Tide Magazine’s feature “Harnessing Hope” dives into the story behind Sail to Shelter — from Angela’s first encounter with a discarded Superyacht sail aboard a Farr 40 near Catalina Island, to the specialist work of deconstructing and repurposing these complex materials into humanitarian shade and shelter. The piece explores the Maui Humane Society shelter project, the partnership with Doyle, and how the mission has come full circle with the S2S Gear bag collection, designed to keep the story of these materials visible.
Ojai Magazine’s Summer 2026 issue features a wonderful profile on Angela and the story behind Sail to Shelter — from her first time on a racing yacht in Long Beach to founding a nonprofit that turns retired superyacht sails into humanitarian shade and shelter. Writer Kim Lamb Gregory captures how one question — “What is that fabric?” — sparked a global mission to keep non-biodegradable sail materials out of landfill and into the hands of communities that need them most.
I am deeply humbled and proud to share that I have been recognized at The Honours gala in Fort Lauderdale, receiving the prestigious Bowsprit Award. This distinguished accolade belongs to our entire community — our visionary architects, master sailmakers, and engineers. It celebrates our collective effort to pioneer a global circular economy for retired Grand Prix and superyacht sails, proving that we can transform specialized maritime waste into life-saving humanitarian shade and shelter solutions.
To celebrate the historic 30th anniversary of Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point, we joined forces with regatta organizers and the Carolina Ocean Alliance to launch our inaugural dockside Sail Drive. I had an incredible time meeting competing teams who dropped off their retired racing sails right at the docks. Instead of letting these high-performance materials head to a landfill, we are keeping them local—upcycling them right here in South Carolina into heavy-duty, reusable resource bags for Charleston families in need.
Europe’s leading maritime publication, Yacht Magazine (Yacht.de), recently published a fantastic, comprehensive feature diving deep into the engineering behind Sail to Shelter. I loved walking them through how we convert retired aramid-fiber racing sails into stable, land-based roofing systems. This technical profile is a huge step forward in introducing European sailing networks and lofts to our upcycling pipelines.
In this episode of the Clean Sailors podcast, I had the wonderful opportunity to chat about our unique mission. While many people know that old sails can be down-cycled into bags or furniture, I wanted to pull back the curtain on how we are re-engineering them into massive, durable shelters for refugees and communities affected by natural disasters. Dive into the interview where I discuss the logistical challenges we face and why this systemic work is so vital.
I had the absolute pleasure of joining the wonderfully curious and brilliant ocean advocate Jenna Valente from Coastal News Today. We had a fantastic, wide-ranging conversation about the past, present, and future of Sail to Shelter. Tune in to our chat on the American Shoreline Podcast Network to hear more about how we are bridging the gap between elite yachting and civic ecology.
I recently sat down with the acclaimed Women Mind the Water Artivist Series for a deeply personal audio podcast profile. In the episode, we dive into my background as a commercial lawyer, my love for offshore racing, and my journey as an “artivist.” I share my philosophy on treating retired sails as structural art pieces that preserve the history of the fabric while offering safety and dignity to those who need it most.
In the wake of the devastating Maui wildfires, our team immediately sprung into action alongside the brilliant minds at CO Architects to design and engineer new shelter prototypes for the people of Lahaina. Led by Principal Fabian Kremkus, we developed design concepts using donated superyacht sails to provide immediate, tension-optimized shade, cooling, and relief from the harsh elements for displaced Hawaiian families.
Sail to Shelter and CoArchitects spend two days at the International Rescue Committee’s Karma Farm in Sacramento, California
Founded in 1966, the Wednesday Yachting Luncheon at the famed St. Francis Yacht Club is the longest-running and largest speaker series in the yachting world. I had the immense honor of joining host Ron Young for a deep dive into Sail to Shelter, sharing our origin story and our global upcycling vision with an incredibly passionate room of maritime leaders.
We are officially being introduced to our local West Coast sailing community! Check out this wonderful feature article in Latitude38 that tracks our early goals, explores the massive problem of composite marine waste, and shares how local sailors can get involved with Sail to Shelter right from their home docks.
We are thrilled to announce our official partnership with Doyle Sails, launched during World Ocean Week! This is a massive milestone for us. By integrating with Doyle Sails’ global network of lofts and eco-conscious clients, we are building a direct pipeline to intercept high-performance racing sails at the end of their competitive lives and redirect them into humanitarian relief.