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Sailing
By Richard | August 7, 2007
Young Campers Sail Against the Wind
Artful Sport Focuses, Opens Up Youths With Learning Disorders
Matt Zapotosky | Washington Post
Tim Hodge’s long red hair blows away from his freckled face as he works the sail on a 14-foot boat on the St. Mary’s River. His eyes gaze intently up at the sail while fellow sailor Tobin Cooper steers.
It’s not the kind of focus one would expect from a 13-year-old with an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
In fact, it’s hard to tell that the Brendan Sail Training Program is a sailing camp for kids with learning disabilities.
The wind and water seem to bring out the youths’ social sides, although many have autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. They chatter away with one another at lunch, man the sails and rudders intently and speak eloquently about sailing.
At least as eloquently as can be expected from teenagers. MORE
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