Sausalito-Cascais Sister City Hosts Youth Sailors & Plans Project

Sausalito Welcomes Youth Sailors

The Sausalito-Cascais Sister City program and the Sausalito Yacht Club hosted the 3^rd annual Youth Sailing Exchange program in July. Every year, students travel between the two sister cities as part of a sail training, racing and cross-cultural exchange. This year, six student sailors from Clube Naval (CNC) in Cascias, Portugal stayed with local host families whose students were also participating in junior sailing program. The program is largely funded through the generosity of the Sausalito Youth Sailing Foundation and the Sausalito Yacht Club (SYC). By land and by sea, the kids had many memorable experiences, forging new friendships along the way. Next year, SYC junior sailors will travel to Cascais for the exchange.

Sausalito City Council & Planning Commission Approve Calcadas Project

The City has approved a decorative Portuguese mosaic for the plaza pavement in front of the Bank America in downtown Sausalito. The traditional calçadas stones of the mosaic, the compass rose design and an artisan to install the are a gift from Sausalito’s Portuguese sister city of Cascais. The project is being managed by the Cascais sister city organization with many in-kind donations from professional architects, engineers, and contractors who have been working closely with city staff. The project is also being funded by the Cascais sister city team with generous grants from the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) in Lisbon and the Sausalito Art Festival. Praca de Cascais – as the plaza improvement will be called — will include a wall bench and landscaping when complete. Construction is slated to begin in the fall of this year.

For more information on how you can get involved in these projects, email Cheryl (at) poppinc.com