Shelter Island Boat Yard To Sponsor Challenged America 2013 Transpac Campaign

Posted on February 24, 2013 by challengedamerica

Challenged America’s Tripp 40, “B” Quest” will be hauled out of the water on Monday, February 25^th, at the Shelter Island Boat Yard, 2330 Shelter Island Drive to begin major modifications to get ready for the 2013 Trans Pacific Race from California to Hawaii, approximately 2,225 nautical miles.

Challenged America is proud to announce that Shelter Island Boat Yard is sponsoring Challenged America for our 2013 Transpac race. Owner Bill Roberts has graciously donated his facility and crew to prepare B’Quest for the race.

Shelter Island Boat Yard will pull the mast; haul B’Quest out of the water, hydrowash and paint the bottom. SIBY is a full service boat yard, they have both an 80 & 30 ton travel lift, 25 ton crane and a full array of yacht maintenance services.

SIBY is located at 2330 Shelter Island Dr. The overhaul will take about two weeks and a lot of the work will be done by volunteers.

Soft Deck Product Sponsor For Challenged America 2013 Transpac

Posted on February 21, 2013 by challengedamerica

Challenged America is proud to announce that Soft Deck will be a product sponsor for our 2013 Transpac campaign. They will be providing our decking solutions for B’Quest. Check them out at soft-deck.com

Providing superior Shock Mitigating, Non-Skid, and Custom products for everyone from Sabot Sailors to the US Navy.
Soft Deck High-Performance, Energy-Absorbing Flooring System (HPEAFS) is a revolutionary ultra light weight product that protects crews, passengers, and cargo of High Speed Craft by reducing the impact and vibration transmitted through the hull. And it can be removed and re-installed in minutes.
Soft Deck traction products are soft which makes them barefoot and bare skin friendly while providing traction that just can’t be beat in wet or dry conditions.

West Marine Challenged America Regatta planning meeting

Posted on January 13, 2011 by challengedamerica

Very productive planning meeting for the annual West Marine Challenged America Regatta.

The WMCA Regatta is organized by the Cortez Racing Association (CRA) and the South West Yacht Club (SWYC), the title sponsor, you guessed it is West Marine.

It’s a big event for us, actually, our main fundraiser and we look forward to the 2011 event.

The WMCA is a two day event; starts on Friday with the Commodores’ Cup. The commodores of the local yacht clubs are competing on our Martin 16 boats specially designed to be handled by sailors with disabilities.

The regatta is followed by our annual gala, this year at the South West Yacht Club brand new club house (you should see that place) with keynote speaker (to be announced), silent auction and, if we can find an auctioneer (any auctioneer willing to donate time and skills?), a live auction.

Saturday is the official regatta, we are expecting 50 to 70 boats (anybody from up North interested in a great cause? We’ll have the details soon) By the way, since the Etchells World Championship will be in San Diego at the same time, it’s a great opportunity to rub elbow with famous sailors) We are hoping John Bertran can make it this year, he is a big friend of Challenged America. Come on down and race in our beautiful bay.

After the regatta, the after race party is hosted by West Marine and it’s always a lot of fun and an opportunity to win new toys for your boat, rub elbow with fellow sailors, good food and good beer and wine.

Put it on your calendar, June 10 and 11

We are looking for volunteers, sponsors, donations of products and services for the auction. Call Carolyn at (619) 523-9318 or