Pentagon Sailing Club
        P.O. Box 23422, Washington, DC  20026-3422
 


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 Capital 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. We train and qualify our members in affiliation with the U.S. Naval Sailing Association.


PSC boats race in light winds on the Potomac River during the 2008 PSC Hydrilla Cup Race and Picnic (click picture for larger version).             Photo -Wesley Moy

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!

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Photos from the 2009 Memorial Day Raft-up

 

Labor Day Raft-Up, September 5 - 7, 2009

Spaces on the two PSC Boats are going fast; only 5 berths left!

We just finished a terrific Memorial Day raft-up and it's now time to get ready for the spectacular Labor Day raft-up.  This is going to be another great PSC sailing/social event and the final raft-up of 2009.  We will be heading to a raft-up location in Trippe Creek off the Tred Avon River.  We will then sail to a marina in Cambridge for Sunday night.  Space of the PSC club boats will be very limited so you will need to sign up early to guarantee a space.

Remember: Members going on their first ever PSC Raft-Up get a $50.00 discount from regular raft-up prices.

Click here for the Raft-Up Flyer and click here for more information.

Contact LDRU Coordinator Winnie O'Connor.

 

 

Next Membership Meeting July 22, 2009

PSC Membership Meetings

Our next membership meeting is Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at 7:00 pm at the Capital City Brewing Company in Shirlington (Arlington), VA.  The meeting starts at 7:00 pm, but come early to have some food and drink and hang around with other sailors.  Remember that the Capital City Brewing Company has reduced prices on selected appetizers and beers before 7:00 pm.

(Note: The July membership meeting is being rescheduled from the 3rd Wednesday of the month to the 22nd of July because of the BVI trip.)

Contact PSC Vice Commodore.

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.
All are welcome!!

 

 

July 10th to July 20th, 2009
Caribbean Sailing Charter Trip

BVI Charter Trip Announcement

Only one Space Left for the BVI Charter Trip

Update - 17 Jun 2009:  The BVI trip still has one berth available for a male crew member to share a monohull cabin with another male.  Please contact Vince Ferrer at vincentjferrer@gmail.com immediately with your interest.  Highlights: The trip dates are 10 to 20 July 2009, the trip cost: berth is $605 plus airfare, provisions, fuel and incidentals.  An excellent deal!!  More details at http://www.pentagonsailing.org/bvitrip09.htmThis spot will go... so act fast!!

Vince Ferrer
BVI Trip Coordinator

 

 

 

March 6, 2009

The Lubber's Line

The only slightly overdue March/April issue of the PSC newsletter, the Lubber's Line, is now available.  Click the link above to check out the new issue for information on the upcoming PSC events and great sailing stories from PSC members.

 

 

Sign Up Procedure for PSC Sails, Classes, and Events

In order to streamline our administrative and accounting procedures, all applications, registration forms, and payments for PSC sails and training classes should be sent to the PSC Treasurer rather than the event or training coordinator.   Over the next few days, specific information will be posted on the appropriate web pages for the activities concerned (e.g., River Training Page, Bay Training Page, Bay Activities Page, etc.)

 

2009 Bay Sail Dates

Club Calendar

Club Sailing Rate List

The 2009 Bay Sailing Schedule is now on the calendar.  Click here to check out the dates.

 

Special Notice:

As many club members are aware, the PSC has experienced a number of problems with club E-mail services.  As a result, the PSC has changed web site hosts and is operating on a new server.  We are doing everything possible to make sure our members get important club news in a timely fashion.  However, to make sure you don't miss any important information, please check the PSC web site often.

Thank you,

PSC Webmaster

PSC NEWS:

New Membership-Basic Sailing Course Package - The PSC has lowered the price of our Basic Sailing Course for 2007 and 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 ...]

From the Training Commodore:

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...]


 

"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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