VNA Health (formerly Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care) was once again honored to be the beneficiary of the 15th Annual Santa Barbara Yacht Club (SBYC) on Saturday, September 7, 2019. The Charity Regatta was an exciting day filled with competitive races, family fun and enthusiastic spectators and supporters coming together to sustain a worthy cause. Each year, racing boats invite “Celebrity Skippers” as guests on their boats, and this year we celebrated the VNA Health Rehab Team.

The VNA Health Rehab Team consists of a combination of more than 30 Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech and Language Pathologists. They work diligently to help patients enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments, disabilities, recover from surgery, or live with a chronic challenge. They give thoughtful treatments and care to over 2,000 patients, and make over 21,000 visits each year to help them live well. The Rehab Team also utilizes the VNA Health Loan Closet, which rents equipment free of charge to over 4,000 individuals a year, to aid in recovery or live independently. Scroll down to see our amazing Rehab Team!

Over the past 15 years, SBYC has raised more than $1.5 million to benefit VNA Health. With your support, VNA Health is able to provide compassionate and trusted care for patients and families at home, wherever home they reside and call home, regardless of their ability to pay.

Click here to view photos from the 2019 SBYC Charity Regatta!

2019 COMMITTEE

Nick Sebastian, SBYC Charity Regatta Chair
Francie Lufkin, SBYC Staff Commodore & Charity Regatta Co-Chair
Scott Deardorff, SBYC Commodore

Sammi Beach
Marilyn Goodfield
Shari Guilfoyle
Lailan McGrath
Lil Nelson
Suesan Pawlitski
Beverly Toole
Brittany Avila Wazny
Gail Young

2019 CELEBRITY SKIPPERS

THANK YOU TO THE 2019 SPONSORS

VNA Health is grateful for the Yacht Club’s ongoing support through the Charity Regatta for 15 consecutive years!

STAFF COMMODORE

SBYC CAPTAIN’S PACKAGE

Michael Annese, Jr.
Sherrill & Peter Churchill
Deanna & Jim Dehlsen
Robin Donaldson
Barbara & Shawn Fabian
Anna & Dennis Friederich
Mr. & Mrs. Randall E. Greer
Marilyn & Llewellyn Goodfield
Carol Kallman
Teresa & John Koontz
Mimi Michaelis
Judith Muller
Kent & Jeanene Pierce
Lorraine & Keith Reichel
Al Salzer
Tracy & Ed Schifferns
Dale Zurawski & Geoffrey Slaff

 

SBYC ENSIGN’S PACKAGE

Rebecca & Jules Bender
Adrienne & Bernard Girod
Mary Shambra

 

SBYC DONORS

Duncan Abbott
Caron & John Berryhill
Bryant & Sons Jewelers
Diane & Christopher Gabriel
Mary & John Hoenigman
Loretta Hubbard
Melinda & Dean Mars
Susan & Tom Richards
Katina Zaninovich

 

MUSIC

David Gonzales
Michael Holland
Paradise Kings

RACE BOATS

Average White Boat
Bulldog
Bullish
Escape
Jib & Tonic
Mocos
Pleione II
Remedy
Rock & Roll
Sea Note
Sirocco
Skookum
Swift
Tachytoo
Top Shelf
Venom
Warrior

 

SPECTATOR BOATS

Aurora
Convivial
Encore
Favored End
Hatsumi
Hook 77
Isla
Lost in the Harbor
OtterSea
Sonador
Sugar
Torqua
X.TA.SEA
Yabsolutely
Zeeno

EXHIBITORS

SILENT AUCTION DONORS

Should you have any questions about this year’s event, please contact Lailan McGrath at 805.690.6218, or at lailan.mcgrath@vna.health.