DSC Download - Sept. 14th, 2022

Fleet week open house - A participant being transferred to a Sonar, helped by staff and volunteers.

            From the DSC Helm

• YGR Fundraising

As we enter the final four weeks leading up to our annual DSC Ya Gotta Regatta, we want to thank all of our teams and fundraisers who have been helping to kickstart our largest fundraiser of the year. Proceeds from the Ya Gotta Regatta breathe life into our mission to make sailing inclusive and accessible for all. And our success would not be possible without your help to put the wind in our sails. So, thanks for all you do!

We have been listening closely to the recommendations from our regatta fundraising teams on ways to better streamline the process, and we will be hosting an evening webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 20th at 7PM on effective fundraising tips and tools for our teams. Make sure to register to receive the zoom link. The Zoom webinar will be recorded for those teams unable to attend. The evening meeting will provide valuable information on how teams can effectively fundraise during the final weeks.

• YGR Volunteers

Volunteer slots are still open for power-boat operators and race-committee members. We also are in need of additional volunteers to support the afternoon celebration under the BMI Pavilion. We will open the festivities to the larger surrounding community in South Baltimore, inviting all to come down to the waters edge and celebrate the day’s race and outstanding programming from the past season, which has seen significant growth as we continue to steer our way out of the pandemic.

Mission Moment

• Fleet Week

The one thing the DSC loves are boats. And the next best thing we love are people who love boats. So, for this edition’s Mission Moment, we want to give a shout out to all the volunteers across Baltimore who worked hard to make this year’s Baltimore Fleet Week a success. Thanks to Sail Baltimore and its armada of volunteers, our Charm City welcomed thousands of visitors who came out to view the wide range of naval and tall ship vessels that spent the week on Baltimore Harbor. From Fells Point to Port Covington, sailors from around the world took in Baltimore’s rich maritime history, which culminated with a fire works display over Fort McHenry. Reports were quite moving from our DSC cruisers, who embarked on a moonlight sail to view the fireworks from the water, offering a similar vantage to that of Francis Scott Key when he drafted his Star Spangled Banner from aboard a ship during the Battle of Baltimore 208 years earlier. 

• DSC open house

We especially would like to recognize all of our volunteers who showed up in force this past Saturday for the DSC Open House. Over 60 guests took sail with DSC skippers and crew, having an opportunity to admire the ships and shoreline teaming with visitors out for Fleet Week returned to Baltimore Harbor. Our accessible sail volunteers were also available to make sure the event was inclusive for all. Emotions soared as F-18 fighter jets performed low altitude fly-Byes over the naval ships. at the same time our guests experienced a freedom of their own on the water with one of the best views Baltimore has to offer.

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