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Shake-A-Leg Miami's Sunday Social offers people with disabilities a safe, inclusive place to try water sports, build independence and make new friends.

On January 21, Shake-A-Leg Miami held its first Bay Day of the year, with powerboat rides, sailing, music and food for people with disabilities.

The Shake-A-Leg Miami Veterans Fishing Program took veterans out on Biscayne Bay every Thursday to fish for snapper, grouper and bonefish together.

Seventeen participants in Shake-A-Leg Miami's Marine and Hospitality Vocational Program trained in boat maintenance, hospitality and customer relations.

Shake-A-Leg Miami hosted the second round of the 97th Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta, as sailors from around the globe raced and fans cheered from shore.

Veracity won the 2023 Etchells World Championship on Biscayne Bay, beating sailors from around the world, including Manalaga, Nemesis and Bungee Smuggler.

Don Wilson's Convexity won the M32 Regatta overall after strong winds and choppy seas tested teams from around the world, including Rated X and Pursuit.

On January 31, 2024, Shake-A-Leg Miami welcomed the Spirito di Stella, Andrea Stella's 56-ft wheelchair-accessible catamaran, on its global voyage.

Harry Horgan and the team opened the new year thanking the City of Miami and donors for keeping Shake-A-Leg Miami's programs open to sailors of all kinds.

Pulitzer Prize winner Patrick Farrell's UM photography students showed 'The Village in Profile,' Coconut Grove portraits sold to benefit Shake-A-Leg Miami.

UM School of Architecture students presented ideas for accessible houseboats and cruise lines at Shake-A-Leg Miami, beside a replica of Hemingway's Pilar.

Through Sunday Social, young adults with disabilities kayaked, paddleboarded and sailed at Shake-A-Leg Miami, improving their health and making friends.