Challenged America featured in the news

2014

• Reeve Foundation Board Member Rediscovers Her ‘Sea Legs’ (Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, April 2014)

2013

• Blind veteran helps others learn to sail (CNN, 07/23/2013)
• Disabled Sailors Making History  (UT TV San Diego, 06/25/2013)
• Disabled Veterans Raise Their Sails to Raise Money (KFMB San Diego, 06/13/2013)
• Born to Sail – The story of Eric Berkey and Challenged America (Sail World.com, 06/11/2013
• 2 disabled vets sail accross the Pacific, Transpac 2013 (XETV Sand Diego, 06/10/2013)
• Sailing with Urban Miyares, Transpac 2013 (KUSI, San Diego, 06/10/2013)
• Challenged America Weekend (Veterans 360, 04/15/2013)
• Disabled sailors to doublehand 2013 Transpac (Scuttlebut Sailing News 04/13/2013)
• Diabetes Heroes: Urban Miyares   (University of California TV, 04/08/2013)
• The Healing Powers of Sailing (Pantaneus Yacht Insurance 03/05/2013)
• Challenged America 2013 (Sailing Biz 03/8/2013)
• Challenged America – Disabled Sailors Competing in the Transpac  (The old salt blog 03/25/2013)
• Challenged America joining Transpac 2013 (Transpac website 03/13/2013)
• Challenged America Joining the Transpac (Sailing Revolution (01/30/2013)
• Pinapple Express (Sailing Anarchy, 01/18/2013)

2012

• TEDx: A Second Chance at Everything (TedX, 07/2012)

2011

• Out of Sight (Quintessential New Trier, 10/2011)
• Blind veteran finds hope (NBC, 09/22/2011)
• Challenged America at the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic (KUSI, 09/20/2011)
• 4th annual National Veterans Summers Sports Clinic 2011  (Scuttlebutt, 08/13/2011)
• Good things from our friends at Challenged America   (Sailing Anarchy, 09/10/2011)
  
• Blind veteran guides others through challenges  (The Columbian, 08/29/2011)
• Blind Vietnam veteran says diabetes “probably saved my life” (“The Columbian,
• 08/30/2011
• Blind war  veteran shares visions of hope (NBC Today Show, 08/24/2011)
• West Marine/Challenged America Regatta Set for June 11-12 (The Log, 05/25/2011)

2010

• Disabled Veterans Set Sail in San Diego During VA Summer Sports Clinic (San Diego Unified Port District, 09/29/2010)
• Injured vets return to sail with Challenged America (Sail-World, 08/28/2010)
• Veterans with Disabilities to Learn Life-Changing Skills at Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego (Reuter, 08/26/2010)
• Defying Disabilities  (San Diego Channel 4, 08/06/2010)
• Challenged America regatta to set sail (San Diego News Network, June 2010)
• Reaching out  (Sailing Anarchy, 03/03/2010)
• Blind ambition: Disability can’t stop local man from living extraordinary life (San Diego news Network, Blinded Veterans Association, 03/05/2010)

2009

• For fitness and health: the 2nd National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic and the National Veterans TEE Tournament take participants from merely observing to actively participating and enjoying! (Paraplegia News, Bnet, 12/2009)
• Challenged America Offers Free Sailing Lessons to Disabled (Port of San Diego, 02/24/2009)
• Paul Cayard supports disabled sailors at the West  (Cayard Sailing, 05/11/2009)
• Challenged Sailors Chosen For Transpac (Yacht Racing)
• Two Quads Get NOOD: Blind Lady Sailor Wins (Yacht Racing)

2008

• Challenged America will race B’Quest II in Transpac 2009 (TanspacRace.com, 12/10/2008)
• A Veterans Day story of rescue and reunion (Union Tribune, 11/11/2008)
• Recently Wounded Vets Sail Toward New Recognition of Capabilities (American Forces Press Service, 10/02/2008)
• VA Announces Nine National Sponsors for New Sports Clinic (Veterans Today, 09/29/2008)
• Urban Miyares and the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic  (San Diego Magazine, Sept 2008)
• Challenged America sailing catches second wind (Union Tribune , 01/21/2008)
• Recently Wounded Vets Sail Toward New Recognition of Capabilities (American Forces Press Service, 10/02/2008)

2006

• Blinded Business Leader Honored by U.S. Sailing Association (SDSU Interworks, 11/19/2006)
• Anchors away for disabled sailors (Special Living, Spring 2006)
• Tales from the bilge (Coastal Boating)

2005

• Urban Miyares: The Challenged America Crew and the 2005 TransPac Race (National Science Foundation (12/2005)
• People of Persistence: A Journey Beyond Disability  (National Science Foundation, 11/29/2005)
• Overcoming Adversity, “Challenged America” Team Finishes Strong (National health Foundation, 07/26/2005)
• By now the Challenged America team has sailed two Media meet Challenged America at Transpac finish Transpacs. (PhotoSails)
• Disabled Sailors Compete in Transpacific Yacht Race (oandp.com, 10/2005)
• Greenbacks needed to help disabled sailors  (Union Tribune, 09/27/2005)
• Challenged America faces toughest challenge  (Sail World, 09/06/2005)
• Challenged America in the Transpac (KathrinHill.info, 08/23/2005)
• Bishop Rock Race Test For Disabled Transpac-Bound CHALLENGED AMERICA Crew (Yacht Racing, 08/22/2005)
• Overcoming Adversity, Challenged America Team Finishes Strong (Kansas City Info Zine (08/02/2005)
• Overcoming Adversity, “Challenged America” Team Finishes Strong  (Oulook Series, 07/26/2005)
• Challenged America Transpac update – July 21  (Sail World, 07/21/2005)
• Ability, Not Disability, At Heart Of Yacht Trek (Science Daily, 07/19/2005)
• Challenged America morning report July 12 (Sail World, 07/13/2005)
• Sailing Stars pull through for Challenged America (Sail World, 06/11/2005)
• Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation film Challenged America  “Don’t ever say you CAN’T”  (Sailing Anarchy, 03/26/2005)
• Sailors make history from LA to Honolulu  (Alpha One, 08/2005)

2003

• A big step (Sailing Anarchy, Summer 2003)
• Tail end Charlies (The Daily News, 07/18/2003)
• Disabled crew a Transpac first, but not the last (The Honolulu Advertiser, 07/18/2003)
• B’Quest battles the Honeys in agonizing first Transpac start  (Transpacific Yacht Race, 07/01/2003)
• One of the Division 5 boats is B’Quest entered by the Challenged America organization (Transpac Yacht Race News (06/30/2003)