‘Sailing on a story’: Montreal relics used in boat-building workshops at Big O
;Resize=(620) "Jenneffer Alain, 27, from Repentigny, Que., sands the wood of a sailboat being refurbished at a winter workshop hosted at Montreal's Olympic Park by the non-profit Jeune Marins Urbain.")
A Montreal non-profit is helping to facilitate access to the water and world of sailing for those without the means, whether that’s time, money or access to people with relevant knowledge. It’s holding boat-building workshops this winter to refurbish their fleet to use for free sailing workshops in the summer.
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