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US Sailing honors Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating with prestigious award
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By Bill Wagner
Capital Gazette |
Feb 09, 2020 at 9:49 AM
US Sailing meeting in which Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating was presented with a prestigious national award. From left, Robbie Pierce, son of Robie Pierce, Paul “Bo” Bollinger, and US Sailing President Cory Sertl on the flight deck of the USS Midway in San Diego. Photo taken by Elizabeth Bollinger. US Sailing meeting in which Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating was presented with a prestigious national award. (Elizabeth Bollinger)
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Don Backe had a dream to make the Chesapeake Bay more accessible to people with disabilities.
Backe, who had been paralyzed in an auto accident, founded Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB) in 1991 and began making an immediate impact. For three decades now, the non-profit organization and has provided sailing opportunities for physically [...]