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Donations to Non-profits
Feb 01, 2010
We donate 10% of all of our revenues (not just a portion of profits) to several local non-profits. While this may be a bad business idea (particularly in a down economy) it sure makes us feel good to be helping our community.
Why do we donate so much to non-profits?
Why not. It makes us feel good about the sailing charters and allows us to support our community.
Can the passengers select where the donations go?
Sure, let us know which non-profit you would like to support. We have supported bike-a-thons and marathons in 2010.
2010 donations
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Intl. (Sponsoring one of our sailing clients in a summer 2010 bike-a-thon)
- Trips for Kids (providing bikes and bike riding for at-risk youth)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area
- Operation Smile
- Room to Read (A sailing client is running a marathon in Antarctica to raise $26,200 towards building a school in South Africa)
- Abilities United
- Girl Scouts of Northern CA
- Spaulding Center
- March of Dimes
- Environmental Volunteers
- Mono Lake Foundation
- Mother Milk Bank of San Jose
- Fairmeadow Elementary School
- Santa Clara County Peace Officers Association
- Stockton College Foundation
- NAWA Academy (school for hearing impaired in Northern California)
- .. Come sailing with us and add your favorite non-profit .....
2006-2009 donations have included:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area
- California Aids Ride
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- United Way
- Several elementary schools, middle schools and high schools
- Covenant Children's Center
- Unicef
- Mothers Milk Bank of San Jose
- Marine Mammal Center
- Farallone Marine Sanctuary Association
- Mono Lake Foundation
- Spaulding Center
- Sailing Education Adventures
It was a beautiful, Thursday evening in mid-July on the San Francisco Bay. Our guests who were visiting from Kansas City, along with their 2 grandchildren from Colorado, prepared for their summer evening sail, hoping to witness the breathtaking beauty of the Bay Area at sunset. Little did they know, they were about to be treated to a surprise that would make their experience all the more incredible—a rare, fog-free evening on the bay!
Come sailing with us and part of your charter will be donated to Canine Companions!
Welcome to Angel Island. We had another wonderful trip from San Francisco for an Angel Island picnic and history walk. Two boats with 30 passengers. We started from San Francisco at 10 am and motor-sailed out to the Golden Gate Bridge. Under the bridge we got to see the Marin headlands and the Point Bonita Lighthouse. We got to howl under the bride - and hear our echo. Everyone got a hand at steering the boat as we went over to the calmer area near Angel Island. We saw LOTS of harbor seal sleeping on the docks at the island - they did not seem to care that we were visiting. Great picnic lunch with more sandwiches, snacks, desserts and drinks than could be eaten. Some of the group decided to hike around the island on the fire road (2 1/2 hour hike). Others decided to go on the more leisurely Angel Island history walk with Captain Kirk. Great views of Tiburon, Belvedere, the entire San Francisco bay entrance and the Golden Gate Bridge. Discussion about the history of San Francisco Bay, the Gold Rush, Civil war, building of the bridges, the end of the ferry services up to modern maritime traffic. Sailing back to San Francisco at the end of the day it was windy along the "slot". A few brave souls got some salt water spray on the front of the boat. The sun was out with a few puffy clouds and just a hint of fog. A perfect day.
Step it up a notch. Kick the sad 2020 work-from-home vibes to the curb. Put on your finest sailing garb and take a cruise in the bay! Our guests today looked pretty dapper, picnicking and watching the world go by under their jazzy straw hats. These hep-cats started the morning in Alameda, our newest home for Osprey. It was a calm, quiet morning, and as with fall sailing, the day turned out to be warm and pleasant. No more wild gusty winds like in the summer - September is the start of the best season to enjoy the SF Bay.
Why not escape the cloudy, foggy summer in San Francisco? Osprey met our intrepid travelers at Pier40 in San Francisco and set out, using the chilly winds and favorable tides to carry us across the central bay. Breaking into the warm sunny skies over Sausalito, Tiburon, and Belvedere, we could just begin to see our final destination: lunch at the historic dock and restaurant, Sam’s Anchor Cafe. Our custom lunch trips bring lots of smiles and laughter - such fun to end the sailing adventure, glide into the dock, and enjoy delicious seafood & cocktails waiting for you. We store all your belongings so you can fully enjoy an escape from the average day and spoil you and your friends to a real icon of the bay sailing scene. This is a subtitle for youpost
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