NESS in the NEWS: Teen raises funds with solo sail from New London to Stonington
NESS and a member of NESS's Opti Race Team, Wilson, were featured in The Day!
"New London ― When Wilson Meunier Mott was brainstorming what to do for his 8th grade community service project at Monsignor Clarke School in Wakefield, Rhode Island, his love of sailing came to mind immediately.
'They have fundraising walks and runs. and we thought why not do a fundraising sail,' said his mother Erin Meunier.
The teen and his family, who live in Westerly, approached New England Science & Sailing Foundation, where he is a member of the Opti race team, with the idea.
On Wednesday morning, the 13-year-old set off on a solo sail on his Optimist sailboat for a long-distance sail from Green Harbor Beach in New London to the NESS dock in Stonington as a fundraiser for NESS’s Fund A Student Scholarship Challenge.
'This is definitely the furthest I’ve ever sailed alone,' said Wilson who started sailing with NESS four years ago, but has been on boats his whole life..."
"...'I’ve always loved being on the water,' said Wilson, 'and I wanted to make sure everyone else can experience it'..."
