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Featured Project

Youth racing dinghies on the ocean

Jacob Artof

ILCA4 Youth World Championships 2024

Thank you for supporting me in 2024. It meant a lot and helped me to compete at the ILCA4 Youth World Championships in Portugal.

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    Aiden Mobley

    International 14 Worlds, Italy, 2024

    Thank you for the $500 and your ongoing support. I will be using these funds to go to International 14 worlds in Italy.

    — With gratitude, Aiden Mobley

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    Marina del Rey Anglers

    2024 grant helps children experience the joys of fishing and the wonders of the marin environment.

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    Onward Industries

    The Foundation received this boat as an equipment grant, refurbished it, and donated it to Onward Industries, a nonprofit providing a unique immersive education and community space on Catalina Island.

    2024

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    From the Keeves Family

    2024 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson Trophy in Jenson Beach, Florida

    Thank you so much to the Santa Monica Sailing Foundation for the financial help for Cooper to attend the 2024 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson Trophy in Jenson Beach, Florida on Feb 17-19th.

    Cooper had an amazing experience and learned so much.

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    Katherine Doble

    Orange Bowl Regatta, 2016

    Thank you so much for your generous support of my entry fee for the Orange Bowl Regatta, 2016. The regatta was a fun, competitive learning experience.

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    Peter Neal

    Rhode Island for Youth Champs, 2015

    Thank you very much for your generous support of my trip to Rhode Island for Youth Champs. I greatly enjoyed my stay in Rhode Island because I met new people in the sailing community who I became friends with.

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    Annika Garrett

    CISA Clinic, 2015

    Thank you for funding my trip to the CISA Clinic. I enjoyed being able to work with two potential USA 470 Olympic sailors, Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha. At the clinic, I was able to try new techniques that improved my efficiency.

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    Melissa Epstein

    Learning to sail, 2015

    I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to learn how to sail. I’ve had so much fun this summer, and I love learning how to and about sailing. Thank you so much for making my experience possible.

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    Jessica McJones

    Sailing at Youth Radial Worlds, and summer regatta in Kingston, CAN, and Youth Championships in Bristol, RI., 2015

    I am taking international theory to the courses and racing at the highest level. This was a dream come true. This is what I do, and your support made it happen. I am exhausted—thank you!

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    Cassie Obel

    C420 Midwinters, 2015

    Thank you so much for your generosity in supporting my crew, Christophe Killian, and me to go to C420 Midwinters. Although the shifty, puffy conditions challenged us and we did not get great results, we learned a lot about sailing in a big fleet and C420s in general.