MIGHTY MINIS By Peter Marsh & Nate Sandel
“Miniboats may be small, but they are mighty,” explains Nate Sandel, Education Director at the Columbia River Maritime Museum. “We’ve seen these boats capture the imagination of our students, but also many people from around the world who encounter the boats, help with a rescue, or simply follow the boats’ progress online.”
62 NORTHWEST YACHTING || APRIL 2020
There’s a heated debate going on among yachtsmen in clubs and committees all over the world about how to recruit young people to the sport. “Get ‘em young” is one idea, and requires investments in dinghies, instructors, waterfront facilities, not to mention strong financial support from parents. In Astoria, at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River, the Columbia Maritime
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