FREE Sailing for Veterans,
by providing sailing lessons and sailing events for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, we believe we can help them help themselves. Become a Crew-Member and join our cause today!
"Urban Sailors" is a nonprofit agency dedicated to the emotional rehabilitation of active military service personnel and veterans with PTSD, through participation in the sport of sailing.
Urban Sailors is a program that was formed in direct response to the fact that as many as one out of every three military personnel who served in Iraq later sought help for mental health problems, according to a comprehensive snapshot by Army experts. Read about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. See Videos about PTSD.
Our goal is to foster a commitment to the men and women who have served or are serving our country, our heroes. It is an undertaking that will promote social friendships, strong interpersonal skills, and reassert their sense of hope for the future.
We believe there is a healing power in the nature of the wind and the sea. We trust that while enjoying the peace and joy that comes from learning to master the wind behind the wheel of sailing vessel, we can introduce self-empowerment therapy.
By providing sailing lessons, outings, and events for veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, we believe we can help them help themselves.
To accomplish these goals Urban Sailors will sponsor veterans providing free day sailing adventures, complete ASA Sailing certification lessons, and other sailing events. Our program will work with the Department of Veterans affairs and other organizations that provide services to Veterans to help choose military personnel that need help.
Thanks to a matching grant from Sailtime Miami Inc. (a sailing and boating club) every dollar dedicated to sailing lessons will be matched by Sailtime Miami who will provide the lessons and facilities for these veterans.
Specifically we will provide opportunities to:
•Learn new skills for improving personal power, participate in self growth activities, and work towards developing a positive self image
•Develop skills for rational thought, exercise assertiveness, develop and maintain decision making powers
•Bring rise to a new passion and hobby
Please take a look around the site and get inspired to "Sponsor a Hero". There are many ways for you to get involved such as volunteering your time, donating financially, donating an old sail boat, or participating in one of our events by sailing your boat with us and taking a few of our veterans as crew.
If you have other ideas please do not hesitate to contact us.
SailTime Miami is one of our corporate sponsors providing
first class vessels and Professional Sailing Lessons.
