I am officially announcing I am embarking on a Paralympic Sailing Campaign for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, Brazil! I will be training with Team Paradise in Miami, FL!
I am so very excited for this adventure and so excited to see what all can be achieved!
I have absolutely nothing to lose and only everything to gain!
This will take a lot of time, dedication, determination and money to achieve this goal.
For anyone who would like to make a donation to my campaign you may click on the DONATE button on this page.
I am thanking you in advance for your wonderful support and encouragement! It is appreciated more than you will ever know!
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
Harriet Tubman
Sailing a SKUD 18 in Miami, FL with Team Paradise!
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Living Life Without Limits
My name is Nichole Rider and I am a disabled sailor who lives in beautiful landlocked Wyoming! I am fairly new to the sport of sailing as I just started in April of 2010. I had never sailed before I went to Miami, FL for vacation in April 2010. While in Miami, I had the great pleasure of meeting Kerry Gruson and Juan Carlos Gil (also disabled sailors) and their friend John Muir who took me sailing on the Sonar owned by Kerry and I was hooked from the first time I took the helm, thus finding my passion in life!
Over the course of the summer, I exploded into the sailing world, racing in 6 regattas. I raced in all but one regatta in a 17 foot ODay Day Sailer and the other regatta I raced in an E Scow. The other boats I have sailed include a Sonar, Wavelength 24, Atlantic 30, J/22, J/24, Catalina 25, an Ideal 18 and an Access 303 Wide Dinghy. With thanks to all of my new sailing friends, this has been quite an accompishment for me as a partial quadriplegic!
With my new found passion and my eagerness to share my energy and enthusiasm, I have become very active in my local sailing community. Getting others out on the water, whether new or experienced, able or disabled sailors, in a boat every chance I get. I started the Windy Wyoming Sailing Club in Laramie, WY with a couple of sailing friends. We are more of a virtual club with membership of 64 thus far! I was named Sailor of the Week by US SAILING the first week of December 2010 and I was the ARGO Challenge Ambassador of the Week in February 2011. In addition, in December 2010 I had the opportunity to be in the Winterfest Boat Parade in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on the float The 12 Dinghies of Christmas with Anna Tunnecliffe, the 2008 Gold Medalist in the Laser Radial. I also helped to spearhead the effort to bring the first ever Road to Rolex Womens Sailing Clinic to Denver, CO that was open to able and disabled women sailors of all ability levels and was held June 10-12, 2011.
My sailing goals for 2011 are to race in as many regattas as possible in preparation for the 2011 Mobility Cup in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada August 29 - September 2, 2011 and the 2011 J/22 World Championships in New Orleans, LA, USA October 9-15, 2011.
Individuals or organizations wishing to support my sailing endeavors may donate to Active Disabled Americans (which is a non-progit 501 c 3 so donations are tax deductible)in the name of Team Wind Rider. Donations can be made by clicking the Donate button in the upper right corner of this page. Thank you!!
Over the course of the summer, I exploded into the sailing world, racing in 6 regattas. I raced in all but one regatta in a 17 foot ODay Day Sailer and the other regatta I raced in an E Scow. The other boats I have sailed include a Sonar, Wavelength 24, Atlantic 30, J/22, J/24, Catalina 25, an Ideal 18 and an Access 303 Wide Dinghy. With thanks to all of my new sailing friends, this has been quite an accompishment for me as a partial quadriplegic!
With my new found passion and my eagerness to share my energy and enthusiasm, I have become very active in my local sailing community. Getting others out on the water, whether new or experienced, able or disabled sailors, in a boat every chance I get. I started the Windy Wyoming Sailing Club in Laramie, WY with a couple of sailing friends. We are more of a virtual club with membership of 64 thus far! I was named Sailor of the Week by US SAILING the first week of December 2010 and I was the ARGO Challenge Ambassador of the Week in February 2011. In addition, in December 2010 I had the opportunity to be in the Winterfest Boat Parade in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on the float The 12 Dinghies of Christmas with Anna Tunnecliffe, the 2008 Gold Medalist in the Laser Radial. I also helped to spearhead the effort to bring the first ever Road to Rolex Womens Sailing Clinic to Denver, CO that was open to able and disabled women sailors of all ability levels and was held June 10-12, 2011.
My sailing goals for 2011 are to race in as many regattas as possible in preparation for the 2011 Mobility Cup in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada August 29 - September 2, 2011 and the 2011 J/22 World Championships in New Orleans, LA, USA October 9-15, 2011.
Individuals or organizations wishing to support my sailing endeavors may donate to Active Disabled Americans (which is a non-progit 501 c 3 so donations are tax deductible)in the name of Team Wind Rider. Donations can be made by clicking the Donate button in the upper right corner of this page. Thank you!!
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