The Navy Patuxent Sailing Club membership is over two hundred Active Duty, Reserve, Civil Service, and Contractor personnel. We come from all backgrounds with a common interest and a variety of skill levels in sailing. With the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay at our back door, we have the finest sailing on the East Coast just minutes away.
Our Objectives
- To provide the means for eligible personnel and their dependents to experience and appreciate the pleasures of sailing.
- To instruct members and further their interest and capabilities in small and large boat handling.
- To further sailing as a competitive sport in the Navy.
- To provide a means for small boat sailing competition among service units, and between the Navy and civilian fleets.
- To promote seamanship, piloting, navigation, and water safety in by participation in the Navy Sail Training Program.
- To assist the Commanding Officer in the promotion and successful operation of recreational sailing as an important part of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation program.
- To coordinate and cooperate with local sailing and yachting organizations as will enhance the prestige of the Navy and bring credit to NAS Patuxent River.
