12 months after Hurricane Helene devastated the Tampa Bay area, the Davis Islands Youth Sailing Foundation is still working to rebuild from the storm's destruction.

Last year, the foundation was searching for a handful of its missing boats. And while all the boats were eventually found, the damage forced the organization to get rid of a majority of them.

"We just finished up an effort of disposing of probably 20 boats, and we have equipment that we can use to replace a percentage of that," said Karl Felger, executive director of the foundation.

The lost boats were older, but Felger said the hurricane accelerated their replacement timeline. And the cost to replace them can run anywhere between $6,000 to $12,000.

"At any given point, if you're trying to replace one, that can be a financi

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