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Encouraging
Participation and
Promoting Excellence
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Newsletters
SCUTTLEBUTT 2233 –November 30, 2006
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US SAILOR OF THE WEEK
(The US Sailing ‘Sailor of the Week’ recognition goes to Steve Manson, who is
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prime example of how the sport can change people’s lives. Here is the report.)
Steve Manson has only been sailing for a few years, but it's pretty safe to say that
sailing has forever changed his life. Steve was a high school student in Baltimore,
MD, when he signed up for a program that ended up taking him to the Downtown
Sailing Center, Baltimore's community sailing center, to help clean sailboats and
learn to sail. It didn't take long for Steve to develop a passion for the sport and spend
as much as time as possible on the water. By becoming a sailing instructor at the
Center, he was able to share his enthusiasm with others who may not have had an
opportunity to spend time on the water if it hadn't been for the Center.
When Roy Disney's Morning Light program was taking applications for young
sailors to participate in the documentary film about the youngest team ever to
compete in the Transpac Race from LA to Honolulu, Steve just knew he had to
apply. Since then, he has flown on a plane for the first time in his life (to attend the
try-outs in California, paid for by Mr. Disney), met other sailors from around the
country with a similar passion for the sport, and has been selected out of over 500
candidates to participate in the Morning Light program. He is now destined to travel
and sail even more. Steve's story is an example of what all community sailing
centers strive for: reaching out, building character, and helping new sailors help
themselves to achieve success in life. Way to go Steve! -- http://tinyurl.com/yem6aj
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