Essential workers, sick children learn to sail in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Healthcare workers, children facing life-threatening illnesses and NYPD first responders were among the roughly two dozen people who buckled on life vests and boarded 26-foot sailboats on the Brooklyn waterfront to learn the fundamentals of sailing this past Sunday.
The sailing lessons marked the launch of a community outreach program by ONE15 Brooklyn Marina, located in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The excursions are partially funded by a grant from the NYC Police Foundation, with the sponsorship of the 84th Precinct.
Under the guidance of the marina’s Sail Club volunteers, participants learned skills like reading the wind, trimming sails, steering with a tiller and tacking. They took home with them not only new abilities, but a new perspective on the city.