The sailing season came to a close on November 6th, but not before our new sail wardrobe from North Sails was bent on and tested! […]
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EFNE Gala
On Friday November 6th, our partner Epilepsy Foundation New England, held its annual gala. Unlike previous years, COVID effected plans and the event was held […]
Sail for Hope
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tufts Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Research Alzheimer’s Disease
In Phil’s role as a scientist, he heads an active research laboratory that studies neurological conditions, including epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. In April 2020 he […]
Neuroscientist Phil Haydon Sets Sail to Talk About Epilepsy
After an accident as a teenager, he developed the disorder. He then studied the brain to better understand his own seizures, and now plans to […]