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For many of Buffalo’s waterfront visitors, it was a memorable moment when Amistad visited us several years ago. Over 100,000 visitors in just a few days.
We organized a small fleet of boats, school children were on-board, it was an amazing experience. Our hope is that this floating good will ambassador will assist in opening up [...]
Jessica Watson – Photo: Ben Upton
The Australian, 16-year-old, Jessica Watson just finished her solo sailing around the world, nonstop and unassisted. Yesterday she finally arrived in Sydney, her home port, after 210 days and more than 23.000 nautical miles sailing.
She have chosen a route that is a traditionally recognized path and distance for ‘around the world sailors’. As this [...]
In record wind with gusts over 60 MPH the boats stayed by the dock and we were inside the Naval Museum
until 1 PM. Thank you to our members/friends, students and visitors who defied the nature and came down to the waterfront on such a day!
It just once again reemphasize that without any building space, which [...]
Do you know what is the Plastiki ?
Plastiki is a catamaran constructed with 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles. Her crew embarked (20 March) in a 100-day eco-mission from San Francisco to Sydney. Their objective: witness some of the most devastating waste accumulation on our planet composed mostly of plastic.
Pledge to better our oceans and planet.
Reduce, reuse, recycle [...]
Hi- decided to show you this action filled snippet on how fast a sailing boat goes when the wind is strong and the crew is experienced looks like. This is of course not something we practice on our courses, we would not expose any beginner for something that may be considered as scary, compare this [...]
What a perfect day on-board Fireboat Cotter, a historic landmark along Buffalo’s River. The occasion was the Boom Days – yearly spring ritual and celebration of the ice boom removal.
Rick Smith & friends have made this celebration a great family fest and tradition.
Sail Buffalo Sailing School was happy to be invited on the vessel, and [...]
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