Our Vision and Mission
To increase awareness of blind sportsTo share the joy of adventure and outdoors
To be a resource for individuals who are blind or visually impaired
To increase physical activity and to promote lifetime health and wellness
Join BOAT
Both participants and volunteers, fill out the membership form to join Blind Outdoor Adventure Team!BOAT Membership Form
About Blind Outdoor Adventure Team
After my solo kayaking adventure from Asia to Europe I realized the lack of outdoor adventure experiences for the Blind. Getting together with like minded outdoor enthusiasts in the Bay Area I decided to create BOAT (Blind Outfdoor Adventure Team). The purpose of this project was to create an accessible environment for blind youth and adults to experience outdoor sports such as tandem biking, kayaking, fishing, camping, hiking and swimming, Although enjoying the nature is a basic human right that everyone should be able to experience, many people's access to nature is limited due to physical, social or economic barriers.Our goal as the team to provide the Blind with inclusive, accessible, and affordable outdoor activities and via these activities to help participants spend time in nature, try different sports, learn new skills and increase their physical activities. Moreover our goals include raising awareness about blindness and environmental issues and change society's negative attitude and prejudice towards blind people.
Blind Outdoor Adventure Team (BOAT) volunteers are amateur athletes who believe in sports’ transforming and unifying power. We gathered around BOAT in 2020 to make water sports, cycling, camping, fishing, hiking and many other outdoor sports accessible to blind people. Our goals also include supporting amateur athletes and nature enthusiasts by providing consultation and training.
BOAT doesn't make any profit from the activities it offers. All of our events are either free of charge or based on expense sharing model.
Contribute to the Blind Outdoor Adventure Team projects
I am working on multiple new projects for the near future.
Water Belongs to Everyone, a summer water sports academy for blind youth and adults,
a century bike ride to raise awareness about blindness
Fishing trips around the Bay Area are only few of my upcoming projects. If you would like to support please click the button below to contribute!
Donations and Volunteers Needed For The Projects
Blind Outdoor Adventure Team appreciates any contributions to our upcoming adventures. We need volunteers to be tandem bike captains, life guards on the water, photographers, and support crew for the activities.We also need equipment for the activities including:
Tandem bikes
Bike gear
Kayaking gear
Fishing gear
Camping gear
If you have any outdoor equipment that you don't need anymore let us know. Contact me for donations
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How Can You Support?
I will be training from August 2017 to July 2018 for my Project "Paddling From Europe To Asia." I am looking for people who canpaddle with me around San Francisco and Istanbul
teach me currents of the Bosphorous
help me with electronics, mechanics, and software/app development such as installation of Obstacle Detection and collision Avoidance Systems (ultrasonic and laser sensors), building arduino and Raspberry Pi devices, ETC
take photos and videos during my trainings and crossing the Bosphorous
help me with video editing and creating a short documentary about my project "Paddling From Europe To Asia"
Be one of my sponsors
Please contact me at ahmet@theblindcaptain.com if you are interested in volunteering or sponsoring.
Tech devices I'll use on the kayak
- Mr. Beep the Course Keeper
- Audio Compass
- Ariadne GPS
- Depth Whisperer
- Loc8tor
- Trekker
- Other apps and devices
Fishing with me!
Fishing is one of my favorite activity. I do pier fishing around San Francisco Bay. During my training for "Paddling From Europe To Asia" I am hoping to get into kayak fishing as well.I want my website, www.theblindcaptain.com to be a platform where blind and sighted fisherman can connect and go fishing together.
If you are a blind fisherman looking for a sighted fishing buddy or if you are a sighted fishing enthusiast who wants to volunteer please contact me at ahmet@theblindcaptain.com.