The Community Sailing Center is a community-based nonprofit organization providing access, education, and recreation on Lake Champlain for almost 8,000 people annually. The new Community Waterfront Center is a vital hub on the shores of the lake where community members and visitors to Burlington gather to play and learn on the lake together.

We engage our community with the lake through a wide range of educational and recreational programs that extend an open invitation to everyone regardless of age, gender, race, physical ability, or the means to pay. Our Signature Programs are specially designed for students, at-risk youth, women and girls, and individuals with disabilities, enabling underserved populations to access and take ownership of Lake Champlain. Our educational programs engage students in lake ecology and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) using sailing, place-based and experiential learning to meet the needs of local schools and their students.

Here, sailing and paddling are tools that enrich people’s lives, teach valuable life lessons, offer a unique environmental education experience, and instill a sense of ownership in one of Vermont’s most valuable natural resources – Lake Champlain. Along with almost 100 community partners, we provide award-winning programs to ensure our role as lake stewards and prepare the next generation of lake lovers.