BELLPORT BAY SAILING FOUNDATION, INC.
FEDERAL ID: 11-3491944
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PO Box 609
Bellport, NY 11713
Web Site: bellportbaysf.org


Formed in 1999, the Bellport Bay Sailing Foundation, Inc. conducts and expands the educational and charitable activities of the Bellport Bay Yacht Club.  The Foundation teaches the sport of sailing to children and adults, encourages the broadest possible participation in the sport by residents surrounding Bellport Bay, generates additional interest in the sport by conducting sailing competitions and supports preservation of the environment and nautical heritage of Bellport Bay.

The Foundation’s youth sailing program is open to the general public and draws its participants principally from communities near Bellport Bay.  Sailing lessons are offered in back-to-back 4-week sessions beginning in late June and ending in late August, are modest in cost and range in difficulty from basics for beginners to advanced racing techniques.  The more advanced of the Foundation’ s young sailors participate in junior regattas organized by the Great South Bay Yacht Racing Association and held throughout the summer at various locations on Great South Bay.

The Foundation also administers a summer day camp for children from 9 to 12 years olds devoted to the history and ecology of Bellport Bay, Carmen's River and Fire Island. Campers come from a variety of communities along Long Island's south shore. Camp programs have included visits to area museums, including the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society and the Long Island Maritime Museum, beachcombing on Fire Island, leaf casting and tree identification in area wetlands including the Wertheim Wildlife reserve, canoe trips on Carmen's River, clamming in the Bay, developing shell and rock collections and  many other activities.

Bellport Bay Sailing Foundation's Mission Statement

The Foundation was incorporated in 1999 to promote an awareness of the long and rich sailing tradition on Bellport Bay and to encourage the continuation of these activities and the preservation of the unique environment of the area.

Primary goals are:
o    Teach sailing to children and adults
o    Preserve the nautical heritage of Bellport Bay.
o    Impart a love of and enthusiasm for sailing.
o    Encourage ecologically safe boating.
o    Make sailing lessons available to young people who are economically disadvantaged.
o    Conduct and foster sailing competitions among young and old.
o    Foster standards of ethical sailing competition.
o    Help advance sailing program management and instructional skills

Activities include:
o    Running summer sailing programs focused on beginner, intermediate and advanced levels
o    Maintaining and supporting sail boats and safety boats for programs
o    Conducting a program that focuses on the environment and nautical history of the surrounding area
o    Developing curricula for sailing and environmental programs
o    Providing opportunities for instructor development

Funding sources:   
o    Tuition payments
o    Donations
o    Grants
o    VOUNTEERING