Sunsail, the world's largest sailing vacations company, had a fantastic response to the contest in 2000 and with the support of Performance Sailcraft, Douglas Gill and West Marine, will hold a second contest in 2001. The Why I Will Always Sail writing contest invites kids ages 8 to 18 to express in 300 words or less why they will always sail. The contest is designed to inspire more enthusiasm for sailing among kids and to encourage kids to view sailing as an ageless activity.
Sailing is an excellent sport for kids.
It is from those childhood experiences that sailing became a life-time passion of mine. Those great memories would not have been possible without the support of my parents and the junior sailing community. The goal of the writing contest is to support the sailing community by encouraging junior sailors to recognize that the sport of sailing is a life-long activity. Contest winners will be notified in September 2001 and invited to attend Sunsail's Awards Ceremony held at the Annapolis Boat Show in October 2001. In addition, the first 300 entries will receive a complimentary contest T-shirt for participating.