The sailing instructors are aided by a staff of coordinators. Some, like Colin and Jen, are well noticed and appreciated by community sailing members. Others, like Dave D’Angelo of Vermont Adaptive, can fly under the radar of the average Community Sailing member. While Dave does not work for the Sailing Center, he does work with the us on a daily basis, helping to coordinate our adaptive sailing program. For those who don’t know, our adaptive program aims to get folks of all abilities sailing and enjoying Lake Champlain. We even have a specially designed boat, an adaptive sonar, that gives people with limited mobility a chance to drive the boat. Dave has been a big help this summer, not only with setting up great programs for Vermont Adaptive, but also during busy and hectic times. He’s always there willing to give us a hand. I’ve seen him hop in a motor boat and help us get folks off the water before a storm hits. I’ve also seen him “test the water temperature” on those really hot and windless days by throwing a massive cannonball off of our dock. We’ve had some really great adaptive programs this summer so I just wanted to give a huge high five to Dave for making it happen and for doing all the good work that he does.
