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• Wednesday Night Racing

  • Start
    01 Apr 2026
  •  
  • End
    14 Oct 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    29 sessions
  • Location
    Washington Sailing Marina

  Wednesday Night Racing! 

  Informal "pick up" style racing. Boats assigned at 4:30, most boats underway soon after. No experience necessary to crew. Debrief following racing when time permits. Email racing@scow.org if you have any questions. 

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• BASIC SAILING - SPRING 2026 - Online-Land and Water Training

  • Start
    07 Apr 2026
  • End
    17 May 2026
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    0

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  SCOW BASIC SAILING - SPRING 2026

  Online-Land and Water Training

  Land and Water Class Dates can be found HERE.

  Contact the Training Director training@scow.org if you have any questions.

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  Cost - $450.00 - Payment due immediately upon registration. 

  

  Training starts on APRIL 7

  
  

  
  

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• SCOW Social Sail

  • Start
    23 Apr 2026
  •  
  • End
    17 Sep 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    22 sessions
  • Location
    Dangerfield Island, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA
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  Come hang out and socialize with your SCOW sailing friends or make new friends.  Feel free to bring non-members to this event.

  We will provide a main and water - you bring the sides to share!

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• Pride of Baltimore 2 - Welcoming Flotilla

  • Start
    29 Apr 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • End
    30 Apr 2026
  •  
    2:00 AM
  • Location
    Washington Sailing Marina

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  ⛵ Join the Flotilla: Welcome The Pride of Baltimore II to DC! ⛵

  When: April 29, 2026 (Approx.11:00 PM Tentative Arrival - Check pride2.org for updates)
  Where: Potomac River, arriving into Alexandria City Marina / Washington DC waters from Maryland.

  Call to All Mariners & Boat Enthusiasts!
  The Pride of Baltimore II, Maryland’s iconic sailing ambassador, is kicking off her 2026 America250 sailing season, and she needs a proper Potomac welcome!

  We are assembling a community flotilla to escort this breathtaking 1812-style clipper schooner as she makes her grand entrance into Washington DC waters from Maryland. Whether you have a sailboat or powerboat, we invite you to be part of the on-the-water festivities.

  Why Join?

  • Show Your Pride: Represent SCOW and the region by welcoming this historic vessel.
  • Experience the Grandeur: Get an up-close view of the Pride from the water.
  • Be Part of History: Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

  How to Register for the Flotilla:
  To ensure a safe and organized arrival, please register your vessel or as crew to receive specific coordinates, arrival times, and safety protocols for the escort.

  Note: The Pride of Baltimore II will be docking at Alexandria City Marina for public tours immediately following arrival. Let’s make this arrival unforgettable!

  
  

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• Tunesday Floating Concert Series on Calypso

  • When
    05 May 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Dock F
  • Spaces left
    39
  • Registered
    11 registrants

  Join SCOW for an evening on Back Creek as we motor Calypso and paddle kayaks to the Tunesday floating concert. Chronic Sailing hosts this free summer concert series, with artists performing atop a large catamaran until sunset. We’ll raft up and enjoy the music.

  Seats on Calypso are now sold out! But, you're still warmly invited to join the fleet as a paddler. BYO kayak or paddleboard, or rent one from Capital SUP Eastport.

  Where? The concert plays on Back Creek directly across from the Capital SUP/kayak rental location at Nautilus Point. Park at Nautilus Point. Parking restrictions are not enforced currently.

  When? Tuesday, May 5

  • Sailors, meet us at Calypso on Dock F at 5:00 pm.
  • Paddlers, meet at 6:00 pm at the kayak launch area for Capital SUP. Map below. Arriving later? No problem. You’ll see us on the water.

  Connect in Advance! Join our WhatsApp group for live updates to coordinate our raft-up, maybe some pre-event pool time, and maybe post-event treats at a pub.

  See you there!

  
  

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• St Brendan's Day Regatta

  • When
    09 May 2026
  • Location
    Washington Sailing Marina

  Register

  NOR St Brendan's Day Regatta 2025.pdf
  

  The St Brendan Day Regatta is our first Flying Scot Regatta of the season. 4 + races plus after race celebration. All members are welcome. Skippers - get your team together!

  Please only register if you are a skipper. Club skippers email the racing director to reserve a boat. 

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• Board of Directors Meeting

  • When
    11 May 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Any member of the Club may attend a Board meeting as an observer or to address the Board regarding Club business. Members wishing to address the Board meeting should advise the Commodore (or other officer presiding over the Club pursuant to Article V) in advance so that they may be placed on the agenda.
  

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• Orioles at Nationals park - Sail me out to the ball game!

  • When
    17 May 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 5:00 PM

  Sailing to the Nats vs. O's Game!

  Ahoy, SCOW Members and Nats/O's Fans!

  Get ready to skip the traffic and hit the water! We are organizing a club sail from the Washington Sailing Marina to Nationals Park to watch our Washington Nationals take on the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, May 17th.

  There is no better way to arrive at the Navy Yard than by boat. We’ll enjoy a scenic cruise up the Potomac, past the Alexandria waterfront, and into the Anacostia River, docking just steps from the stadium.

  Event Timeline:

  Meet & Prep: 10:30 AM at Washington Sailing Marina

  Cast Off: 11:00 AM (Sharp!) to ensure we have plenty of time for the ~4-5 mile sail and docking.

  First Pitch: 1:35 PM EDT

  
  

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• Bay Sail and Blue Angels Show Rehearsal for USNA Graduation

  • When
    19 May 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Calypso Dock F

  Save the Date!

  Join us for a day sail on the bay, where we'll anchor and watch the airshow rehearsal for the US Naval Academy's Graduation. Details and registration TBA.

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• Bay Sail and Blue Angels Air Show for USNA Graduation

  • When
    20 May 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Calypso Dock F

  Save the Date!

  Join us for a day sail on the bay, where we'll anchor and watch the Airshow for the US Naval Academy's commissioning week celebrations.

  
  

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• BASIC SAILING - SUMMER 2026 - Online-Land and Water Training

  • Start
    26 May 2026
  • End
    05 Jul 2026
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  SCOW BASIC SAILING - SUMMER 2026

  Online-Land and Water Training

  Land and Water Class Dates can be found HERE.

  Contact the Training Director training@scow.org if you have any questions.

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  Cost - $450.00 - Payment due immediately upon registration. 

  

  Training starts on MAY 26

  
  

  
  

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• Overnight Raft-up and Dinner on the Bay

  • Start
    30 May 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    31 May 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point and Overnight Location TBA

  Save the Date! Details and registration TBA.
  

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• Pride Boat Parade and Fireworks

  • Start
    05 Jun 2026
  • End
    06 Jun 2026
  • Location
    Washington Sailing Marina

  Save the Date! Details and registration TBA.
  

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• Board of Directors Meeting

  • When
    08 Jun 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Any member of the Club may attend a Board meeting as an observer or to address the Board regarding Club business. Members wishing to address the Board meeting should advise the Commodore (or other officer presiding over the Club pursuant to Article V) in advance so that they may be placed on the agenda.
  

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• Tunesday Floating Concert Series on Calypso

  • When
    09 Jun 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Dock F

  Join SCOW for an evening on Back Creek as we motor Calypso and paddle kayaks to the Tunesday floating concert. Chronic Sailing hosts this free summer concert series, with artists performing atop a large catamaran until sunset. We’ll raft up and enjoy the music.

  Two ways to join:

  • To join on Calypso, (signups open a couple weeks before event)
  • To raft up with us on a kayak or paddleboard, bring your own or rent from Capital SUP Eastport. 

  Where? The concert plays on Back Creek directly across from the Capital SUP/kayak rental location at Nautilus Point. Park at Nautilus Point. Parking restrictions are not enforced currently.

  When? Recurring Tuesdays

  • Sailors, meet us at Calypso on Dock F at 5:00 pm.
  • Paddlers, meet at 6:00 pm at the kayak launch area for Capital SUP. Map below. Arriving later? No problem. You’ll see us on the water.

  Connect in Advance! Join our WhatsApp group for live updates to coordinate our raft-up, maybe some pre-event pool time, and maybe post-event treats at a pub.

  See you there!

  
  

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• Tunesday Floating Concert Series on Calypso

  • When
    23 Jun 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Dock F

  Join SCOW for an evening on Back Creek as we motor Calypso and paddle kayaks to the Tunesday floating concert. Chronic Sailing hosts this free summer concert series, with artists performing atop a large catamaran until sunset. We’ll raft up and enjoy the music.

  Two ways to join:

  • To join on Calypso, (signups open a couple weeks before event)
  • To raft up with us on a kayak or paddleboard, bring your own or rent from Capital SUP Eastport. 

  Where? The concert plays on Back Creek directly across from the Capital SUP/kayak rental location at Nautilus Point. Park at Nautilus Point. Parking restrictions are not enforced currently.

  When? Recurring Tuesdays

  • Sailors, meet us at Calypso on Dock F at 5:00 pm.
  • Paddlers, meet at 6:00 pm at the kayak launch area for Capital SUP. Map below. Arriving later? No problem. You’ll see us on the water.

  Connect in Advance! Join our WhatsApp group for live updates to coordinate our raft-up, maybe some pre-event pool time, and maybe post-event treats at a pub.

  See you there!

  
  

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• Alexandria Celebration and Fireworks: Cruisers and Scot Fleet

  • When
    11 Jul 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Washington Sailing Marina

  Save the Date! Details and registration TBA.

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• Board of Directors Meeting

  • When
    13 Jul 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Any member of the Club may attend a Board meeting as an observer or to address the Board regarding Club business. Members wishing to address the Board meeting should advise the Commodore (or other officer presiding over the Club pursuant to Article V) in advance so that they may be placed on the agenda.
  

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• Tunesday Floating Concert Series on Calypso

  • When
    14 Jul 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Dock F

  Join SCOW for an evening on Back Creek as we motor Calypso and paddle kayaks to the Tunesday floating concert. Chronic Sailing hosts this free summer concert series, with artists performing atop a large catamaran until sunset. We’ll raft up and enjoy the music.

  Two ways to join:

  • To join on Calypso, (signups open a couple weeks before event)
  • To raft up with us on a kayak or paddleboard, bring your own or rent from Capital SUP Eastport. 

  Where? The concert plays on Back Creek directly across from the Capital SUP/kayak rental location at Nautilus Point. Park at Nautilus Point. Parking restrictions are not enforced currently.

  When? Recurring Tuesdays

  • Sailors, meet us at Calypso on Dock F at 5:00 pm.
  • Paddlers, meet at 6:00 pm at the kayak launch area for Capital SUP. Map below. Arriving later? No problem. You’ll see us on the water.

  Connect in Advance! Join our WhatsApp group for live updates to coordinate our raft-up, maybe some pre-event pool time, and maybe post-event treats at a pub.

  See you there!

  
  

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• BASIC SAILING - FALL 2026 - Online-Land and Water Training

  • Start
    28 Jul 2026
  • End
    13 Sep 2026
  • Spaces left
    2

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  SCOW BASIC SAILING - FALL 2026

  Online-Land and Water Training

  Land and Water Class Dates can be found HERE.

  Contact the Training Director training@scow.org if you have any questions.

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  Cost - $450.00 - Payment due immediately upon registration. 

  

  Training starts on jULY 28

  
  

  
  

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• Tunesday Floating Concert Series on Calypso

  • When
    28 Jul 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Dock F

  Join SCOW for an evening on Back Creek as we motor Calypso and paddle kayaks to the Tunesday floating concert. Chronic Sailing hosts this free summer concert series, with artists performing atop a large catamaran until sunset. We’ll raft up and enjoy the music.

  Two ways to join:

  • To join on Calypso, (signups open a couple weeks before event)
  • To raft up with us on a kayak or paddleboard, bring your own or rent from Capital SUP Eastport. 

  Where? The concert plays on Back Creek directly across from the Capital SUP/kayak rental location at Nautilus Point. Park at Nautilus Point. Parking restrictions are not enforced currently.

  When? Recurring Tuesdays

  • Sailors, meet us at Calypso on Dock F at 5:00 pm.
  • Paddlers, meet at 6:00 pm at the kayak launch area for Capital SUP. Map below. Arriving later? No problem. You’ll see us on the water.

  Connect in Advance! Join our WhatsApp group for live updates to coordinate our raft-up, maybe some pre-event pool time, and maybe post-event treats at a pub.

  See you there!

  
  

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• Tunesday Floating Concert Series on Calypso

  • When
    04 Aug 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Dock F

  Join SCOW for an evening on Back Creek as we motor Calypso and paddle kayaks to the Tunesday floating concert. Chronic Sailing hosts this free summer concert series, with artists performing atop a large catamaran until sunset. We’ll raft up and enjoy the music.

  Two ways to join:

  • To join on Calypso, (signups open a couple weeks before event)
  • To raft up with us on a kayak or paddleboard, bring your own or rent from Capital SUP Eastport. 

  Where? The concert plays on Back Creek directly across from the Capital SUP/kayak rental location at Nautilus Point. Park at Nautilus Point. Parking restrictions are not enforced currently.

  When? Recurring Tuesdays

  • Sailors, meet us at Calypso on Dock F at 5:00 pm.
  • Paddlers, meet at 6:00 pm at the kayak launch area for Capital SUP. Map below. Arriving later? No problem. You’ll see us on the water.

  Connect in Advance! Join our WhatsApp group for live updates to coordinate our raft-up, maybe some pre-event pool time, and maybe post-event treats at a pub.

  See you there!

  
  

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• Board of Directors Meeting

  • When
    10 Aug 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Any member of the Club may attend a Board meeting as an observer or to address the Board regarding Club business. Members wishing to address the Board meeting should advise the Commodore (or other officer presiding over the Club pursuant to Article V) in advance so that they may be placed on the agenda.
  

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• Stargazing on the Bay: Perseid Meteor Shower

  • When
    12 Aug 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Calypso

  Save the Date!

  Stargazers, join us on the Bay for our favorite meteor shower. Escaping the heavy light pollution, the Perseids will dazzle under a new moon. Details and registration TBA.

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• Tunesday Floating Concert Series on Calypso

  • When
    18 Aug 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Dock F

  Join SCOW for an evening on Back Creek as we motor Calypso and paddle kayaks to the Tunesday floating concert. Chronic Sailing hosts this free summer concert series, with artists performing atop a large catamaran until sunset. We’ll raft up and enjoy the music.

  Two ways to join:

  • To join on Calypso, (signups open a couple weeks before event)
  • To raft up with us on a kayak or paddleboard, bring your own or rent from Capital SUP Eastport. 

  Where? The concert plays on Back Creek directly across from the Capital SUP/kayak rental location at Nautilus Point. Park at Nautilus Point. Parking restrictions are not enforced currently.

  When? Recurring Tuesdays

  • Sailors, meet us at Calypso on Dock F at 5:00 pm.
  • Paddlers, meet at 6:00 pm at the kayak launch area for Capital SUP. Map below. Arriving later? No problem. You’ll see us on the water.

  Connect in Advance! Join our WhatsApp group for live updates to coordinate our raft-up, maybe some pre-event pool time, and maybe post-event treats at a pub.

  See you there!

  
  

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• Board of Directors Meeting

  • When
    14 Sep 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

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• SCOW Social Sail - Octoberfest

  • When
    24 Sep 2026
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Dangerfield Island, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA
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  Come hang out and socialize with your SCOW sailing friends or make new friends.  Feel free to bring non-members to this event.

  We will provide the brats, pretzels, and mustard - you bring the sides!

  Read up on the history of this tradition here:

  https://www.oktoberfest.de/en/magazine/tradition/the-history-of-oktoberfest

  
  

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• Board of Directors Meeting

  • When
    12 Oct 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Any member of the Club may attend a Board meeting as an observer or to address the Board regarding Club business. Members wishing to address the Board meeting should advise the Commodore (or other officer presiding over the Club pursuant to Article V) in advance so that they may be placed on the agenda.
  

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• Board of Directors Meeting

  • When
    09 Nov 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

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• Holiday Boat Parade to the Wharf

  • When
    05 Dec 2026
  • Location
    Washington Sailing Marina

  Save the Date!

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• Holiday Boat Parade: Annapolis

  • When
    12 Dec 2026
  • Location
    Nautilus Point, Calypso

  Save the Date!

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• Board of Directors Meeting

  • When
    14 Dec 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

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