Pacific Rim Foundation / Sail San Francisco is 501(c)3 non-profit organization established
in 1999, Our mission is to foster international friendships and goodwill and to educate and
enrich youth of all ages through sail-training and waterfront cultural festivals.
Through tall ship events and sail training, participants learn about team building, leadership
and creative thinking, exposing their minds to the ideas and ways of thinking of world cultures.
By furthering intercultural understanding, we are creating an important platform towards
building global peace.

"Only by knowing and understanding each other's experiences can we find common ground
on which we can examine and resolve our differences. As the world becomes more and more
interdependent, such mutual understanding becomes increasingly vital."

- President Jimmy Carter, on international exchanges