Cruising World - November - December 2016

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UNDERWAY

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itting quietly at the
dock, the white O’Day
28.5 Jubilee, built more
than three decades ago,
doesn’t look like much of
a game-changer. But that’s
exactly what it’s been for more
than 300 people who have
been dealing with cancer —
either in treatment or finished
with it because there’s nothing
else to be done.
For the past two summers,
Vermonters Suzanne Johnson
and Glen Findholt have spear-
headed an organization called
Healing Winds to take those

patients, along with their
family and friends, sailing
on the scenic waters of Lake
Champlain aboard Jubilee, pro-
viding them with a brief but
valuable respite from their
everyday challenges.
Says Johnson: “It’s really the
one thing I know, from being
a cancer patient, that fami-
lies can do together, outside.
When you’re going through
chemo, even a simple thing
like walking to the mailbox is
a trek, so this is unique. The
patients can just sit in the
cockpit if they wish, or they

HEALING WINDS


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| 380 | 39 | 400 | 42 | 450 S - 450 F |52 S - 52 F | 560 | 620 | 40 MY | 630 MY | SEVENTY 7 |


FT LAUDERDALE: 560, 630 MY  PARIS: 42  DÜSSELDORF: 42, 450 F


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Healing Winds is outgrowing Jubilee, its 1985 O’Day 28.5,
and is looking for a sloop between 33 and 38 feet. If you’re
interested in donating, contact the organization.
Free download pdf