Mission and Vision

Mission

To encourage and celebrate the responsible use and long term stewardship of Lake Champlain by fostering educational and recreational opportunities for all members of our community.

Vision

The freedom experienced through wind and human powered boating on the Lake is an unmatched experience one can enjoy where we live. The Community Sailing Center exists to extend the possibility of that experience to everyone.photo

The Community Sailing Center is a community based non-profit organization that operates in a permanent year round facility on Burlington’s waterfront offering educational and recreational programming for all people. The Center joins in partnerships with other local organizations and schools to bring responsible and safe non-fossil-fuel-powered boating on Lake Champlain closer to everyone in the greater Burlington community.

Multiple outreach programs, designed for at-risk youth and people with disabilities, enable underserved populations to take ownership of one of Vermont’s greatest natural resource – Lake Champlain -- resulting in hope, awe and inspiration. CSC works with a number of community organizations, to give all children and adults access to experiences helping them lead healthy, caring, responsible and productive lives.

The Center’s education programs continue throughout the year, allowing students to study the environmental factors affecting the Lake. Through its state-of-the-art equipment, students have a chance to learn in a hands-on teaching environment.

Everyone who participates in Community Sailing Center program is taught valuable life lessons that help instill in them a sense of ownership in Vermont's most valuable natural resource -- Lake Champlain.

Values

As a recreational and educational cornerstone of this community, the Community Sailing Center is built on the following core values:

  • Passion

    for sailing, for paddling, for the grandeur of Lake Champlain, and for the thrill of being on the water.

  • Stewardship

    of the lake through responsible practices, environmental information and ecological programming

  • Education

    through a curriculum of sailing instruction, water safety, personal empowerment and a welcoming environment in which to learn

  • Access

    to the lake both physically and conceptually to all lifestyles and abilities through our curriculum and tuition subsidies.