Community Sailing Program

Sailing is a wonderful way to explore Bay waters and learn maritime skills. The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's Community Sailing Program provides a safe, fun, and encouraging environment for community members to gain the experience and confidence necessary to sail a small boat.

2010 Sailing Schedule
Junior Sailing
Junior Sailing, ages 8-16
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-12pm or 1-4:30pm

Basic Level
1 June 14-18 (am)
2 June 14- 18 (pm)
3 June 21-25 (am)
4 June 28-July 2 (am)
5 July 5-9 (am)
6 July 12-16 (pm)
7 July 19-23 (am)
8 July 26-30 (am)
9 August 2-6 (am)
10 August 9-13 (pm)

Sailors have fun while learning the basic skills needed to sail a small boat. As an introduction to water safety, rigging, boat handling, and docking, this course is designed for new sailors or those who need to solidify their skills before starting the intermediate level. Most students benefit from taking this course at least twice. Ages 8 and up. Members: $175 Non-Members: $200

Intermediate Level
11 June 21-25 (pm)
12 June 28-July 2 (pm)
13 July 5-9 (pm)
14 July 12-16 (pm)
15 August 2-6 (pm)

The CBMM intermediate course helps students learn more complex sailing skills, such as right of way rules, boat handling, local navigation, and proper sail trim. Successful completion qualifies students to participate in Tuesday Evening Member Sails without an adult on board. Prerequisites: prior sailing experience and the ability to proficiently sail solo. Ages 8 and up. Members: $175 Non-Members: $200

Advanced Level
16 July 26-30 (pm)

The advanced level course is designed for students who have mastered their intermediate level skills, and will focus on boat handling and sail trim. Instructors will develop drills to fine tune students' competence and confidence in operating their boats. Activities may include exploring aspects of dinghy racing, the racing rules of sailing, as well as racing starts and tactics. Ages 10 and up.Members: $175 Non-Members: $200

Adult & Teen Basic Sailing Weekends
This class will focus on providing adult and teen sailors with the opportunity to learn or improve upon their sailing skills. Challenge yourself by learning the principles of sailing a small 15-foot boat. Instructors teach small boat handling, boating safety, sand sail theory. This course is designed for those with little or no sailing experience.

July 17-18, 8:30am-12:30pm
August 14-15, 8:30am-12:30pm

Members: $175 Non-Members: $200

To register for sailing courses, please complete the attached registration form and send with payment to CBMM, PO Box 636, St. Michaels, MD 21663 Attn: Sailing Program. For specific questions or concerns, please call Helen Van Fleet at 410.745.2916 x111, or email hvanfleet@cbmm.org.

Download Registration Form

Junior Sailing Liability Form

Adult/Teen Basic Sailing Liability Form

Cancellation Policy: There will be no refund for cancellations made within 7 business days of your program date. Cancellations 7-30 days will get a 50 % refund and more than 30 days are entitled to a full refund.

About the Program
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Community Sailing Program is one of the Museum's most successful and long standing programs. For the past ten years, CBMM has encouraged students to feel comfortable in the water while providing public access to the Bay at a time when most sites where youth can get out on the water are becoming privately owned. In addition to teaching maritime skills and seamanship, the program provides students with experience and confidence. It instills an appreciation of wind and water as a way of life integral to local history. Recently, CBMM has been collaborating with other service organizations and school districts, including the YMCA of Talbot County and St. Michaels Middle/High School, to create an innovative new programs enjoyed by diverse participants.

Become a Sailing Supporter
Sailing Supporters' gifts help sustain the Community Sailing Program by providing assistance to maintain the boats and purchase equipment and supplies used by the program and in the Museum's new outreach initiatives with the YMCA and St. Michaels Middle/ High School. Supporters' gifts also help the Museum expand its community outreach by underwriting a new community scholarship program for young people who demonstrate financial need and would be unable to participate without assistance.

CBMM would like to thank the following for their support: The J. Douglas Darby Memorial Education Endowment; The Fichtner Family Community Sailing Endowment Fund; The David and Susan Pyles Community Sailing Program Endowment Fund; Sailing Club of the Chesapeake, Sail Training Endowment; The George Harry Wagner Memorial Scholarship Endowment.

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