Santa Monica Bay Sailing Foundation

Changing lives through sailing

By fostering competition, self-reliance, and responsibility.

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We are changing lives within the Santa Monica Bay area by supporting the sport of sailing and other boating activities.

Over the past three decades, the SMBSF has partnered with several local charities and raised over $1,000,000 to help the general sailing public.

Sailing is more than just a hobby. It offers a number of physical, mental, and other benefits.

Benefits of Sailing

Grantee Thanks

More Grantee Stories

Being off the water and spending time with teammates while watching the boats tear across the course at breathtaking speed was both thrilling and inspiring.

Jacqueline Cassidy

Ten sailboat racers pose on their race boat.

Thank you for the $1800 grant that helped us prep and be competitive in LBRW2025!

Many many thanks from the Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club's race team: The Kraken

Thank you for supporting me in 2024. It meant a lot and helped me to compete at the ILCA4 Youth World Championships in Portugal.

Thank you, Jacob