Sail Newport Always says Yes! to free lessons for community-based organizations and public and charter schools. We reach out to the community to provide sailing programs for those in the community. Sailing is a life-affirming sport and is a healthy outdoor recreational activity. Students of all ages benefit from being on the water and from the accomplishment of sailing a boat in the wind and waves to navigate from one point to the other.
In addition to being a joyful activity, sailing builds self-esteem and develops confidence, team-work abilities, communication skills and situational awareness. With our greatest natural asset of Narragansett Bay surrounding our island, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy sailing and a connection to nature.
We have provided programs for
- Pell Elementary School
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center
- Boys and Girls Club
- Fab Newport
- STAR Kids
- East Bay Met School
- Child & Family Services
- Try Sailing - Volvo Ocean Race Stopover
- Thompson Middle School
- Rogers High School
Community organizations that have benefited from reduced cost programs
- FabNewport
- East Bay Met School
- Gold Star Sailing
- Newport Police Dept. Community Camp
- Newport County YMCA
- Grab the Torch
- East Greenwich Parks and Recreation
- Newport Parks and Recreation
- Boy Scouts
- Lincoln YMCA
- Alton Jones Summer Camp
- Coventry Parks and Recreation
- Portsmouth Abbey
- Smithfield Police Department
- CLUNY School
- St. George’s School
- iNCASE
- Rhode Island Marine Trades Association
- Save the Bay, Program Partner
If you like what we do for the community, please donate.