Sail To Recovery

AVF's Sail to Recovery program offers veterans, active duty, military & first responders sailing therapy opportunities with peers, spouses & family.

According to a briefing released on February 1, 2013, by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), at least 22 veterans commit su***de every day in America! Furthermore, young male veterans (under the age of 30) are three times more likely to commit su***de than civilian males in the same age range. The statistics have also increased for female veterans in all age brackets. To put this in persp

ective, at least "22 a day" translates to at least 8,030 deaths a year! This number of 8,030 is a minimum number of veterans who are ending their own lives each year! We, as a nation, are losing more soldiers each year at home than all soldiers Killed in Action in all wars and operations since the first Iraq war! According to mental health professionals, nearly one-quarter of all veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or major depression. From the statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), approximately 83,000 veterans live in The Greater Central Valley and Central Foothills. It is because of the above reality that Power Talk 1360AM\1280AM, American Veterans First and Stockton Sailing Club have partnered with their expertise to provide effective sailing therapy for traumatized and wounded veterans. The sailing therapy is similar in concept to veterans working with horses or being exposed to a stressful environment where they can show a success. From comfortable day long trips in the summer to intense racing in harsh freezing cold conditions in the winter, sailing brings mental relief to our wounded veterans. There is definitively no doubt that sailing heals and we are proud to say that we contribute to this healing process. The immersion into an environment where everybody's work counts and a collective will be applied to survive has two effects: while it cleanses the mind it also shows that expertise developed in combat can be applied with success towards competitive sailing or just recreational sailing. Even though at times it can be seen as extreme, this sailing activity is not dangerous! Taking veterans sailing provides an often new and definitively liberating experience. Veterans are exposed to new sounds, new feelings, new or renewed social interaction and new types of challenges. Learning to sail at Stockton Sailing Club and being supported by others while on a sailboat on the San Joaquin River Deep Water Channel at the Port of Stockton exposes our veterans to positive and constructive stress. It forces each veteran to work with other unfamiliar veterans to make a team that gets the boat moving! Our Sail to Recovery program is modeled after a successful and award winning Sail Ahead program in Long Island, New York, that now has served thousands of veterans. The veterans returning from sailing trips are energized, eager to set sail again and relish the mental freedom sailing provides. We pride ourselves in being on the home-front for our returning veterans and fighting PTSD, the invisible enemy! Our mission is to heal wounded veterans through sailing, our fleet is potentially every sailboat moored in every single bay around the Delta... this is a work in progress! Simply put, sailing is positively one of the best therapies for many.

11/24/2022

Do NOT make me regret it.

04/16/2021

Read this! It’s important.

Follow Skeleton Crew Sailing and HELL OR HIGH SEAS
https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/destinations/sailing-cape-horn-for-survival/

Did you catch 's article about the voyage in World Magazine? Awesome read, check it out.

https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/destinations/sailing-cape-horn-for-survival/

Marine Corps locates sunken amphibious assault vehicle with human remains on board

08/05/2020

Prayers for the families. 😢

Marine Corps locates sunken amphibious assault vehicle with human remains on board The vehicle was found under 385 feet of water and approximately 1,500 meters off the island’s shore.

06/13/2020

Area D-Day Observance Feeds The Community “It was a great day,” stated AVF CEO Duke Cooper. “The comments that we kept getting was that they had not seen so many smiling faces at one time for several months. People were laughing and carrying on. It was a feel good day.”

12/21/2019

https://www.kcra.com/article/military-burial-flag-found-in-stanislaus-county-veterans-search-for-family/30290931

Military burial flag found in Stanislaus County; veterans search for family A veteran’s burial flag was found on the side of the road in Stanislaus County. Now, a group of veterans is working together to find the man’s family.

01/04/2019

Amazing!

REMEMBER ABBY SUNDERLAND?
Abby was the Southern California sailor who departed LA in 2010 on an attempt to be the youngest person to sail solo and non-stop around the world. Her Open 40 was largely untested when she left and she was forced to stop in Mexico for repairs. She stopped again in Cape Town before she was dismasted in the Indian Ocean and rescued, her boat abandoned. Well, that boat was found New Years Eve off the South Australian coast, off Kangaroo Island, eight and a half years after her rescue. Abby remains the youngest sailor (16) to round Cape Horn, solo. (photo by South Australian Police)

12/28/2018

CORPORAL RONIL SINGH MEMORIAL FUND (Newman Police Department)

The Stanislaus Sworn Deputies Association (SSDA) has established a Corporal Ronil Singh, Newman PD Memorial Fund. Donations can be made several ways:

In Person:
Any West America Bank Branch to the Corporal Ronil Singh Memorial Fund
(Newman Police Department)

Mailed to:
Stanislaus Sworn Deputies Association
Corporal Ronil Singh Memorial Fund
PO Box 2314
Ceres, CA 95307

Online:
https://www.stanislaussworn.com/donation.html

Please be aware there are NO other approved or authorized memorial fund or online fundraising accounts that will be established.

SSDA - Donation Make a donation to the Corporal Ronil Singh Memorial Fun

12/28/2018

Our hearts are broken. Thoughts and prayers for the family, the department and staff. FALLEN OFFICER REMEMBERED: Newman Police Chief Randy Richardson speaks about Cpl. Ronil Singh, 33, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop.

Read more >> https://bit.ly/2BHkqqy

11/16/2018

American Veterans First is proud to announce our new program. Pets For Vets, AVF has joined with Astro Foundation of Oakdale. Astro is a no kill Foundation, to help combat PTSD. We save a pet and change a vets life, Emotional companions. Looking for volunteers, contact us at. [email protected]

11/11/2018

It’s Veterans Day. Consider supporting Skeleton Crew Sailing in their mission to sail around Cape Horn in a small boat to bring awareness to Veterans su***de.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1051292223/hell-or-high-seas

11/11/2018

Thank you for your service.

LIVE INTERVIEW with TexAgs Productions!!!

10/31/2018

Check out this interview with our friends at Skeleton Crew Sailing. Think about supporting this mission of awareness for Veterans! Help spread the word and donate to the journey to sail around Cape Horn.

LIVE INTERVIEW with TexAgs Productions!!! Listen in on some of our stories from the trip, and learn why we've created a kickstarter to help fund this last leg of the trip! Contribute at https://www.k...

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