Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation, Inc.

The Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation, founded in 1999, supports youth and community sailing by providing capital equipment to organized junior instruction, high school racing, and sailing training programs, and special funding for gifted competitive racing sailors.

The foundation seeks continuous contributions to expand and upgrade its fleet of small sailboats, safety and coaching boats, and supporting hardware.

The Foundation grants the use of its boats and equipment to organizations using them to support junior sailing.

Basic Sailing

The Foundation’s boats support on-the- water training in basic sailing courses held every spring and the fall in the Solomons Island area.

Junior Instruction & Racing

A Solomons Island based sailing club sponsors junior sailing and racing instruction each summer.  Included are weeklong summer camps and many junior regattas.

Gifted Sailors

Southern Maryland sailors who have demonstrated high proficiency in sailboat racing can apply to the Foundation for financial assistance on a needs basis to compete in championship events.

 
High School Racing

A Southern Maryland sailing club hosts a high school program for students interested in competing with other high schools.

This program, open to students throughout the area, is filled by several nearby high schools.

On most Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons during the spring and fall of the school year, these sailors practice at the Sailing Center Chesapeake, Milburn Creek, St. Mary's County.

The coaching volunteers support the practices and weekend varsity competitive regattas against other high schools in the Central League of the Middle Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Association, a distirct of the Interscholastic Sailing Association.  Regional colleges and yacht clubs, such as the Annapolis Yacht Club, Severn Sailing Association, Old Dominion University, Norfolk Yacht & Country Club, the U. S. Naval Academy, Sailing Center Chesapeake, and St. Mary’s College, sponsor these events.

A Board of Directors, comprised of local volunteers, runs the Foundation.

George Stewart (Stovy) Brown, President
William Blanton
Asa Colson
Barney Hathaway
Frank Gerred
Mark Gyorgy
Ollie Kangas
Frank King
Glenn Scott

Charitable Status

The Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation, Inc., is a charitable corporation supporting youth sailing in Southern Maryland and is recognized under Section 501 (c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service.  Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation, Inc.
10375 Mackall Road
St. Leonard, Maryland  20685

(410) 586-1254
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Competing in high school regattas.

Sea Scout Northeast Championship in the Foundation’s Flying Juniors.