VERMONT

We are grateful to everyone who helped make the 2025 season so special. While our boats are now out of the water, nominations for our 2026 season are open.

If you or someone you love is navigating cancer, please submit a nomination. Our scheduling team will begin reaching out in the spring to coordinate sail dates.

Set sail with our new monthly
Nautical Giving Program

By becoming a monthly donor, you’re joining our special group of supporters who ensure Sail Beyond Cancer VT can consistently provide cancer respite and memorial sailing experiences.

Why Monthly Giving?

Convenient & Flexible: Set it and forget it! Your recurring donation is automatic, but you’re always in control.
Maximize Impact: Smaller monthly contributions add up to big results, allowing us to plan and grow with confidence.
Sustained Support: Your generosity ensures we can continue honoring those on their cancer journeys every month of the year.
Feel good knowing that you are making an ongoing impact for people in our community.

Together, we’ll harness the power of wind, water, and sail to bring moments of joy and peace to those who need it most. Join our Monthly Nautical Giving Program Today – Become a Monthly Donor!

Commodore: $100 Monthly
Captain $75 Monthly
Navigator: $50 Monthly
First Mate: $40 Monthly
Bosun: $30 Monthly
Ambassador $20 Monthly
Crew Member: $10 Monthly

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Burlington

VT

SAIL BEYOND CANCER VERMONT is our Chapter in Burlington, Vermont.

In early 2020, a with the help of a large number of dedicated volunteers in our community, we opened up our Vermont Chapter of Sail Beyond Cancer. Our name “Sail Beyond Cancer” describes clearly and immediately what it is that we do.

We are thrilled to share with you that our free 3-hour sailing excursions are in full swing and invite you to ‘come aboard’ to help all those in our community who are being challenged by cancer by:

Honoring those challenged by cancer

by harnessing

the healing powers of wind, water, and sail

2024 Annual Report

View Sail Beyond Cancer Vermont's 2024 Annual Report with downloadable .PDF file:

SBC VT ANNUAL REPORT

Kelli Shonter, Executive Director

As Executive Director of Sail Beyond Cancer Vermont, I am deeply moved by the courage of those navigating cancer and the loved ones who walk beside them. Too often, a diagnosis isolates people from the restorative power of nature and community. Our sails create a space where individuals can leave the weight of treatment at the shore finding peace, connection, and hope on Lake Champlain.

This mission is also deeply personal to me. I lost my father to cancer three years ago, and the moments we shared away from hospitals, treatments, and scheduling are the ones I treasure most. Those quiet, special hours together taught me how powerful time, presence, and connection can be amid uncertainty and they’re exactly what we strive to give every family we serve.

Sail Beyond Cancer Vermont isn’t just about sailing – it is about healing, belonging, and ensuring that everyone, regardless of circumstance, can access one of Vermont’s greatest natural resources and experience moments of joy and reprieve when they need them most.