Students Set Sail Through Federally Funded Program

The excitement beams from Sean Kiely's face as he cranks the winch raising the main sail on Laurie Simms' 27-foot sailboat on Canyon Ferry Reservoir.

Kiely, 12, is ecstatic to be on the water, conscious of the vessel's anatomy, and attentive to the direction from Simms, a local sailing instructor.

Derek Lund is more of a fair-weather sailor. When the wind picks up and the boat starts heeling, the 12-year-old Lund quickly scurries to the cabin below where...

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