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02/24/2011 Challenged America Co Founder Urban Miyares talks about the program
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Challenged America in the 2005 Transpac
Overcoming their individual disabilities to complete the 2005 Transpac, a grueling, 2,225-mile yacht race from California to Hawaii, the six members of the Challenged America team arrived in Honolulu Sunday evening at 23:31:50 local time. They had raced their yacht, … Continue reading
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Urban’s Corner: Who’s In Charge … Tomorrow?
A joke around sailing clubs is often “The older you get the farther back in the boat you are” is, sadly, often true. Bob Hettiger and I were recently reminiscing about the past 33 years of Challenged America providing free … Continue reading
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