Standards, curriculum, support....
We provide standards, instructor training and course materials for small boat and multihull sailing, keelboat sailing, windsurfing, and powerboat training.
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National Sailing Programs Symposium
Consider attending the next National Sailing Programs Symposium, a 3+ day conference filled with workshops, keynote speakers, product demonstrations and networking opportunities.

Course Calendar
For a little extra visibility, list your courses, regattas, fundraisers, etc. in our online calendar. (Instructor courses must be posted by US SAILING staff.)

Community Sailing Handbook
The Community Sailing Handbook contains information on equipment selection, staffing, program options and format, mechanics, financing, etc.

Community Sailing List Serv
Subscribe to the Community Sailing List Serv to receive announcements and information from the Community Sailing Council. Just send an email to communitysailing-subscribe@ussailing.org. Unsubscribe information is always included on the bottom of each email.

Community Sailing Discussion Group
Engage in discussion with other Community Sailing Council members at this forum.

Keelboat Certification
Sailing students and customers seek out US SAILING accredited programs as the national standard for sailing instruction and certification. Charter companies recognize US SAILING certification as a fundamental requirement for qualifying as a charterer. Nationwide co-operative marketing broadens the pool of potential clients. Our national database of sailing course graduates facilitates on-going training and ease in renting and chartering boats across the country. Accreditation is open to any qualified program. Isn’t it time you considered becoming an accredited US SAILING Keelboat Sailing School?

Event promotion
Promote your affiliation with US SAILING and help support the organization at the same time. Request an event promotion kit for your next boat show, conference or festival.

Test Question Writing Standards
The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) has a set of rigid standards for writing multiple choice test questions.  These standards have been adopted for the writing of all US SAILING/US Powerboating multiple choice questions. See  Testing Standards.

Coming soon
Downloads - view presentations from previous National Sailing Programs Symposiums, activity pages and teaching tips, etc.

Junior Big Boat Sailing
A program to keep teens involved in sailing, currently under development. Learn more or make a contribution to this new initiative.

Where to go, where to learn
List your program in our online, searchable Where to Boat database, making it easy for potential new sailors to find out about you.

Modular Program Planner
The "MPP" is a guidebook for sailing program management, with information on program organization, staffing and curriculum development.

Insurance
US SAILING endorses several insurance programs for racers, cruisers, sailboat owners, yacht clubs, sailing schools, community sailing programs and more. Comprehensive coverage for most types of programs, regatta liability, sailing school, borrowed boat, directors & officers and more. Members also have access to tools like sailing program safety manuals and loss control checklists. Insurance coverage is also included with your US SAILING Instructor certification.

Support Boat Program
RIBCRAFT and US SAILING have partnered to offer the ultimate rigid inflatable boat (RIB) for US SAILING members. This program is designed to provide US SAILING members and organizations with support boats for their programs and sailing.  

Sailing Smart
Sailing Smart is a national learn-to sail program. Its integrated modular sailing instruction courses introduce recreational sailing and safe boating practices to 8-13 year olds.

Books, DVDs, CDs....
Browse our online store, filled with publications, CDs and DVDs to help you teach sailing at all levels.

Web Hosting
US SAILING provides free web hosting to US SAILING organizations. 

Mount Gay Rum Speaker Series
The Mount Gay Rum Speaker Series is a traveling seminar that brings some of the top names in sailing to sailing organizations all over the country. Each event is followed by a cocktail party sponsored by Mount Gay Rum. 

Helpful links
Information on other partner organizations, such as the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Power Squadron, and NASBLA.