FIRST ANNUAL BOAT LAUNCH FOR DC’S NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE FOUNDATION AT THE CAPITAL YACHT CLUB

FIRST ANNUAL BOAT LAUNCH FOR DC’S NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE FOUNDATION SETTING SAIL AT THE CAPITAL YACHT CLUB-National Maritime Heritage Foundation First Annual Boat Launch;

Congresswoman Norton among special guests to help kick off the  2009 Sailing Season on Saturday, March 28.The National Maritime Heritage Foundation (NMHF) will hold its First Annual Boat Launch on Saturday, March 28, 2009 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at , and in partnership with, the Capital Yacht Club (38.52°N 77.01°W) .  Special Guests include Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and DC City Councilmember Tommy Wells (Ward 6.).

The Inaugural Boat Launch will celebrate the NMHF’s new fleet of vessels hitting the water for the first time in anticipation of the start of the 2009 sailing season.  The acquisition of this new fleet of training boats was made possible through a grant from the District of Columbia and from donations by parents of the NMHF’s youth sailors. 

For the last four years NMHF has undergone significant program growth.  In 2008 the foundation supported and worked with over 1,200 youth and 250 adult students through its Kids Set Sail, DC Sail, and High School Sailing programs in Southwest DC.  The NMHF’s other on-the-water offerings include Charters and Education Programs aboard American Spirit, a 65-foot Schooner which sails the Potomac River.