The Northwest's Sailing Program for People with Disabilities

Launched in 1991, Footloose Sailing Association is the Northwest's premiere sailing program for people of all disabilities. We are dedicated to bringing independence on the water and competence in the sport of sailing to our disabled members.

Please join us and ..."Leave Your Disability at the Dock"

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This site is offered for your enjoyment by a participant of Footloose Sailing Association. Footloose Sailing Association has no official part in its content. Change effective 9/1/2010

Please NOTE: The OFFICIAL website for Footloose is now:

www.footloosedisabledsailing.org

UPCOMING EVENTS-

2012 sailing events

See You There

12 or more sailing events are schedule each season from May through September every other Saturday.  We will have 8 day sails at the North Leschi Marina on Lake Washington at 400 Lake Washington Blvd. E. just north of Daniel’s Broiler.  Day sails run from noon until 5 p.m.  Our fleet of eight sailboats is designed for safe and fun sailing and can accommodate a wide range of disabled people.

Blake Island Overnight Cruise 2012

The ever-popular weekend cruise to Blake Island on Puget Sound will be July 28-29th. We sail from Elliot Bay Marina to Blake Island on Saturday, July 28, and return the next day.  Dinner and show at Tillicum Village (optional) is usually well attended.  A beach-side marshmallow roast ends the day. 28 to 52 members attend the event.

Space is limited to the number of boats available, which can change from year to year, so register early for 2012!.

Footloose Members leaving their disabilities at the dock

Sign Up and support Footloose 2012 (effective 10/15/09)

It’s time to sign up for the 2012 Season. 

Daily Trail Membership (Non Member) $15.00 per event

Individual Membership is $25 plus $10 at regular events; includes participant and care giver.

Family Membership is $45 plus $10 per person at regular events. This is for a family of 4. Request additional information

Season Pass - Individual Participants Only is $100; does not include special events such as Blake Island Cruise.

Season Family Pass = $250. For family of 4, all regular event fees included.

Memberships are for the calandar year Jan to December. Memberships purchased September 1 to December 31 goes towards following year membership.

Volunteers

Volunteering for Footloose is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have.  And you don’t have to be an experienced sailor to serve as a volunteer.  You can help with registration and operations or be a dock escort.  Our experienced all-volunteer staff will teach you the ropes and along the way you’ll learn about sailing yourself.  Come join us. Email to volunteer@footloosesailing.org

NEW TIMES FOR EVENTS:

Volunteers should arrive at 10am for setup and assignments and plan to stay till 6pm. Bring a lunch. it takes 25 people to run the event fully.

Participants should arrive around 11am to get registered and assigned to a boat. we want to load the NOON sailing at 1140 to 1145am. then as quickly as possible after that . 2nd sailing will start about 2:30 pm.