This past weekend we participated in Sail Newport’s annual Sail for Hope race, around Jamestown. In 2001, in the wake of the terrorist attacks on […]
Author: Phil Haydon
Facing Adversity
No matter where you live, your occupation, or your age, life will find a way of serving up challenges. Whether big or small, it is […]
Virtual Sailing Camp with Epilepsy Foundation New England
Each year, Epilepsy Foundation New England holds two, week-long sailing camps: one in Portland, ME and one in Newport, RI. Children and adults with epilepsy, […]
Practice Makes Perfect
Sail For Epilepsy spent the past two weekends participating in sail training events: The Newport Yacht Club Offshore 160 solo race and the double-handed Boston […]
Be Your Own Best Advocate
In 2011, I returned from an international trip and within 24 hours found myself in the hospital with a severe allergic reaction. Large regions of […]
Ready to Race
**EDIT: this race has been postponed to Saturday, July 11th, due to weather concerns. It will now be an out and back, depart Newport at […]
My Journey With Epilepsy
Unless you ask me about the scar on my head, you might never know I have epilepsy. The mark left by a thrown brick and subsequent metal plate that […]
Finding Ways to Gain Control
When I had my head injury at 15 years of age, I was confused about what I could and couldn’t do. There was a period […]
My Inspiration to Overcome Challenges: I can and I will
My Grandma Lil was, and still is, an inspiration to me. As a young kid I used to spend a lot of time with her, Grampy Joe and Uncle […]
Water Ballast
Cepheus, a Quest 33S, has some unconventional features compared to traditional sail boats. One of the intriguing ones for me is water ballast. Two water […]
