Many hands make light work

While it's sad to see the end of the sailing season, everyone pitched in on October 22nd to put our sailboat and equipment away for the long Winter ahead making it a lot easier to take.

We really appreciated parents, sailors and friends who helped out on a sunny and unseasonably, but very welcomed, warm late-October Saturday.

PPSL Maintenance Chairman Geoff Wells did a great job leading the effort. Our volunteers are pictured sitting on our sailboats covered up for the Winter (left to right) Nathan Davidson, Silas Davidson, Kai Roth, Alex Smotrov, Jason Roth, Nat Green, Conner Berry and Goeff Wells.

Sailing book donation

We were pleased to receive an anonymous donation through our Amazon Charity List of five Learn- to-Sail Right! books.

Published by the US Saling Association, the beginner's sailing book is used by sailing programs across the country to help new sailors learn the basics of sailing. It also includes information on how to observe changing weather conditions to promote sailing safety.

Please consider making a purchase for the Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League through the Amazon Charity List link provided below. Or consider making a donation (see donation link below) to support our effort to provide a no-turn-away sailing program for Pittsburgh area high school students.

PPSL included in legislative briefing

The Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League was represented at an October 13th Port of Pittsburgh Commision (PPC) legislative and Industry cruise on the Gateway Clipper. The event included a briefing for State legislators and staff on a range of water infrastructure needs and the economic importance of commercial and recreational uses of our area rivers. 

A river cruise, that was part of the event, passed by the PPSL amphitheater location. Our fleet of sailboats was clearly visible to the State elected officials and staff. A number of legislators were very interested in hearing about our sailing program. PPSL chairman Joe Kirk (right side of photo) was asked to provide brief remarks on river sailing and safety measures as one of a number of presentations on area river-related recreation programs.

Representatives of the commercial boating industry at the meeting concurred that the PPSL safety procedures have worked well. They appreciated the communication with commercial vessels. A Gateway Clipper representative also noted that passengers enjoy seeing and photographing sailing on our rivers.

We really appreciate the invitation to the briefing by Port of Pittsburgh Commission and PPC Executive Director May Ann Bucci and inviting us to offer remarks at the event.

Our corporate sponsors

To learn more about our corporate sponsorship program, email us at  sailpittsburgh@gmail.com