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Reno gets sneak preview of new Disney documentary for sailing club fundraiser
The inspirational Morning Light film will be shown at UNR Friday, October 11 Reno, Nevada. Fifteen young sailors, six months of intense training, one chance at the brass ring. Roy E. Disney’s latest true-life documentary tells the story of the youngest crew ever to take on the 2,500 mile TRANSPAC ocean race. As crew of the 52-foot racing sloop Morning Light, these determined young men and women match their skills against some of the world’s top sailing professionals in the open ocean between California and Hawaii. This inspirational film will debut in Reno one week before it is scheduled to open in theaters as part of a fundraiser for Sierra Nevada Community Sailing, a local educational non-profit that has taken advantage of the Sparks Marina to bring sailing to youth and sailors with disabilities in the Reno-Sparks area for the first time.
| What: | Sneak Preview of the new Disney documentary Morning Light. | | When: | 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 11. | | Where: | Joe Crowley Theater on the 3rd Floor of the Student Union, University of Nevada, Reno. | | Cost: | $20 | | Contact: | Lori at (775) 852-2320, or Bobbie at (775) 342-5920. |
Morning Light is a film for all ages and you don’t need to be a sailor to be wowed by its visual and moral. The challenges of a long-distance ocean race at this level are among the toughest in sports today. The film shows how the physical, mental and emotional demands of a team endeavor can have a great and lasting impact on young people. The film follows the crew from their earliest training sessions in Hawaii through their test of endurance on the high seas. The crew forms an unbreakable bond in the process of becoming a singular team that is greater than the sum of its parts. “It’s a condensed version of life – how to get along with people, how to deal with adversity,” Disney’s co-producer Leslie DeMeuse said. “You can’t just walk off a boat in the middle of an ocean. If something goes wrong, you have to resolve it. “Rising to the challenge, accepting others and accepting differences not as weaknesses but as strengths – these things make you a better human being,” DeMeuse said. Disney hopes the film will bring greater diversity to the sport by inspiring new generations of sailors from different backgrounds. This vision fits perfectly with the mission of Sierra Nevada Community Sailing. Nicknamed the Sagebrush Sailing Academy, Sierra Nevada Community Sailing is the only non-profit community sailing association in Nevada. Sierra Nevada Community Sailing aims to use sailing as a fun, healthy way to teach boating safety, community values, and leadership skills to everyone who wants to learn, or to those who would simply like to improve on current capabilities. Every summer at the Sparks Marina, the group offers instruction with an emphasis on families and children. This year marks the organization’s seventh year of operation. The club also offers an innovative Adaptive Sailing program, using specially designed, accessible boats to open the world of sailing to persons with disabilities. For more information, visit www.nvsailing.org, email: info@nvsailing, or call (775) 852-2320. |
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