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  1. Woohoo! I'm so happy that #AbleSail #VictoriaBC has opened up their season early this year! It opens up on April 15 at one of our 2 locations! North Saanich Sidney Yacht Club location has registration open now 😁⛵️

    I'll be back on the waters this Spring 🤩
    I missed almost all of last season due to work commitments.

    #DisabledSailing #Martin16 #sailboat #SubdidizedRecreation #PeopleWithDisabilities #AbleSailCanada #Parasports #Inclusion #AdaptiveSports #AdaptiveSailing #SailorGirl #Sailboat #Boating #OakBay #YYJ #SailAway #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Ahoy

  2. Woohoo! I'm so happy that #AbleSail #VictoriaBC has opened up their season early this year! It opens up on April 15 at one of our 2 locations! North Saanich Sidney Yacht Club location has registration open now 😁⛵️

    I'll be back on the waters this Spring 🤩
    I missed almost all of last season due to work commitments.

    #DisabledSailing #Martin16 #sailboat #SubdidizedRecreation #PeopleWithDisabilities #AbleSailCanada #Parasports #Inclusion #AdaptiveSports #AdaptiveSailing #SailorGirl #Sailboat #Boating #OakBay #YYJ #SailAway #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Ahoy

  3. Woohoo! I'm so happy that #AbleSail #VictoriaBC has opened up their season early this year! It opens up on April 15 at one of our 2 locations! North Saanich Sidney Yacht Club location has registration open now 😁⛵️

    I'll be back on the waters this Spring 🤩
    I missed almost all of last season due to work commitments.

    #DisabledSailing #Martin16 #sailboat #SubdidizedRecreation #PeopleWithDisabilities #AbleSailCanada #Parasports #Inclusion #AdaptiveSports #AdaptiveSailing #SailorGirl #Sailboat #Boating #OakBay #YYJ #SailAway #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Ahoy

  4. Woohoo! I'm so happy that #AbleSail #VictoriaBC has opened up their season early this year! It opens up on April 15 at one of our 2 locations! North Saanich Sidney Yacht Club location has registration open now 😁⛵️

    I'll be back on the waters this Spring 🤩
    I missed almost all of last season due to work commitments.

    #DisabledSailing #Martin16 #sailboat #SubdidizedRecreation #PeopleWithDisabilities #AbleSailCanada #Parasports #Inclusion #AdaptiveSports #AdaptiveSailing #SailorGirl #Sailboat #Boating #OakBay #YYJ #SailAway #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Ahoy

  5. Woohoo! I'm so happy that #AbleSail #VictoriaBC has opened up their season early this year! It opens up on April 15 at one of our 2 locations! North Saanich Sidney Yacht Club location has registration open now 😁⛵️

    I'll be back on the waters this Spring 🤩
    I missed almost all of last season due to work commitments.

    #DisabledSailing #Martin16 #sailboat #SubdidizedRecreation #PeopleWithDisabilities #AbleSailCanada #Parasports #Inclusion #AdaptiveSports #AdaptiveSailing #SailorGirl #Sailboat #Boating #OakBay #YYJ #SailAway #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Ahoy

  6. In the mid-2000s, I got my first #GoldMedal at #BCDisabilityGames in #PowellRiver - in intermediate #EnglishRiding #dressage. I went on to obtain bronze, silver & gold medals in regular BC Games - competing against non-disabled #equestrians. I moved up to national competitions & obtained 2 silvers & 1 gold medal. I was approached by Canadian #Paralympics Committee & the international #ParaEquestrian coach, after that. They wanted me to join #TeamCanada. We had 3 different meetings after & it resulted in me pulling out because I couldn't afford to pay for their training program. I was also too old to get funding help & had no one around to help me on that. It was a good life experience, while it lasted.

    That was when I first learned how expensive it is to pursue higher levels of #parasports competition. Many of us just bowed out, even when we met qualifying markers - because we were too poor to keep at it.

    You can see my leg braces because jodphurs are tight & grip to everything.

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaAthletes #ParaEquestrian #Horses #PoleBending #AsianMastodon #DisabledAthletes #BCGames #BeatTheOdds #DisabledWomen #haflinger

  7. In the mid-2000s, I got my first #GoldMedal at #BCDisabilityGames in #PowellRiver - in intermediate #EnglishRiding #dressage. I went on to obtain bronze, silver & gold medals in regular BC Games - competing against non-disabled #equestrians. I moved up to national competitions & obtained 2 silvers & 1 gold medal. I was approached by Canadian #Paralympics Committee & the international #ParaEquestrian coach, after that. They wanted me to join #TeamCanada. We had 3 different meetings after & it resulted in me pulling out because I couldn't afford to pay for their training program. I was also too old to get funding help & had no one around to help me on that. It was a good life experience, while it lasted.

    That was when I first learned how expensive it is to pursue higher levels of #parasports competition. Many of us just bowed out, even when we met qualifying markers - because we were too poor to keep at it.

    You can see my leg braces because jodphurs are tight & grip to everything.

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaAthletes #ParaEquestrian #Horses #PoleBending #AsianMastodon #DisabledAthletes #BCGames #BeatTheOdds #DisabledWomen #haflinger

  8. In the mid-2000s, I got my first #GoldMedal at #BCDisabilityGames in #PowellRiver - in intermediate #EnglishRiding #dressage. I went on to obtain bronze, silver & gold medals in regular BC Games - competing against non-disabled #equestrians. I moved up to national competitions & obtained 2 silvers & 1 gold medal. I was approached by Canadian #Paralympics Committee & the international #ParaEquestrian coach, after that. They wanted me to join #TeamCanada. We had 3 different meetings after & it resulted in me pulling out because I couldn't afford to pay for their training program. I was also too old to get funding help & had no one around to help me on that. It was a good life experience, while it lasted.

    That was when I first learned how expensive it is to pursue higher levels of #parasports competition. Many of us just bowed out, even when we met qualifying markers - because we were too poor to keep at it.

    You can see my leg braces because jodphurs are tight & grip to everything.

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaAthletes #ParaEquestrian #Horses #PoleBending #AsianMastodon #DisabledAthletes #BCGames #BeatTheOdds #DisabledWomen #haflinger

  9. In the mid-2000s, I got my first #GoldMedal at #BCDisabilityGames in #PowellRiver - in intermediate #EnglishRiding #dressage. I went on to obtain bronze, silver & gold medals in regular BC Games - competing against non-disabled #equestrians. I moved up to national competitions & obtained 2 silvers & 1 gold medal. I was approached by Canadian #Paralympics Committee & the international #ParaEquestrian coach, after that. They wanted me to join #TeamCanada. We had 3 different meetings after & it resulted in me pulling out because I couldn't afford to pay for their training program. I was also too old to get funding help & had no one around to help me on that. It was a good life experience, while it lasted.

    That was when I first learned how expensive it is to pursue higher levels of #parasports competition. Many of us just bowed out, even when we met qualifying markers - because we were too poor to keep at it.

    You can see my leg braces because jodphurs are tight & grip to everything.

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaAthletes #ParaEquestrian #Horses #PoleBending #AsianMastodon #DisabledAthletes #BCGames #BeatTheOdds #DisabledWomen #haflinger

  10. In the mid-2000s, I got my first #GoldMedal at #BCDisabilityGames in #PowellRiver - in intermediate #EnglishRiding #dressage. I went on to obtain bronze, silver & gold medals in regular BC Games - competing against non-disabled #equestrians. I moved up to national competitions & obtained 2 silvers & 1 gold medal. I was approached by Canadian #Paralympics Committee & the international #ParaEquestrian coach, after that. They wanted me to join #TeamCanada. We had 3 different meetings after & it resulted in me pulling out because I couldn't afford to pay for their training program. I was also too old to get funding help & had no one around to help me on that. It was a good life experience, while it lasted.

    That was when I first learned how expensive it is to pursue higher levels of #parasports competition. Many of us just bowed out, even when we met qualifying markers - because we were too poor to keep at it.

    You can see my leg braces because jodphurs are tight & grip to everything.

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaAthletes #ParaEquestrian #Horses #PoleBending #AsianMastodon #DisabledAthletes #BCGames #BeatTheOdds #DisabledWomen #haflinger

  11. My #DisabledSailing association, #AbleSail Victoria secured a funding grant from #SailCanada & now can offer a CANSAIL 1 course at Royal Victoria Yacht Club. I signed up this morning for training in August.
    Once I successfully complete CanSail 1, I can take their Can Sail 2 course. These will help me reach my adaptive sailing dreams of competing in a future Mobility Cup regatta.

    Very grateful for all funding grants & donors for helping Able Sail Victoria with monies needed to keep their programs running. Disabled folks like me wouldn't be able to afford participating if the programs weren't highly subsidized.

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaSports #AdaptiveSailing #Sailing #Sailors #AdaptiveSports #AdaptiveRecreation #VictoriaBC #RVYC #DisabilitySports #WeCanDoIt #AccessibleSports #Inclusion #YYJ #VancouverIsland

  12. I'm unable to keep doing my past #SledgeHockey #parasports because my osteoporosis specialist says it's too dangerous for me now because of lowered bone density & higher risk of not being able to recover from accidents. That really sucks because I loved playing/training in sledge hockey. I was one of only 3 women on #VancouverIsland involved in that #sport.

    Two photos from my prior sledge #hockey life:

    - in BC Games jersey with my hockey helmet on & giving a what are you saying look to my coach(out of view). It was the day he moved me off defensive line & put me on offensive line because I was too aggressive on defensive & kept slamming much larger male players straight into the walls to steal the puck 🏒🥅😆

    - my first & only training camp with Canadian #Paralympics womens' sledge hockey team & coaches, in Vancouver. I'm wearing the number 12 jersey. I was the only woman on the island who got accepted into that training camp.

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #AsianMastodon #AdaptiveSports #DisabledSports #ParaAthletes #VancouverIsland #InclusiveSports

  13. Awesome news 😀 I got early notice that my application for 2025 VISSA program was processed & I've been accepted to participate. I'm participating in annual Herb Bradley Snowsports Festival - with all gear & lessons covered for Nordic. I haven't tried their Nordic program yet & am stoked to learn! I booked a day for more sitski training too - it's only $10 for program participants.

    Ojistoh, my Mohawk sister-friend, is going with me as my support friend & personal assistant.

    I am SO EXCITED!
    It's been 4 years since I was last able to participate in adaptive snowsports!

    These photos are from my lessons in 2020.

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #AsianMastodon #MountWashington #Comox #AdaptiveSports #SnowSports #DisabledSports #ParaAthletes #ParaSports #StayActive #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #WeCanDoIt #DisabledAthletes #PacificNorthwest #WinterSports #InclusiveSports

  14. I'll find out in November if I will get a spot at 2025 VISSA at Mt. Washington. I want to try out their adaptive Nordic program, if I get in. I also want to practice more sitski because I'm interested in doing races if I can get good enough to qualify for competitive racing in the future. I loved riding it down from the Eagle lift summit a few times when I was accepted into program in 2020.

    I love Winter & being up on the mountains in snow. I just don't have many opportunities to go up mountains in snowy Winter.

    #ParaSports #AdaptiveSports #SnowSports #AdaptiveSki #AdaptiveSnowboarding #DisabledSports #WinterSports #ParaAthlete #PeopleWithDisabilities #StayActive #SnowFun #MountWashington #VancouverIsland #Comox #VanIsle #SnowDays #AsianMastodon

  15. I'll find out in November if I will get a spot at 2025 VISSA at Mt. Washington. I want to try out their adaptive Nordic program, if I get in. I also want to practice more sitski because I'm interested in doing races if I can get good enough to qualify for competitive racing in the future. I loved riding it down from the Eagle lift summit a few times when I was accepted into program in 2020.

    I love Winter & being up on the mountains in snow. I just don't have many opportunities to go up mountains in snowy Winter.

    #ParaSports #AdaptiveSports #SnowSports #AdaptiveSki #AdaptiveSnowboarding #DisabledSports #WinterSports #ParaAthlete #PeopleWithDisabilities #StayActive #SnowFun #MountWashington #VancouverIsland #Comox #VanIsle #SnowDays #AsianMastodon

  16. I'll find out in November if I will get a spot at 2025 VISSA at Mt. Washington. I want to try out their adaptive Nordic program, if I get in. I also want to practice more sitski because I'm interested in doing races if I can get good enough to qualify for competitive racing in the future. I loved riding it down from the Eagle lift summit a few times when I was accepted into program in 2020.

    I love Winter & being up on the mountains in snow. I just don't have many opportunities to go up mountains in snowy Winter.

    #ParaSports #AdaptiveSports #SnowSports #AdaptiveSki #AdaptiveSnowboarding #DisabledSports #WinterSports #ParaAthlete #PeopleWithDisabilities #StayActive #SnowFun #MountWashington #VancouverIsland #Comox #VanIsle #SnowDays #AsianMastodon

  17. I'll find out in November if I will get a spot at 2025 VISSA at Mt. Washington. I want to try out their adaptive Nordic program, if I get in. I also want to practice more sitski because I'm interested in doing races if I can get good enough to qualify for competitive racing in the future. I loved riding it down from the Eagle lift summit a few times when I was accepted into program in 2020.

    I love Winter & being up on the mountains in snow. I just don't have many opportunities to go up mountains in snowy Winter.

    #ParaSports #AdaptiveSports #SnowSports #AdaptiveSki #AdaptiveSnowboarding #DisabledSports #WinterSports #ParaAthlete #PeopleWithDisabilities #StayActive #SnowFun #MountWashington #VancouverIsland #Comox #VanIsle #SnowDays #AsianMastodon

  18. I'll find out in November if I will get a spot at 2025 VISSA at Mt. Washington. I want to try out their adaptive Nordic program, if I get in. I also want to practice more sitski because I'm interested in doing races if I can get good enough to qualify for competitive racing in the future. I loved riding it down from the Eagle lift summit a few times when I was accepted into program in 2020.

    I love Winter & being up on the mountains in snow. I just don't have many opportunities to go up mountains in snowy Winter.

    #ParaSports #AdaptiveSports #SnowSports #AdaptiveSki #AdaptiveSnowboarding #DisabledSports #WinterSports #ParaAthlete #PeopleWithDisabilities #StayActive #SnowFun #MountWashington #VancouverIsland #Comox #VanIsle #SnowDays #AsianMastodon

  19. I had a fantastic sail adventure today. Took my friend, Nadene, out for her first Martin 16 sailing experience. She loved it & took a ton of photos. We had fab winds on the waters today & I got to do a lot of keeling 😀 Fun time, on the ocean, on a gorgeous day!

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaSailing #AdaptiveSailing #ParaSports #AdaptiveSports #DisabledSailing #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Watersports #Sailors #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Coastal #nautical #Sailboat #Martin16 #VanIsle #LekwungenTerritory #SalishSea #PNW #PacificOcean #boats #OakBay #RoyalVictoriaYachtClub

  20. 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.

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaSailing #AdaptiveSailing #ParaSports #AdaptiveSports #DisabledSailing #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Watersports #Sailors #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Coastal #nautical #Sailboat #Martin16 #VanIsle #LekwungenTerritory #SalishSea #PNW #PacificOcean #mariners #CadboroBay #RoyalVictoriaYachtClub #AbleSailVictoria #AsianMastodon #Teochew #MomAndDaughter

  21. 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 😊⛵️

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaSailing #AdaptiveSailing #ParaSports #AdaptiveSports #DisabledSailing #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Watersports #Sailors #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Coastal #nautical #Sailboat #Martin16 #VanIsle #LekwungenTerritory #SalishSea #PNW #PacificOcean #mariners #CadboroBay #RoyalVictoriaYachtClub #AbleSailVictoria

  22. 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 ⛵️😊

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #ParaSailing #AdaptiveSailing #ParaSports #AdaptiveSports #DisabledSailing #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Watersports #Sailors #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Coastal #nautical #Sailboat #Martin16 #VanIsle #LekwungenTerritory #SalishSea #PNW #PacificOcean #mariners #CadboroBay #RoyalVictoriaYachtClub #AbleSailVictoria