A Filipino-American kid goes from beginner to Certified Sailing Instructor. He loved the job. He grew every day. And look where he is now.
Sterling Syquia tells the tale
Growing up confused and scared is common for a gay kid discovering herself or himself or themselves. Is it OK to be gay, and a sailor? One worried boy finally came out in college. The sailing team elected him captain.
John DeRuff shares his journey to the light
Three girls tell about their teenage jobs in fresh air and sunshine, developing leadership and having FUN on the ladder from camper to instructor-in-training (an IIT) to Certified Sailing Instructor.
Destiny Simpson, Keagan Gillespie and Grace O’Neil have stories to tell
Destiny, Keagan and Grace talk about a day on the water, teaching newbies at Jackson Park YC, Chicago
Siebel Coaches Chris Childers, Meredith Dart, and Janel Zarkowsky discuss the vision of the Siebel Sailors Program and coaching youth.
Happy Earth Day! Virginia, a Treasure Island local and member of TISC uses STEM learning models to help discuss reducing single-use plastics in our homes and collecting marine debris.
Joaquin, sailing instructor, at the Treasure Island Sailing Center helps us keep up our sailing skills with the first in a series of videos on different types of knots and how the step-by-step process for making each knot.
Coastal waters are always in motion. They’re going somewhere, and so is every river, and that motion is what we call a current. If you study currents of moving water—and learn the tricks of ranging—you will know what’s making you faster or slower.
College sailor Preston Anderson explains
We create opportunities for people to learn and grow through sailing by providing facilities, sailing instruction, and access to the water for people of all socio-economic backgrounds, abilities and skill levels from novice to Olympian.
To provide San Francisco with a first rate community sailing center that provides universal access to and lifelong connections with the Bay.
To serve ALL children in our community and to teach them more than sailing.
Treasure Island Sailing Center | 698 California Ave. Building 112, San Francisco, CA 94130 | (415) 421-2225 | info@tisailing.org
