The Downtown Sailing Center

Membership- Our membership, which includes our cadre of "volunteer level" members, is the foundation for our Downtown Sailing Community. We are a community of individuals from as far away as Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. Our members are college students and retirees; professionals and blue collar workers; from all walks of life, economic classes, ethnicities, and religious affiliations. Most came to the DSC to learn how to sail or to volunteer in our programs for persons with disabilities. Our members are our greatest volunteers; and many have been contributing to the DSC for years.

Community Outreach-The Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) is committed to providing opportunities to sail for everyone, regardless of race, ability, or economic status. We believe that sailing can change lives. We also believe that lives can change sailing. The DSC's targeted outreach programs strive to break down all barriers to participation, giving the community equal access to the water and providing us with a more diverse community of sailors.

Junior Camp and Adult Education- The Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) began offering youth sailing programs in 1990 to make sailing available and convenient to all Baltimore-area children. Sailing is an exhilarating way for children to develop teamwork skills, improve concentration, and become more self-confident. The Downtown Sailing Center is an accredited US Sailing school that provides courses for all experience levels. Our unified curriculum lets every student reach their full potential by developing skills in a logical progression while offering tailored instruction for every member of our community.