Stories

Shake-A-Leg Miami launched a Marine and Hospitality Vocational Program for adults with disabilities and wounded veterans, who study for a boater's license.

On October 12, Shake-A-Leg Miami and Students Offering Support honored veterans with a flag ceremony, their stories, adapted water activities and lunch.

On October 26, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart students volunteered at Shake-A-Leg Miami, clearing debris and plastics from Biscayne Bay mangroves.

On November 2, Ransom Everglades students spent a Day on the Bay at Shake-A-Leg Miami: mangrove clean-up, eco-tours, powerboat rides and electric boats.

On October 22, 2023, Holtz Children's Hospital patients and families sailed, kayaked and took boat tours with Shake-A-Leg Miami, with lunch by Sea Salt.

In We Can Sail's 'Kids Helping Kids' model, high school mentors kayak, sail and powerboat with children with disabilities and learn to champion inclusion.

Shake-A-Leg Miami joined the SCI Expo at the Lynn Rehabilitation Center to share its adaptive sailing, water sports and vocational programs with attendees.

Shake-A-Leg Miami's Columbus Day Regatta brought sailors of all ages and skill levels to Miami's waters for a day of racing capped by medals and trophies.

Veterans spend a day fishing with Shake-A-Leg Miami on adapted boats and gear, learning to cast, reel and bait with help from staff and volunteers.

On a field trip to Shake-A-Leg Miami, Kingdom Academy students learned about marine life, sailed, kayaked and ended the day with a boat ride on the bay.

On October 14, Shake-A-Leg Miami cut the ribbon on its Marine and Hospitality Vocational Program, a pilot backed by a $506,000 state appropriation.

The accessible Impossible Dream catamaran and a crew of 15 entered Newport's Ida Lewis Distance Race for the first time, abandoning it after a squall.