They'll be sailing with Captain Richard Gillette on his 51 foot ketch Pegasus. Pegasus, named after the winged horse of Greek mythology, was built in Maine in 1972 to an Alden design. 51 feet long overall, built of Philippine mahogany and displacing about 23 tons, Pegasus is a classic heavy displacement, full keel sailing vessel.
Pegasus Sails Through Hurricane Bob, 1989
In her first decade, Pegasus sailed from the East Coast to the Caribbean each year and conducted marine research. Pegasus survived Hurricane Bob in Woods Hole in 1989, being hit by a tornado in Florida, and was trucked to California in 1994 to become the flagship of the Pegasus Project.
Kids Aboard the Pegasus
Since 1994, Pegasus has sailed with a volunteer crew taking thousands of kids on the Bay as the Pegasus Project. Pegasus also sails each year in the annual Master Mariners' Regatta at the end of May and has won her division twice.
The Pegasus Summer Sailstice sail will take kids from Nancy's list out to enjoy San Francisco Bay on Summer Sailstice. Here's some more from Pegasus and Nancy's List on their last sail and the invite for this one:
One 9-year-old leukemia child said,
"When I am sailing with my brother and my mom,
I forget I even have cancer."
Little Harry, age 3
and struggling with leukemia since he was 6 months old, said,
"This is the happiest day of my life."
So sign up very quickly
since everyone in the world will want to sail on Sailstice.
Please contact me
Nancy@NancysList.org
for information and reservations.
This is FREE for kids and teens living with cancer
and their buddies and families.
With immense gratitude and love to Captain Richard
and the Pegasus Project,
Nancy Novack Ph.D.
www.NancysList.org
Pegasus on San Francisco Bay.