Herreshoff Marine Museum presents Saving Sailing and Nicholas Hayes

by Herreshof Marine Museum on 16 Dec 2009 The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame is pleased to welcome author Nicholas D. Hayes as a guest speaker on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Please join us to hear about this new book, which engages sailors and parents everywhere with a call to action for a revival of family sailing, and the life lessons that can be learned through teaching sailing to youth and adult community groups.

About The Book
Participation in sailing is declining in America, down more than 40% since 1997 and 70% since 1979. In this wide-ranging book, researcher and avid sailor Nicholas Hayes explains why.

The book shows how pressures on free time have increased, and how, in response, many Americans have turned to less rewarding forms of spectator or highly structured activities and away from lifelong, family-based, multi-generational recreation. Saving Sailing builds a case for choosing how to spend free time better, using it to seek quality experiences with families and friends through life - long pastimes like sailing.

The author notes that sailing is quite affordable, by virtue of community coop sailing clubs found around the country. The main challenge, he sug - gests, is to develop an active system of mentoring, especially between generations.

One reader commented'. . . an engaging and thoughtful read. As a sailor, I’ve ‘met’ all the people and heard all the stories Nick discusses but could never have connected all the insights and lessons into such a cohesive argument for change in every individual’s and family’s approach to sailing and life. Nick connects us to the value of a ‘life pastime’ with solid data, yet told with the open heart of a passionate sailor and story teller. Dedicated sailors will enjoy the read and recognize more about the values sailing offers.However, the lessons taught can be understood and utilized by every family regardless of their personal pastimes.” – John Arndt, Latitude 38

Nick Hayes is a market researcher and partner at the consulting firm FiveTwelve Group, and is active in the Milwaukee sailing scene. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

For more information: www.herreshoff.org www.SavingSailing.com