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C H E S A P E A K E R E G I O N A C C E S S I B L E B O A T I N G
Bringing the thrill, freedom and therapeutic value of boating to persons with
disabilities, recovering warriors and local youth from at-risk communities.
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Table of contents ..........................................................................3
Mission Statement ........................................................................4
Welcome Letter .............................................................................5
Program Highlights .......................................................................6
Partners – Donors .........................................................................8
Partners – Sponsors .................................................................. 10
Partners – Volunteers ..................................................................11
Financial Statement .................................................................... 12
Auditor’s Letter ..............................................................................13
Future Goals ..................................................................................14
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Brad LaTour President
Scott Gitchell
David Hankey Vice President
Tarrant Lomax
Jonathan Adams Secretary/Treasurer
Matt Schaaf
Brian Jamieson Immediate Past President
Paul “Bo” Bollinger Ex-officio Executive Director
C R A B B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
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Bringing the thrill, freedom and therapeutic value
of boating to persons with disabilities, recovering
warriors and local youth from at-risk communities.
CRAB has established itself as the primary provider of
access to the Chesapeake Bay for persons with disabilities.
With more than 8 million people in the Baltimore-Annapolis-
District of Columbia area, it is estimated that there are over
one million persons facing the challenges and limitations
of disabilities. Also, this area has several medical facilities
dedicated to helping wounded warriors to recover from their
injuries. Add to that the local youth who may be facing
challenges in their communities, and there is quite a large
need for CRAB to continue to provide its services and
expand its programs and fleet.
Dear Friends of CRAB:
This past year has seen a whirlwind of activity for Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB), from new faces to new sailboats; new programs and exciting events. But as a former colleague of mine used to say “Don’t confuse activity with productivity.” So with productivity and accomplishments in mind, let me describe CRAB’s major achievements of 2017.
First let me start by saying nothing gets accomplished at CRAB without the strong support of our volunteers. We had 90 volunteer skippers, crew, and staff who donated over 2,000 hours in six months last year in support of 54 events. The professionalism of our volunteers was enhanced by the introduction of CRAB’s first Operations Manual which provided detailed instruction on how to provide the safest and most enjoyable learning environment for our guests on the water. The Operations Manual has now become a key component of the on-boarding process for new volunteers.
CRAB’s very purpose of providing sailing instruction to persons with disabilities increased substantially in 2017 as we worked with 17 organizations representing our guests for weekday Group Sails. We also conducted Sailing Clinics and Camps for persons with spinal cord injuries and local children from at-risk communities. We are pleased to report the number of camps being hosted in 2018 will double in number from last year. Nearly 800 guests, with 59% having a disability or challenge, sailed with CRAB.
The greatest accomplishment aside from bringing the thrill and freedom of sailing to our special guests was the complete
replacement of CRAB’s 30-year old fleet of four Catalina Free-dom 20’s with six brand new Beneteau First 22A’s (A for adap-tive). This was a major milestone for CRAB and we are thankful to Beneteau and Annapolis Yacht Sails for donating the first two boats. The generous support of three families provided CRAB with the financial resources to pay for 3 additional boats. The last boat was purchased using funds raised at the Boatyard Bar & Grill Regatta thanks to our many supporters.
One additional initiative that required a lot of CRAB’s time and focus during the past year and will in the future is the creation of an Adaptive Boating Center. By having our own facility in Annapolis our guests will not be faced with driving to a crowd-ed Sandy Point State Park that closes on summer weekends. It also will allow CRAB to expand its fleet to include a pontoon boat to take guests in wheelchairs on the Bay to fish or crab without leaving their wheelchair. This is no small effort and it will require the full support and commitment of the State, Anne Arundel County, and City of Annapolis to accomplish.
I wish to thank the CRAB Board of Directors who are providing the dedicated leadership to guide the organization to higher levels of service and expansion of our programs. The CRAB Staff and volunteers look forward to another exciting year with many new accomplishments and smiling faces on our guests!
Respectfully,
Paul “Bo” BollingerExecutive Director
M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T W E L C O M E
“Can we go again?”
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................... P R O G R A M H I G H L I G H T S
“The quality of life is determined by its activities.” – Aristotle (384-332 BC)
GROUP SAILS
For organizations that provide services
to people with disabilities, CRAB will
arrange a two hour sail for their clients
on weekdays.
SAILING CAMPSPartnering with the County and City
police departments, local children
from at-risk communities and police
share two day Kid’s Camp where the
children are taught the basics of sailing
and compete in a regatta.
SAILING CLINICSA two day sailing clinic is offered by
way of grant funding. The grant source
determines the disability focus of
the clinic. Training takes place in the
classroom and on the water.
Abilities Network
Annapolis City Police – Kids Sailing Camp
Anne Arundel County Police – Kids Sailing Camp
ARC of Central Chesapeake
ARC of Eastern Shore
ARC of Howard County
Bay Community Support Services
Bello Macre
Carroll County Bureau of Recreation – Therapeutic Recreation Group
Determined2Heal
Kids in Action
Maryland School for the Blind
Montgomery County Stroke Association
Muscular Dystrophy Association Teen Group
National Council on Independent Living
Opportunity Builders, Inc
United Cerebral Palsy DC
GROUP SAIL ORGANIZATIONS IN 2017
SailFreeEach month, April through October, volunteer skippers and crew welcome guests to SailFree
Sunday, an event designed to introduce persons with disabilities and their families to the free-
dom and therapeutic value of sailing. With the use of specialized equipment on the docks and
sailboats customized for accessiblity, this program allows guests to board boats easily and sail
safely. Guests enjoy new physical and cognitive behavioral experiences, learn leadership and
decision-making skills, and have fun making new friends on and off the water.
RegattasMany of CRAB’s guests take sailing to a higher, more
competitive level by participating in one or more of
CRAB’s four sailing regattas. Two regattas are held for
recovering warriors in April and September. The Don
Backe Memorial CRAB Regatta for disabled sailors,
hosted by the Annapolis Yacht Club, takes place in June.
The CRAB Cup (formerly known as the Boatyard Bar and
Grill Regatta), one of three races in the Weem’s & Plath’s
Triple Crown of Charity Sailing, is open to all sailors and
takes place in August at Eastport Yacht Club.
Other Programs
“Thank you for taking me the
farthest I have ever been from my wheelchair,
and the memory of the accident
that put me in it!”
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F I N A N C I A L S S T A T I S T I C S
Grants 31% $162,850
Programs 3% $15,133
Donations 34% $178,580
Donated Boat Sales 16% $83,450
Events 16% $84,755
TOTAL $524,768
INCOME
Programs 80% $229,661
Fundraising 6% $17,255
General & Admin 14% $40,191
TOTAL $287,107
EXPENSESFUNDRAISING
6%PROGRAMS80%
GENERAL & ADMIN
14%
GRANTS36%
EVENTS 18%
DONATED BOAT SALES
18%
PROGRAMS 3%
DONATIONS 25%
INCOME
EXPENSES
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
2017 – 2014 INCOME > EXPENSES2017
Income $524,768
Expenses $287,044
2016
Income $263,960
Expenses $205,869
2015
Income $170,691
Expenses $180,018
2014
Income $158,501
Expenses $181,1442014
Income Expenses
2015
Income Expenses
2016
Income Expenses
2017
Income Expenses
MONTHS OF SAILING
VOLUNTEER HOURS
INDIVIDUAL GUESTS
INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS
SPONSORS & DONORS
CUSTOMIZED SAILBOATS
EVENTS
2,100
351
789
54
90
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“I loved the racing….every-
one was getting involved….we were working
together….it’s phenomenal
and fun!”
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CRAB’s vision for the future is enormous, complex, insightful, bold, and at the same time, simple:
Although we have enjoyed the use of the marina at Sandy Point State Park, having CRAB
operations based there poses some issues with traffic back-ups on the Bay Bridge and early
closures of the park due to summer crowds reaching maximum capacity limits. Building an
Adaptive Boating Center in Annapolis would bring publicly accessible ADA floating docks to the
city and enable CRAB to offer: Adaptive Sailing, Rowing, Paddle Boarding, Canoeing, Kayaking.
There would be no limit to adaptive boating activities!
The CRAB Adaptive Boating Center (ABC) will provide training and jobs for local youths and
adults in support of all the boating programs, making the CRAB ABC a premier place to learn,
work and grow.
F U T U R E G O A L S
To create an adaptive boating center in Annapolis that provides sailing and boating experiences for persons with challenges and disabilities without limitations.
C H E S A P E A K E R E G I O N A C C E S S I B L E B O A T I N G
177 DEFENSE HIGHWAY | SUITE 9 | ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401
(410) 266-5722 | [email protected]
www.crabsailing.org
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