BAADS members on dock at Pier 40

Our Mission

BAADS strives to make all aspects of sailing accessible. To fulfill this mission, we offer weekly small boat & keelboat sailing out of South Beach Harbor, next to Oracle Park.

Learn more about what we do.

Join or Renew

Membership is open to all who share our mission of making sailing accessible to people with disabilities. Join or renew your membership now!

BAADS thanks South Beach Yacht Club for hosting us.

South Beach Yacht Club

 

New Participants

Whether you are a person with a disability or want to volunteer, fill out the New Participation Form to get started.

Click here for info on volunteering

Donate

BAADS is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization which relies on tax-deductible donations to run our programs. Boat donations and equipment are also accepted.

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News

BAADS Board Elections! Your chance to join the Board :)

Ahoy!  The BAADS Board of Directors is holding elections for new Board Members.  Now is your chance to join our leadership team!  If you are interested in running for the Board, or if you have questions, please contact Charles Wienbar, Board Secretary, at wienbar@yahoo.com or (650) 533-9276.  Voting will be from Nov 11 – Dec 11, there will be 5 Boards seats open for election, and the term is 2 years.  If you are interested in running, please forward your candidate statement to Charles Wienbar at wienbar@yahoo.com. Thank you.

Herb Meyer Regatta 2024 – Hoorah!

It’s a wrap for the 2024 Herb Meyer Regatta 2024, and we wish to thank all the many volunteers, racers, and safety crew for making this race weekend such a big success!

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Welcome to our 2024 BAADS Board!

In January, the board welcomed new board members Ed Blumenstock, Gary Cellini, and Tom Eby! The 2024 board is:

Commodore – Cristina Rubke

Vice Commodore – Ed Blumenstock

Secretary – Charles Wienbar

Treasurer – Tom Eby

Keelboat Director – Scott Foster

Small Boat Director – Chris Naughton

Racing Director – Jim Thweatt

Staff Commodore & Membership – Kathi Pugh

Pirate’s Log & Media – Josh Maddox

Safety Director – Charles Wienbar

SBYC Representative – Shannon Kastner

Safety Day with SFFD

Safety Day 2024 was attended by 25 BAADS and SBYC sailors, plus representatives from the San Francisco Fire Department Engine 35. The day included presentations on keelboat, small boat and dock safety awareness, preparation, and response which sparked discussions giving us all tangible examples of fundamental safety principles in action.
A big thank you to our Safety Director, Charles Weinbar.

A copy of the Safety Day slide deck, plus other resources has been posted at https://www.baads.org/safety/.
The safety event was followed by a great BAADS dock clean-up (thank you Scouts!) and we as always thank you!

Pirate’s Log – BAADS newsletter

BAADS welcomes your submissions to our semi-monthly newletter the Pirate’s Log – especially from our fellow sailors in and around our own sailboats. We can’t guarantee we’ll include every word or photo, but please email your articles that you think your fellow sailors would be interested in to pirateslog@baads.org

Click here to see our most recent newsletter
Click here to see all of 2022 & 2023
Click here to sign up for your own Pirate’s Log

BAADS in the News

Great article about BAADS in last Sunday’s East Bay Times. CLICK PHOTO to READ ARTICLE

2023 Badges are Here

Our 2023 membership badges are here! 2022 badges have expired so please make sure to get your new one. The cards are locked in “the cage” so any program director, keelboat skipper or board member should be able to get your badge for you next time you sail.
*** SBYC requires that all BAADS members wear our badges while in the Clubhouse. 

If you want your badge mailed to you, send a self-addressed envelope with two stamps. If you have a family membership, please include both names.

BAADS
Pier 40 The Embarcadero #16
San Francisco CA 94107

Show your support of BAADS by proudly displaying your 2023 membership badge.

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