Emergency Relief Needed
SFS is not administering immediate earthquake relief. If you would like to lend support to an effective, reputable organization that is on the ground in Haiti today please visit the following websites and consider making a monetary donation:
Monies donated to SFS will be used to pursue our mission of supporting subsistence fishermen through long-term relief programs to empower Haitians to become self-sufficient. To make a donation to SFS, please use the 'donate' link below.
Contribute
We gladly accept contributions of sails, scrap sail material, sail repair kits (needles, thread, etc.), and monetary donations.
To make a monetary donation please use the button below:
Contributions, both in-kind and monetary, are tax-deductible.
We will usually pick-up sail donations in the South Florida area. If located outside the South Florida area, please contact us for shipping instructions or to see if there is a volunteer sail collector in your area.
Contact us by e-mail (sailsforsustenance at gmail.com) if you would like to make a donation. Please include the following information, when applicable:
Name, address, phone number, yacht club affiliation, and type of donation. If you are donating sails, please indicate what size boat they originate from, and what type of sail (main, jib, etc.)
How It Works
Although our mission is global, most of the process occurs locally. Volunteer SFS sail collectors throughout the country raise awareness among their local sailing community through traditional methods of outreach-approaching sailing schools, speaking at regattas, announcements in yacht club newsletters, etc. Learn more about becoming a volunteer sail collector.
Once a collector’s cargo has reached critical mass, SFS connects them with a volunteer driver (typically sailors trailering a boat to Miami for a regatta) who is able to transport the sails to SFS headquarters in Miami, FL. Learn more about becoming a volunteer driver.
Sails are flaked, rolled, and bagged at HQ in Miami.
Prior to being shipped to Haiti, all sails are inventoried and cataloged with respect to condition, material, size, type, etc. SFS can link every sail from donor to recipient community.