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 […]
Author: Phil Haydon
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 […]
Sponsorship Announcement
We are excited to announce that UCB is the first corporate sponsor of Sail For Epilepsy in its brave and challenging sailing expedition in 2021 around the globe. The trip and goal of Sail for Epilepsy is to raise […]
Cruise Control
An act of senseless violence led to Phil developing epilepsy. Then, he decided to devote his life to researching the condition. By Matt Ng | Epilepsy Today Phil […]
The Importance of Sleep
Most neurologists will tell their patients who have epilepsy that they should take care to get quality sleep every night since sleep deprivation is thought to be a trigger for seizures in some. […]