Rock The Boat 2024
March 11, 2024 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Quail Valley River Club: 2345 Hwy A1A Vero Beach, FL 32963 Get Directions
Help us transform children's lives through sailing
9th Annual Gala to Benefit Youth Sailing Foundation
generously sponsored by
Donald & Margaret Steiner
Mr. Kendrick Wilson
Tom & Louise Kappus ~ Mary Lintermann ~ Offutt Barton Schlitt LLC ~ Al & Betty Sammartino
Abbate Tile & Marble ~ Mr. & Mrs. Robin Honiss ~ Stu & Diane Keiller ~ Chris & Kathleen LaCroix ~ Roxanne M. Leighton ~ Ruth McClure ~ Kitty Mountain ~ Carole & Nicholas Parks ~ PNC Bank ~ Charlie & Chris Pope ~ Dick Sameth ~ Vero Marine Center ~ David & Ellen Wagner ~ Holly Wilson ~ Jay & Betsy Woodruff
George E. Warren Corporation
Delray Motorcars ~ Minuteman Press
Youth Sailing Foundation is successfully reaching into the local community and building confidence and character through our free sailing instruction.
- Over 140 youth and special needs sailors participate weekly in free sailing programs. This is a threefold increase in enrollment over just 2.5 years.
- Our sailors reflect the diversity of the larger community as we successfully reach an increasing number of Hispanic and African-American students through the local schools.
- Special needs sailing empowers individuals of all ages who are referred to YSF by The ARC, Special Olympics Florida, and the Veterans Council.
- YSF seeks to eliminate financial and other demographic barriers that would prevent most kids from learning to sail. 45% of our sailors come from underserved homes.
- YSF continues to establish and cultivate synergistic collaborations with area agencies such as Boys & Girls Club, Homeless Children's Foundation, Youth Guidance, Gifford Youth Achievement Center, and ORCA.
YSF relies entirely on private funding from individual donors, and the Rock The Boat annual gala is our #1 source of operating income. This is a fun way to support our mission and make a lasting difference in the lives of our local youth. Won't you help us "Rock The Boat"?