Nantucket Community Sailing

Big shout out to everyone who came and supported us at Dinghy Day 2026! The weather was spectacular and the crowd was even better! We couldn’t have done it with out you!

See you next year!

Youth programming has been at the center of our operations since our first summer in Polpis Harbor. Each year we get over 1,000 kids on the water, and scholarship over 100 resident youth sailors program fees at about $150,000 per year.

We’re dedicated to getting as many people on the water as possible regardless of financial ability.

We can’t wait to get everyone on the water again this year for another banner summer on Nantucket!

Get excited for summer and come support Nantucket Community Sailing at

Dinghy Day
🗓️ Sunday, May 17th 12-3pm
📍 Cisco Brewers

Keeping sailing accessible is the cornerstone to our mission, which is so heavily embodied in our support for the NHS Sailing Team.

We keep high school sailing accessible by providing the boats, sails, coach boats, coaching personnel, and gear to the team so joining the team is barrier free.

With our new enhanced scholarship for Whalers, sailing team members can now sail for only $100 for all 8 weeks of summer programming! Become a Whalers Sailor today!

Come support the NHS Sailing Team this Sunday at

Dinghy Day
🗓️ Sunday, May 17th 12-3pm
📍 Cisco Brewers

Our Women’s Beginner and Advanced clinics create the perfect environment for women sailors to gain the skills and confidence to sail independently and be prepared for a race course.

Whether you just want to learn to sail or want to feel confident sailing with your friends and family, our women’s clinics will get you where you need to be!

Come support NCS as we bring together adult sailors in our community

Dinghy Day
🗓️ Sunday, May 17th 12-3pm
📍 Cisco Brewers

NCS is devoted to building community partnerships to offer accessible sailing and water sports to all. Our free programs offered in collaboration with the Nantucket Boys and Girls Club, S.T.A.R. Nantucket, the Saltmarsh Center, and PASCON get over 150 people on the water each summer.

Programs like this are made possible because of our generous donors. Help keep these programs thrive by coming to

Dinghy Day
🗓️ Sunday, May 17th 12-3pm
📍 Cisco Brewers

The All Island Race Team for optis and 420s has been pivotal for the advancement of island youth racers. It has helped create community across sailors from all three sailing organizations on island (NCS, NYC, and GHYC) and has helped to build a supportive and competitive environment for young racers since it’s development in the 2010s.

It is the starting point for many who continue racing in high school, college, and in the Island weekend fleets.

Come support NCS as we celebrate the development of youth racers at

Dinghy Day
🗓️ Sunday, May 17th 12-3pm
📍 Cisco Brewers

It all started in 1994 when a group of island educators, sailors, and community leaders believed sailing should be accessible to all Nantucket youth. Beginning with a small program at Polpis Harbor, NCS quickly earned national recognition for excellence in community sailing.

Over the decades, the organization has expanded its programs, fleet, and impact—introducing thousands of young sailors to the water and creating signature events like Nantucket Race Week. Today, NCS serves more than 1,000 youth annually while remaining deeply committed to environmental stewardship and its founding mission of community access through sailing.

Come celebrate our past, present, and future commitment to the water and sailing at Dinghy Day

🗓️ Sunday May 17th, 12 - 3PM
📍Cisco Brewers