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I am confirmed for first sailing session of 2026 season with #AbleSailVictoria - May 6th! ⛵️
Able Sail Victoria is part of Able Sail Canada - nonprofit organization that offers subsidized #AdaptiveSailing for #PeopleWithDisabilities.
I missed almost all of 2025 season & keen to get on the waters more often, this season.

This year, I'll be learning more on the Sonar since I'm already very familiar with the Martin 16 sailboats. I'll also be sailing out of Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club more often. I only sailed out of RVYC Cadboro Bay area in past couple of years with Able Sail program. I also signed up for their new subsidized CANSAIL certification program, in August. That program will be run out of RVYC only. I want to get certification to be able to compete in a future Mobility Cup regatta 😀

Also: Able Sail Victoria is getting behind the movement afoot to bring the #MobilityCup to the West Coast in 2027! #VictoriaBC has hosted the event at the Canadian Forces Sailing Association’s marina in the past and hopefully, this or another venue will be available to us in the near future!

https://www.ablesailvictoria.com/

https://snsyc.ca/

https://rvyc.bc.ca/

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Completely drained.

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I covered 5.5 km on day 3 of training in Nordic #sitski with #VancouverIsland #AdaptiveSnowsports Association ✌️
I'm exhausted and happy.

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Slideshow with photos from yesterday, stitched with 2 vid shorts.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OLJhsGC8gj8

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Visibility was almost nil on waters for most of my session. I found some pockets of wind & took advantage of those, as often as I could.

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It was really foggy out on the ocean today!
Almost no winds until we reached mouth of the bay. I was happy to take Mom out for her very first sailing experience ☺️ She found it to be very relaxing. We saw some seals, mergansers, few American coots & a couple of buffleheads.
Back at RVYC on August 22.

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#Sailing back into #RVYC marina. Picked up some wind on way back in & had fun 😃⛵️

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xyMP7eaBWFc

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I had a great first solo #sailing session this afternoon. Winds were tricky today. Winds changed directions 5 times in 2 hours. Lots of adjustments on my sails today.

I got yacht club approval to take my Mom out as my passenger, for her very first sailing adventure, tomorrow morning! I'm pretty stoked about that. Mom has never been in any sailboat before! I'm not taking her very far because she gets scared of open ocean (while I love open ocean!). It will be very nice to take my Mom out for her first sailing experience 😊⛵️

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#RVYC #AbleSailVictoria crew in #ZodiacBoat - heading out to set an upwind marker near mouth of the bay for me to practice sailing a set course & do some figure 8s maneuvering around. Good practice to build up adaptive #sailing navigation & steering skills on my solo practice sails.

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Saving some time by getting towed out to sailing practice course markers, by one of the #RVYC safety/coach #ZodiacBoats.

I'll upload brief clip of sailing back to marina after practicing some demo race course navigation, soon. Had some nice winds during my first solo adaptive #sailing session today ⛵️😊

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#AbleSailVictoria at #RVYC was booked solid today. I arrived early & was waiting for a boat to return. Today, a #PowerChair #DisabledSailor was out for first afternoon session. ASV has a lift on the dock for people who need to safely transfer from #wheelchair into #sailboat.

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Just got an update. Another disabled sailor canceled their July 29th morning sail. I just jumped on the open booking.
Back out on the ocean, Monday morning 😀⛵️

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Excellent 2nd #AdaptiveSailing session today! My instructor today, Kate, is very knowledgeable & keen to help me learn more so I can enter future Mobility Cup regattas. I manned sailboat for almost full session today & she gave me guidance only when needed. There was more breezes so we didn't need to be towed out or back. My next session is on August 4th 😊⛵️

Lunching with Mom on back deck before we get some gardening tasks done 👩‍🌾 Heading to the Indigenous Music Festival around 5:30pm 🎶🎵 Hampton Park is only 5 minutes from our home & starts at 6pm.

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We only got a bit of wind for my first sailing session but Friday forecast calls for cooler temps & more wind on waters. I'll be able to move the sailboat faster! I can try out more tacking & keeling moves. Was able to pick up enough wind, out on open ocean, to keel the sailboat a few times & got waves rushing on/over the gunnels. That was fun & exciting!

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From Sunday. We got towed out by Zodiac boat because there was zero wind in the harbour.

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Sailing & ocean view photos from docks & sailboat will be coming, after my first #AdaptiveSailing session with #AbleSailVictoria on Sunday morning! I'm so excited to get back into #ParaSailing after a very long hiatus! Hoping to start getting certified for #WhiteSails so I can race in regattas in the future 🙏 ⛵️💗

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Booked my first #ParaSailing lessons with #AbleSailVictoria ⛵️My first sail session starts this Sunday morning, July 21. My 2nd sail session is July 26th morning & 3rd one is booked for August 4th. These lessons will be running out of #RVYC - #RoyalVictoriaYachtClub, in Oak Bay.
Later, in August, I'll be sailing out of Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club.

I will be learning in a #Martin16 sailboat I'm going to try for 1-2 sailing lesson/week. I can't afford more or I'd go more often - saved up to afford these sessions.

https://www.ablesailvictoria.com/

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