Sign up for Fall Programs
Homeschool Sailing and STEM Registration is OPEN to ESA families Sessions start Monday Sept 7, Ten Mondays in the Fall, Ten Mondays in the Spring. 9AM -2PM each Monday. Learn how to sail and the science behind sailing. Detailed info click HERE Please see your email for the registration Link. Opening registration to the public on August 7.
Fall Youth NOVICE Sailing Registration is OPEN: Sailors who have NOT completed summer camp , but would like to sign up for FALL YOUTH SAILING. Ages 9 to 17. Three Saturdays starting Sept 5 to Sept 19 from 11 to 3PM. $75 Register HERE for Fall Youth NOVICE
Fall Youth SAILING Registration is OPEN: Sailors who have completed summer camp OR the Fall Novice Saturday program are invited to sign up for FALL YOUTH SAILING. Ages 9 to 17. Nine Saturdays starting Sept 26 to Nov 21 from 11 to 3PM. $175 Register HERE for Fall Youth SAILING
Fall Youth RACING Registration is OPEN: Sailors who have sailed with ESA for a year or more are invited to join our RACING team. Racers will compete in the ESA Lemon Drop Regatta on Nov 14. In addition, Racers will travel overnight to one regatta. Ages 9 to 17. Nine Saturdays starting Sept 26 to Nov 21 from 11 to 3PM. $275 Register HERE for Fall Youth RACING
Fall Youth COASTAL CRUISING Registration is OPEN: Sailors age 13 and older, who have sailed with ESA for a year or more, and are actively volunteering are invited to join our Coastal Cruising class. Learn how to skipper our 30' Lippincott "Star Chaser" in the Gulf. Openings are limited. Contact Shawn Beeson if interested. sbeeson@ymail.com
Contact Cathy Cross with questions cathycross9317@gmail.com
Sign up for the Cardboard Boat Races Sept 5 at the Sailing Center
click HERE to register your cardboard vessel
Sponsored by Englewood Sailing Association and the Englewood Chamber of Commerce
Where: Englewood Sailing Center at Indian Mound Park 210 Winson Ave, Englewood
Date and Time: Saturday September 5 at 8:30AM
Cost: Free to the Englewood Community
What: Race your cardboard boat with up to four paddlers, Prizes awarded to the winners!
Bring: a folding chair and your community spirit
Food: coffee, breakfast options, drinks, ice cream by Shaz Shack and Outside the Box food trucks
Parking: Boats may be dropped off at 8:30AM. Parking available on W. Green and Magnolia, five blocks away. Stumpy's will run a golf cart shuttle between Green Street parking and Indian Mound Park
Free Boats Available: Bart and Austin Tracy and the Sunrise Rotary will be providing free cardboard boats. Come by Tracy Lasbury Realty (312 S. Indiana Ave. Englewood) starting August 22. Take a boat home to decorate.
Englewood Sailing Association was featured in the Town Chronicle in March
Englewood Sailing Association has been teaching small boat sailing on Lemon Bay since 2002. We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to building confidence, character, and community through sailing. Every year over 150 people from Sarasota and Charlotte Counties and beyond learn to sail with us.
We're a member-based organization. Learn more about our family membership here.
We offer a variety of programs throughout the year:
See our calendar for specific dates.
7:30 AM at Stefano's 401 S. Indiana Ave. Englewood - all are welcome!
Saturday Adult and Family Social Sailing: on August 15 Please let Karen Schaffer know if you will be sailing and if you can help tow, skipper, crew or shore crew. kschaf4321@gmail.com
ESA hosts the Cardboard Boat Races on Saturday Sept 5 at 8:30 AM: The Cardboard Boat Races are sponsored by the Englewood Chamber of Commerce and open to the whole community. The races are hosted by ESA at Indian Mound Park. ESA Youth and adults are invited to build a cardboard boat and to enter the races. ESA youth and adult volunteers are needed for the event. Contact Cathy if you'd like to race a boat or volunteer to help.
ESA joins the Alligator Creek Fest on Saturday Oct 17 11AM to 2PM at the South Venice Yacht Club 4425 Yacht Club Drive, Venice. (Not the Venice Yacht Club). Youth and adult volunteers are needed to staff an information tent promoting our programs. Shifts are 2 hours, free lunch included. Contact Cathy if you can help.
We're a proud partner of US Sailing, the official governing body for small-boat sailing. We have US Sailing-certified instructors, and our programs follow US Sailing's "Learn Sailing Right" curriculum. Graduates of our fall and spring beginning sailing program can earn certification through US Sailing's "Little Red Book" program.