share: Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share … Continue reading
Day 4: Challenged America at the 2011 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic Team Nautilus and Team Calypso
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Day 3: Challenged America at the 2011 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic Team Vulcan and Team Neptune
Day three of the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, each day is more inspiring than the previous. share: Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share via … Continue reading
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Day 2: Challenged America and the 2011 Veterans National Summer Sports Clinic Team Apollo vs Team Olympus
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Recently injured veterans heal at Summer Sports Clinic
San Diego’s Challenged America therapeutic sailing program has a long history of healing veterans, both recently injured from combat and those acquiring a disability from other causes. And at this year’s 4th National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, September 18 to … Continue reading
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The America’s Cup World Series is coming to San Diego Bay
Coming to San Diego Bay November 12 to 20, the AC45 boats of the America’s Cup Series will battle for 9 days in a spectacular show of speed and technology. The ACWS will be biggest sailing event to come to … Continue reading
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A big thank you to the ladies of WORSA for their charity regatta benefiting Challenged America
A big thank you to the ladies of WORSA (Women Offshore Racing Sailing Association) and all the participants for a fun event. The charity event took place in Dana Point for the fourth time. The sun was up, no coastal … Continue reading
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WORSA (Women’s Offshore Racing Sailing Association) Regatta Fundraiser
August 20, Dana Point. Come join us (participants and volunteers alike) and the Women’s Offshore Racing Sailing Association on August 20 in Dana Point for this yearly fun event to benefit Challenged America. You’ll be able to hop on a … Continue reading
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Coming soon: “Captain’s Course” offered to Challenged America volunteers
Upon completion of the Grand Banks 42 “Challenged America” restoration, “Rags,” from the San Diego Maritime Institute, will be conducting a “Captain’s Course” at Challenged America on boat handling and operations of the programs Grand Banks 42 and Donzi 23 … Continue reading
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