Organization: NATIONAL SAILING HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM
Mission: TO RECOGNIZE AND ENCOURAGE ACHIEVEMENT OF US SAILORS AND THE SPORT OF SAILING.
Activities: THROUGH AN ANNUAL INDUCTION TO THE HALL OF FAME, THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF US SAILORS IN THREE CATEGORIES; SAILING, TECHNICAL AND CONTRIBUTOR; AND LEVERAGES THESE ACHIEVEMENTS TO INSPIRE NEW GENERATIONS OF SAILORS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH PROGRAMMING FREE OF CHARGE TO INSTRUCTORS IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS.
IN MARCH OF 2019, THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED A PROPERTY IN NEWPORT, RI TO CREATE A MUSEUM AND VENUE FOR ON-SITE LEARNING AND TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE - LONGSTANDING VISIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. IN THIS HISTORIC BUILDING, SAILING HERITAGE WILL BE CELEBRATED, ITS LEGENDS HONORED, AND A NEW GENERATION OF SAILORS AND INNOVATORS CULTIVATED.
NTEE category: Recreation & Sports
Secondary category: Arts, Culture & Humanities