Railey shares success of youth sailing initiatives
Article published on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 |
DUNEDIN - Olympic Silver medalist Zach Railey leads off the 24th Annual Dunedin Cup & Kiwanis Regatta festivities by sharing the tale of his road to world class success at the second annual Dunedin Regatta Ball on Saturday, Sept. 20, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Dunedin Country Club at 1050 Palm Blvd. in Dunedin.
The newly expanded waterfront affair sponsored jointly by the Dunedin Boat Club and the Kiwanis of Dunedin, continues the weekend of Sept. 27-28 with Sailboat Races, a festival in Dunedin’s Edgewater Park that will include a Children’s Art Tent from the Dunedin Fine Art Center, live music, games, food and crafts vendors. Races and festivities start at 10 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. each day.
In sailing jargon, tell-tales are used to show the flow and direction of the wind over the sails. The Kiwanis and Dunedin Boat Club tell-tales tell them it’s all for the kids. That’s how they have approached 24 years of organizing this tremendous event. Because after the wind has died down and all of the sailors have gone back to the marina is when the real work of the Dunedin Cup & Kiwanis Regatta begins.
The organizations have been able to donate tens of thousands of dollars to children’s causes throughout the years. This year, as they start their commitment to the burgeoning Dunedin Youth Sailing Association, they plan to add even more to that figure.
Early in its history, thanks to a dock built to accommodate schooners and sloops and the ingenuity of pioneers from as near as Georgia and as far as Scotland, Dunedin became one of Florida’s chief seaports and trading centers. At one time the village had the largest fleet of sailing vessels in Florida.
This festival supports a youth sailing program that fosters the values that Dunedin grew up on; responsibility, team-building, sportsmanship, and fairness in this ecologically sound sport.
Join in the fun and help make the lives of kids in Tampa Bay just a little bit better, one step at a time.
For more information, visit www.dunedincup.org; call 727-734.3749; or e-mail RCollman@collman-karsky.com.
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Article published on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008
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