Englewood Sailing Association

About ESA

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.

Programs

We offer a variety of programs throughout the year:

See our calendar for specific dates.

Program Renewals

2026 sponsor renewal

2026 membership renewal

What's Going on This Week Ending Feb 1

Wednesday breakfast is ON Jan 28

7:30 AM at Stefano's 401 S. Indiana Ave. Englewood - all are welcome!

Wednesday adult social sailing is ON Jan 28

9 AM to noon - please email John Riehl (john.riehl@outlook.com) with questions

Saturday adult and family social sailing is scheduled for Jan 31 (cancelled), Feb 14.

10 AM to 1 PM. December 13 and 20. Look for an email from Pat Beffel each month recruiting volunteers to skipper and crew a safety boat for each session. On Feb 28, adult sailing will start at 11AM due to safety boat training. Please renew your adult sailing membership for 2026. At only $200 per year per family, you can sail on Wednesdays and two Saturdays per month. Click HERE to register for 2026.

Looking Ahead

Thursday Feb 5 First Aid Training and Dinner: Border bowls (GF and V options) 5PM

Enjoy a tasty dinner while you refresh your First Aid training. Review how to help in an emergency. Review: contacting first responders, allergy awareness, CPR/AED, head injuries, arterial bleeding, jellyfish stings, hyper/hypothermia. 700 Camellia Dr, Venice. Contact cathycross9317@gmail.com if you are able to attend.

Adult Learn to Sail February 7.8 & 14.15 ages 18 to 99+ click HERE

Novice Youth Sailing three Saturdays: Feb 14, 21, and 28 from 11 AM to 3 PM for youth age 9 to 18 who have NEVER sailed before. register HERE

Adult Learn to Sail March 2-5 click HERE

Sixteen hours of sailing instruction over 4 days for adults aged 18 to 99+ who have never sailed before, or would like to refresh their sailing skills. $300 10 AM to 2 PM

Safety Boat Training Feb 28 at 9 AM

Please attend to renew your safety boat skills or learn how to skipper a safety boat. Every time we have sailors on the water we have at least one safety boat operating with a skipper and a crew member. Learn how to safely position the boat for coaching, how to rescue a capsize and how to tow a boat in distress. ESA is in need of volunteers to tow boats to the launch. If you would like to learn how to tow a safety boat one mile from McCall Ave to the launch, meet at 8 AM at 101 S. McCall Ave.

Spring Youth Sailing and Spring Youth Racing starts March 7

from 11AM to 3 PM Click HERE to register.

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.

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