Power & Motoryacht

SEA TRIALS

Somewhere else in the world, it was a typical morning. But for nine families and a handful of volunteers gathered under the awning of the Coral Ridge Yacht Club in Ft. Lauderdale, there would never be another one quite like this.

On a bright, sunlit day under an Alice-blue sky, the families and their volunteer hosts were at the club’s marina to embark on an outing called “Weller Days,” sponsored by Freedom Waters Foundation (FWF) a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic boat excursions for individuals and families coping with a variety of disabilities and special needs. The foundation also serves veterans

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