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!
9 AM to noon - please email John Riehl (john.riehl@outlook.com) with questions
Field Trip Saturday May 30 at 8AM. ESA youth and adults will travel in private cars to St. Petersburg to tour Sail Technologies, a local sailmaker. Leave from Indian Mound Park at 8AM. Lunch catered by the famous Mazzaro's Italian Market of St. Pete. Then visit Sunken Gardens, a 100 year old tropical garden with plants, a butterfly aviary, and flamingos. No cost to ESA members. Contact Cathy by May 16 if you plan to attend, and if you can drive a carpool. All members are welcome: we will have enough adults to allow unaccompanied minor ESA members.
Safety Boat Clinic: June 2 at 8AM Refresh your knowledge on how to rescue a capsize, how to help a sailor in the water. All Safety Boat skippers and crew are encouraged to attend this refresher. Contact John Riehl with questions
SafeSport Refresher: If you are working with youth, please refresh your SafeSport Training. Details are on the Members Only Page. Contact Cathy cathycross9317@gmail.com with questions. Let Bibi know that you have updated your training bibi_leclerc@yahoo.com
First Aid/CPR/AED Refresher: All Volunteers please refresh your Training on How to Help in an Emergency. Details are on the Members Only Page. Contact Cathy cathycross9317@gmail.com with questions. Let Bibi know that you have updated your training bibi_leclerc@yahoo.com
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.