P.O. Box 23422, Washington, DC 20026-3422
Telephone: 202-681-4PSC (202-681-4772
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The Pentagon Sailing Club is a volunteer association dedicated to safe recreational sailing on the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, the Chesapeake Bay, and wherever the winds may take us. We base our operations out of Capitol Cove Marina on Bolling Air Force Base, and maintain a fleet of club-owned sailboats. The PSC offers classroom training, on-the-water sailing instruction, recreational sailing, and club charters.
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The PSC sailboat Gannet sails past the topsail schooner Pride of Baltimore II on the Potomac River. Photo - Jorge Gracia |
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We train and qualify our members in affiliation with the U.S. Naval Sailing Association. |
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The Pentagon Sailing Club is also an American Sailing Association facility. |
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Our Vision - To provide the best recreational sailing opportunities to US military, DoD civilians, their families, and their friends in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area! Membership, however, is open to all. |
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best Value!!!
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PSC
Submits A Grant Application for the BoatU.S. Foundation's Grassroots Grant
Program. Approval would allow the PSC to replace one of the older gas
outboard motors on the river boats with a non-polluting electric outboard motor.
Click here to see the PSC
grant application (PDF format file). Click
here to see the PSC grant
documentation (zip file).
Coming Up at the PSC (Click on the event or visit the
PSC Calendar for more information):
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| Feb 4 | Winter Training Program - Bareboat Chartering | Immanuel Bible Church |
| Feb 11 | NASBLA Approved Boating Safety Course, Part I | Immanuel Bible Church |
| Feb 18 | NASBLA Approved Boating Safety Course, Part II | Immanuel Bible Church |
| Feb 25 | Winter Training Program - Piloting & Navigation - Part I | Immanuel Bible Church |
| Feb 27 | Membership Meeting | Bailey's Pub & Grille |
PSC Hot Stuff!!!
PSC Information and Upcoming "Do not Miss" Events:
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The long overdue January/February 2012 issue of the PSC newsletter, The Lubber's Line, is now available. Read all about the Winter Training Program classes and the week long PSC flotilla on the Chesapeake Bay being planned for the fall. Click here to read on line or to download a copy of the Lubber's Line. |
The
January/February Lubber's Line!|
Feb 11th (Part I) & Feb 18th (Part II) Boating Safety Course, 11 & 18 February 2012, Immanuel Bible Church, 6911 Braddock Road, Springfield, VA. The Sea Scouts will be hosting a NASBLA approved Boating Safety Course from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Saturdays 11 (Part 1) & 18 (Part II) February at Immanuel Bible Church (same location as our winter training series). You must attend both sessions for certification. Cost is free to any PSC members. A NASBLA approved boating safety card is required to skipper any type of boat on the waters of VA, DC and MD (click here for more info). Contact the PSC Winter Training Program Coordinator if you would like to attend. |
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PSC Winter Training Program Classes!! Don't Miss These Great Upcoming Classes: Feb 4th - Bareboat Chartering Feb 25th - Piloting & Navigation, Part I Mar 3rd - Piloting & Navigation, Part II Mar 10th - Intro to Racing The 2011-2012 PSC Winter Training Program is now underway and the class schedule is now available on the PSC calendar and on the Winter Training Program page. Once again we have a full slate of great classes taught by some of our most experienced PSC sailors. Classes started on November 5th, with the Nautical Rules of the Road, critical information for every sailor. Many classes like the popular Navigation & Piloting class fill up quickly, so sign up now to ensure you get the classes you want. Contact the PSC Winter Training Program Coordinator for more information.
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The next PSC monthly membership meeting is: 7:00 PM, 27 February 2012, at Bailey's in Crystal City!
Bailey's
Pub & Grille Tel: 703-416-0452
Bailey's is located above the McCormick & Schmick's Seafood
January Meeting Information: Peter Trogdon, president of Weems & Plath, will be speaking on the History of Navigation at the Pentagon Sailing Club's February 27, 2012 meeting. A history lesson? Navigation? You will be surprised at what you will learn about how history impacts navigation today. Take a journey of 4,000 year evolution of marine navigation highlighting the world's greatest explorers and famous inventors who developed navigation instruments. Peter is an excellent speaker. He loves all maritime museums and is an avid cruiser having logged 15,000+ ocean miles. He has agreed to volunteer his time to meet with our club. Mark your calendar for February 27th and bring your sailing friends. Contact the PSC Vice Commodore for meeting information. Contact the PSC Membership Commodore for information about joining the PSC.
Not a member?
Interested in sailing or learning to sail? Come to the meeting anyway and
learn about our club, our sailing classes, and our sailing opportunities on
the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, and elsewhere. |
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Member Notices Page Now Available!! The Member Notices page is provided as a service to our Pentagon Sailing Club membership. PSC members may submit items for this page that they feel would be of interest to other members of the club. This is where you may post a notice looking for members to crew or sail with you on your boat on a one-time or recurring basis, volunteering to crew on other members' boats, asking for help relocating boats, announcing other events/activities (sailing or non-sailing) that would interest club members, etc. Notices will be posted for up to 30 days. If a member wants their notice posted for longer than 30 days, the member must submit a new request every 30 days. The decision to post or not post any submitted notice will be made by the PSC webmaster. Club members may submit their notices (in Word format) to the PSC webmaster at webmaster@pentagonsailing.org.
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Parking at the Bolling Marina!!! We have been requested by the MWR Director to park away from the doors and loading zone of the MWR building. It is important that we all follow this to keep our good standing with the marina and that we set the example. Furthermore, I ask that you help us enforce this if you notice a member inadvertently parking near the doors and loading zone. Please click here for more information or send us an email. Contact River Commodore Tom Pullin at rivercommodore@pentagonsailing.org.
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New PSC Phone Number! Telephone: 202-681-4PSC (202-681-4772) The Pentagon Sailing Club has a new phone number. Most people will probably continue to contact the club through E-mail, but those who want to use a telephone will be able to do so. |
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New Procedure for Reserving PSC River Boats! The PSC River Co-Commodores have set up a new process for PSC members wanting to use one of our River training boats for recreational sailing. Please see the River page for details on member boat use and for an on-line reservation form that you may use to reserve one of the PSC River boats. Contact the PSC River Commodore for more information.
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Revised Procedure for Non-DoD PSC Member PSC member Hank Lavery has coordinated a new procedure for non-DoD PSC members getting access to Bolling AFB and the marina with base security personnel at Bolling. If approved, the new procedure should simplify access to the marina for our non-DoD members. To take advantage of this new procedure, you must contact Hank with your information. Click here for details and the information required to participate in this process. |
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Check out all the great PSC sailing and training opportunities.
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PSC News:
New
Membership-Basic Sailing Course Package - The
PSC has put together
a great discount membership package for new members who join the PSC and
sign up for the Basic Sailing Course at the same time. [more ...]
Raft-up Requirements for Cruising Skipper Candidates
Information on two-day Overnight Bay & Check Sheets/Logbooks
Important Information for Cruising Skipper Candidates
Cruising Skipper Candidate Self-Evaluation
Cruising Skipper Candidate Written Exams Study Guide
Cruising Skipper Candidate Book list
Want to earn Frequent Volunteer Sea Miles? You've learned to sail, you've been out with us on the rivers and bay, and you've met some good folks along the way. Now it's time to give something back ... Read on for opportunities, and how we offer some compensation! [more...]
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"A man who is not afraid
of the sea will soon be drowned...for he will go out on a day he shouldn't.
But we do be afraid of the sea, and we only be drownded now and again."
John Millington Synge, in his book "The Aran Islands," 1907
"If there is magic on the
planet, it is contained in the water."
Loren Eisley
"How inappropriate to
call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean."
Arthur C. Clarke
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