A Nautical Adventure For Special Needs Children

1. A Nautical Adventure For Special Needs Children

2. Agenda

3. Mission

4. Who We Are • An international network of volunteers, many of them sailors, united with a common goal – sharing our love of sailing with children. • Most are entrepreneurs committed to community service and volunteerism. • Our staff and board members include a pediatrician, neurosurgeon, nurse, therapist, two attorneys, an accountant, and several financial planners.

5. Where We Are • Operational Regions: • Bloomington & Indianapolis, IN • Boston, Massachusetts • Dana Point, San Diego, San Francisco, Ventura, California • Houston, Texas • Panama City, Florida • Portland, Oregon • Surf City & Tuckerton, New Jersey • Seattle & Tacoma, Washington • Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2 sites) • Antibes, France (Au Coeur Des Voiles) • Developing Regions: • Bellingham, Washington • Vancouver, BC, Canada • Minneapolis, Minnesota • Tampa, Florida • Antigua, British West Indies • St. Thomas, USVI • Guadeloupe • International Headquarters: Bloomington, Indiana.

6. Populations Served • Primarily Children 8-18 (though exceptions are made – children as young as 3 have participated as well as adults into their 60’s) • Program is geared toward participants with pervasive developmental disorders affecting cognitive and/or behavioral development.

7. Breakdown of Percentages *Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Cri du Chat, Fragile X, Williams Syndrome, Charge Syndrome, Tetrasomy 18

8. Program Description

9. Benefits of Sailing

10. Benefits Continued

11. Benefits Continued

12. Outline of a Daysail • 10:00 am Participants arrive and prepare for departure

13. Safety First - Life Jacket • At all times, Youth Participants must wear Coast Guard approved Type 1,2 or 3 Personal Floating Device’s (PFD’s) or a life jacket, weight and age appropriate.

14. Outline of a Daysail (cont’d) Safety Precautions: • Boom • Hand and Boat • Squished Banana • Winches and Fingers • Man Overboard

15. Outline of a Daysail (cont’d) • Parts of sailboat • Airfoil (how a sailboat sails into the wind)

16. Outline of a Daysail (cont’d) • Prepare the boat to sail (skipper & participants). • Show participants around the boat (galley, head, etc.) • Demonstrate usage of the head (if available) • Review safety procedures. • SET SAIL!!! • After motoring out of harbor/marina/channel, skipper assigns duties and participants have opportunity to rotate through all positions: at the helm, hoisting sails, trimming.

17. Daysail Conclusion • Return to Dock • Crew Prepares Meal for participants. This is opportunity for parents & participants to mingle and discuss experiences. • Distribution of medals and certificates to participants • Discussion/Questions

18. Teamwork

19. Communication

20. Social Interaction

21. Motor Skills

22. Confidence/Self-Esteem

23. Adventure

24. Concentration/Focus

25. Comments from Parents & Participants

26. How Donations are Spent

27. How to Register • www.heartofsailing.org

28. How to Register (Continued) • Choose Sail With Us from Home Page Title Bar

29. Registration Cont’d • Select Regional Location and view Schedule of available dates • Select Register for your preferred date

30. Registration Cont’d

31. What to bring for a Daysail

32. Volunteer Opportunities • Sailboat owners to provide their time, experience and/or boat for use in the Daysail Program • Volunteers must pass background screening • Captains/Skippers must complete training and abide by all policies and procedures outlined in Operations Manual • Ask us how your talents and expertise can contribute (everything from writing an article for our newsletter, attending local charity events on Heart of Sailing’s behalf, participating in walks and other similar events, as well as helping with press releases and promotional events).

33. Sea of NumbersAs of September 30, 2007

34. Sea of Numbers Cont’d

35. Sponsorship Opportunities

36. Thank You

37. Fair Winds