 | Who WE AREThe Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) is an award-winning, nonprofit 501 (c)(3) community sailing center on a mission to make the sport of sailing accessible to EVERYONE! We have been offering sailing instruction and access to sailing to the greater Baltimore community since 1994. The Downtown Sailing Center programs are available to the entire community. For adults, we offer adult education including accessible sailing; recreational sailing open sails; Thursday Night Racing and cruising. For youth, we offer summer camp, community outreach programming and our Young Mariners work force development program. |
The DSC is a certified Community Sailing Center and accredited Sailing School through US Sailing, the national governing body of sailing. The DSC was recognized by US Sailing as the Outstanding New Program in 1997, Outstanding Seasonal Program in 1999 and Outstanding Community Program in 2012. In 2017, our former Executive Director, Lynn Handy, was awarded US Sailing's Virginia Long award for her efforts to improve sailing education at the national level. We are located in the heart of Baltimore at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, within easy walking distance from the Downtown, Federal Hill, South Baltimore, Riverside, and Locust Point neighborhoods. |
Our Staff |
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Board of Directors |
Board ChairMarty Fetch | Board SecretaryEric Eppler | Acting Executive DirectorLynn Handy |
Michael Campbell | Terrence Davis | Hannah Dickmyer | Charles Emrich |
Princess Hester | Jean Holcombe | Kaitlyn Lucey | Michael McNamara |
David Marrow | Steve Smith |
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The Downtown Sailing Center
1425 Key Highway, Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21230 |