Baltimore’s Community Sailing CenterWhere sailing is for everyone.

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MESSAGE FROM THE HELM

Mission of the Downtown Sailing Center

The Downtown Sailing Center provides quality education and life-enriching programs that promote

self-esteem and teamwork through the joy of sailing. The Downtown Sailing Center is committed

to promoting an environment of inclusiveness and accessibility, especially to youth, persons with

disabilities, and those with limited opportunity.

2012 brought many new challenges to the

Downtown Sailing Center, bringing our

community of staff, members and volunteers

even closer together. Through the guidance

of our Strategic Plan, we overcame these

challenges, while also receiving prestigious

recognition. The 2012 Strategic Plan, focused on

standardizing quality programming throughout

all of our activities – education, outreach,

membership, community, and volunteerism.

With our programming at the

heart of all that we do, we

were able to bring together all

aspects of our community and

secure our foundation for many

years to come.

In 2012 the DSC was recognized

regionally and nationally as

a leader in educational and

community-based programs.

We successfully expanded

our programming for youth

and accessible individuals,

while offering higher

quality programs, with better instruction

and a standardized curriculum. Some of our

programming highlights, include:

• Named the 2012 US Sailing Community

Program of the Year;

• Named the 2012 Accessible Community

Program of the Year-Baltimore County

Commission on Disabilities; and

• Developed new STEM (science, technology,

engineering and math) and Learn to Read

curricula.

Our volunteers are the key to reaching so many

individuals in the greater Baltimore community

especially those with disabilities or those with

limited opportunity. In 2012, our dedicated

volunteers gave a total of 2,099 volunteer

hours, valued at $47,836. (Source: Independent

Sector).

Of course, we wouldn’t be able to accomplish

our goals without our community business

partners who donate dollars and

significant in-kind resources. The

coming together of volunteers

and business partners, who are

dedicated to our mission, is truly

our biggest asset. Thus, allowing

the DSC to continue to be a

long-term, valuable asset to the

Baltimore community.

The following report highlights

the hard work of staff, members,

and volunteers at the Downtown

Sailing Center in 2012. We hope

that this offers some insight to our

diverse community. As we continue to be a

cornerstone in the Baltimore region and leaders

in offering quality, life-enriching programming.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Lester, President

Lynn Handy, Executive Director

VISION: To be a world class

community sailing

center that enriches

the lives of the

individuals

we serve.

PROGRAMS

ACCESSIBLE SAILING

There are many reasons why we are so proud of our Accessible Sailing program. First and foremost, is the self-confidence, sense of ability and pure joy our programming provides individuals with disabilities. Imagine the sense of independence and pride sailing a boat by one’s self out on the open water gives to people who often feel so dependent on others!Secondly, the majority of the program is run by incredibly generous member and non-member DSC volunteers. Twice a month during the spring and summer, qualified DSC volunteers teach, coach and accompany (if needed or desired) individuals with disabilities to sail using our small, colorful and non-capsize-able Access dinghies.

Thirdly, the DSC is able to provide the Access-Ability Saturday sailing days absolutely free to participants. And, we offer our more specialized sailing days for low income groups at a significantly discounted rate due to the generosity of our many volunteers and donors. Finally, in line with our goal of enhancing the educational aspect of our programs, both through sailing Saturdays and our one-day group sails, we provided more training and more racing opportunities for our accessible participants than ever before.

Accessible Sailing Highlights:

• Accessible Sailing became so popular that we actually had waiting lists this summer for the first time ever.

• We welcomed a new partner this year, the National Federation for the Blind, introducing many new individuals to the many benefits and life-lessons of sailing.

• We logged 32 accessible sailing events, staffed by 132 volunteers totaling 528 volunteer hours through this program, representing more volunteers and more volunteer hours than ever before.

• A total of 330 unique individuals were served through all of our Accessible programs in 2012. Since many of these individuals spent multiple days on the water, individuals with disabilities spent a total of 761 days on the water in 2012.

In 2012, the Downtown Sailing Center’s

overarching goal for all of its programs was

to enhance its educational emphasis focusing

on the following three components: building

sailing skills; exploring the local waterfront;

and, building leadership and teambuilding skills

through friendly competition. We made great

strides on all three fronts.

In 2012, we served over 2,027 unique

individuals across all of our programs, with

many individuals participating in more than one

program. These individuals represented ages

from 7 to 80 and all socio-economical levels.

Each of our programs is described below

including how we moved forward with our

enhanced educational emphasis, as well as

some 2012 highlights.

Accessible Sailing Clients:

The DSC collaborates with a host of other organizations to bring our enriching accessible programs to as many individuals as possible. In 2012, we were pleased to partner with:

Baltimore City Therapeutic RecreationBaltimore Lab SchoolBlind IndustriesCamp Greentop: League for People with DisabilitiesCasey Cares FoundationCentral MD, MS Chapter ClinicEmergeHoward County Therapeutic RecreationJames Ransom Summer CampsKennedy Krieger International Center for Spinal Cord InjuryKernan Rehabilitation HospitalLeague for People with DisabilitiesLollipop Kids FoundationM.A.S.T.National Federation for the BlindPathfinders for Autism Ridge Ruxton CampSpecial Olympics MarylandV-LINCW.E.A.N.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Outreach programs demonstrate the DSC’s commitment to ensure that all people, regardless of economic status, race, ability, opportunity, or any other attribute have full access to the water. We partner with a wide array of organizations serving at-risk youth in Baltimore City to provide educational, sailing and life-skills lessons on the water. Participants learn about the environment, team-building and, paradoxically, self-reliance all while building their self-esteem.

The Sailor Instructor Training (S.I.T.) program is the DSC’s flagship youth outreach program. The program is a summer-long paid internship available to at-risk city high school students. In addition to learning how to swim, sail and teach sailing, participants also take US Sailing’s Powerboating class. This certificate allows

them to operate any powerboat in Maryland waters. Second year SITs returned to begin as assistants in our outreach programs. Two of the returning instructors were featured in an article in the Baltimore Sun. Those SITs also received further instruction towards gaining their US Sailing Basic Keelboat Certification. More importantly, the S.I.T. participants are learning leadership skills, respect, patience, teamwork and are building their self-confidence all summer long.

Outreach Highlights:

• 2012 marked the launch of two brand new educational initiatives. We partnered with the Ingenuity Project to bring our S.T.E.M. (science, math, engineering and technology) initiative to 110 Baltimore City Public School System students. The DSC used the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) established curriculum and lesson plan with the goal of introducing wind as a renewable energy source. The students successfully made data collection charts and designed and built their own wind anemometers measuring the wind in various locations around the harbor and learning how wind and sails power the boats.

PROGRAMS (continued)

• The second new educational program we launched this year was the Learn to Read initiative. We partnered with the Baltimore Museum of Industry and with Parks and People’s Superkids Camp to provide this experiential reading program to 240 at-risk, Baltimore City youth. The students were assigned a role and a story regarding a maritime theme and then completed an associated activity. They then went out on the water to portray their roles. At the end, they wrote a letter to describe their experience and labeled a postcard identifying the names of the various parts of a boat and completed a sailing rhyme.

• In partnership with the Bridges program, S.I.T. participants sailed in Annapolis and visited the amazing National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame, a comprehensive sailing center for sailing with a state-of-the-art experiential museum.

• A total of 621 people were served through all of our Community Outreach programs this summer, representing a total of 640 days on the water.

Outreach Clients:

Baltimore City, Inner City OutingsBridges Program@ The St. Paul SchoolCalvert SchoolCollegetownDigital Harbor High SchoolElijah Cummings Youth ProgramI Choose ProgramIngenuity ProjectMy Sisters CircleParks & People FoundationPatterson Park Charter SchoolPimlico Road After School ProgramSuperkids CampSwagg AcademyThe Lab School

YOUTH PROGRAMS

The DSC’s Youth Programs serve children 8 – 16 years of age. We offer spring, summer and fall camps where participants are taught to sail on Access dinghies or keelboats, along with plenty of learning

activities related to sailing, such as knot-tying and navigational skills.

Youth Highlights:

• In 2012 we introduced a new course, the Junior Instructor Training Program, with huge success – the program was completely filled; 100% of the students who took the course passed the powerboat test; and three participants expressed their desire to return to be assistants in our Outreach program next summer.

• We incorporated STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) educational programming into all youth activities. A total of 128 people were served through all of our Youth programs this summer.

ADULT / MEMBER PROGRAMS

The DSC hosts a variety of educational and recreational programs to bring members together to sail and create community. One of the truly unique and exciting aspects of the DSC is the variety of people who come together to work and play side-by-side, where individuals of all ages, genders, races, cultures, economic status, and religion come together in community, at the DSC.

The DSC community is truly committed to all of our programs. In fact, the DSC boasts over 150 members who volunteer for everything from our recreational sailing programs, DSC Open Houses and work parties focused on maintaining our fleet —whatever it takes, our members are there to help.

Adult Highlights:

• Racing: Our ‘Thursday Night Racing’ program included five Race Series, each comprised of five racing nights. Twenty-five racing skippers participated, with 13 boats on the starting line each week. Our racing teams were integral to our highly successful Sail for Kids and Ya’ Gotta Regatta events.

• Cruising: We hosted eight full-moon cruises and five overnight cruises. In addition to selling four cruising boats last year, we were gifted two new vessels to add to our fleet. We trained 18 members through our reinvigorated ‘Cruising Skipper Development’ course.

• Recreational Sailing: Had over 35 open sails throughout the season.

• Sailing Lessons: 35 sailing lessons were provided, with 181 individuals receiving certifications.

• Adult Education: We diversified our educational offerings to include 3-hour ‘Intro to Sailing’ courses, introducing sailing to over 200 participants. We offered more private lessons, more specialized clinics, and more skipper development opportunities than in 2011. We served 381 individuals in our various adult and member programs in FY 2012.

CORPORATE OUTINGS AND TEAM EVENTS

In serving the business community, the DSC provides unique and powerful retreat experiences for

corporations and organizations. We get employees out of the office and into the fresh air to participate in individualized skill and team-building experiences. Working with each client, we help them determine clear objectives for their outing and then custom-design the retreat experiences and activities based on those goals.

Corporate Outings Highlights:

• We developed a new curriculum, offering tailored team building to each business, addressing their particular team building needs.

• We tripled the number of corporate outings. • Our evaluations were always excellent. One client

remarked, “I am going to use the communication skills we gained at the DSC to increase our productivity from this point on.”

SAIL FOR KIDS EVENT

The 4th Annual Sail for Kids Regatta and Fundraiser, a two day racing event with a post-race party, raised $28,137 for our youth and community outreach programs. As usual, it was a fun race in Baltimore’s harbor with dinghies, day sailing keelboats and cruising boats. Trophies and prizes were awarded for best in each division, and the most money raised in each division. This event would not have been possible without our generous sponsors, 32 team captains and hundreds of volunteers—many thanks to all of you!

YA’ GOTTA REGATTA EVENT

In 2012, the DSC hosted its largest and most successful Ya’ Gotta Regatta in organizational history. We had over 60 participants sailing in four races with over 50 volunteers. We had numerous returning outreach partners participate and had our first-ever heat of blind sailors! The event raised $21,000 to help offset the cost of our accessible program.

GIFTS AND GRANTS

In Honor of Bill and Linsley CarruthT. Rowe Price Associates Foundation, Inc.

In Memory of Hanna CraftonMuller-Casella Associates, Inc.

In Memory of Rick HollisterBarbara K. ArndtCrane Chiropractic GroupMichael DechMichael GreenawaltBlaine HepnerNancy HlatkyJoan KollarSylvia LackoLouise Long

In Memory of Steve GrossMelinda ElliottMargie HermanBrian KaneLeslie KantorHoward MazerDeborah Schwaber

The Steve Gross Memorial Fund was established in November 2011 to honor the memory of Steve Gross, the founder of the DSC accessible program. We would like to acknowledge and give thanks to the generous donors who contributed just prior to the start of the 2012 fiscal year:

Thomas BowmanLisa BoyceKathy BuckleyEmily Burke

Brian DonlinEd DugganSandy and Maurice FeldmanMarty FetschAlex GardinerKaren GriffenBetty HelmanMargie HermanMaryn JacobsBrian KaneShelly LohmanCarolyn MollenkopfPatricia MooreJill MyersPascal PatinChristopher ScholtesLisa SingerSteve SmithSanta Wallace

$5,000 +

Urban Policy Development, LLCClayton Baker TrustJean and Sidney Silber Foundation, Inc.

$2,500 - $4,999

Peter BoweGreg CantoriGroupon Grassroots CampaignScott and Rosemary KirwinJohn MillikenJoscelyn PlittThe Dillon FundT.Rowe Price Associates Foundation, Inc.United Way of Central Maryland Shutty Family FoundationVenable Foundation

$1,000 - $2,499

AnonymousChesapeake Urology Associates, Inc.

Lisa DugganJoshua EwenFidelity Charitable Gift FundDavid GoldsteinBen HarrisWilliam IntnerInvotexKahlert FoundationBrian KaneJim KoehnleinHadas KozlowskiKathleen LesterCarolyn MollenkopfJacqueline MooneyOur Lady of Perpetual Help SchoolHenry PeckDavid RichardsonDouglas SilberSinsky-Kresser-Racusin Memorial FundEdward SlatterySteve & Karla SmithTrevor SmithSpecial Care InvitationalState of Maryland, Department of Natural Resources

$500 - $999

Anonymous (3)Kathy AndersonLisa BerringerJoan CantoriMark CollinsKirk CulbertsonDamien DavisEd DugganMelinda ElliottMarty FetschMichael & Susan FordTodd GustinJohns Hopkins, Physical Medicine & RehabilitationJohns Hopkins University studentsKennedy Krieger InstituteLorraine Peniston

Philipp SackMichelle SwanenburgBruce ThorntonHolly TilfordNancy Young

$250 - $499

Anonymous (3)Jared AckersKristen BerryKathleen BuckleyWilliam CarruthGordon ClementRobert & Sheila CohenCorporate Office Properties, LPEllen DonahueGSRC, LLCMarilee HollisterJohn KingJennifer MillarZenji NakazawaAnthony RaneriRochlin, Settleman & DobresMichael Tenbrock

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Julienne GuideraAlison HammerbacherBeth HandyGregory HandyJanet HandyLynn HandyEbbe HasslRachel HechtNancy HernandezFrank HettelShannon HibberdSamuel HigginbottomTodd HillerJan HoffbergerDaisy HopkinsEric HopkinsKatherine HornLaura IbanezLaura ImesJoyce InfussiRobert JaquissSusannah JennerChad JohnsonMeghan JohnsonRoxie JohnsonSteven JusticeJeff KaneffJim KealyDrew KenneyDorothy KesslerJohn KircherShane KnickmanTobias KochRebecca KpetigoJenna KraussJ. Howard KucherKathryn KuhlenJeff KunceRose Anna KurowskiKevin LadenheimMollie LangeDavid LaporteElizabeth LarueKathy LawsonAllen LeavensRick LeeBabette LeshinskyBarbara LeskoJennifer LesterMichael LesterKathleen LewisJacqueline LibsterKatherine LinstromLittle & AssociatesRhianon LiuBarbara LotierzoRichard LoveMartin LutskyAndrew MacdonaldJeffrey MaciolekAlexander MaestrettiBill MahoneyJon ManekinTim MarloweLiz Martinez

Jim McCarthyMargaret McElligottDeirdre McElroyKathleen McGinleyLori McGroganMichael P. McNamaraRonald MelchiorDeepa MenonGlenn MetzlerLaura MeydAaron MillerAnne MillerMichael MillerMills MillsDavid MingesHelai MohammadClaire MolinaDavid MorenoffBarbara MorganAnn-Marie MorinEllen MorseDeirdre MullervyNancy MunsJudith L. NassauNational Federation of the BlindEdward NichollsKathleen NiemanChristopher NobisCatherine NorthSharon OcasioPatricia OertleNiall O’MalleyMegan OrlandoRobert OstergaardDoris PageGary PageClifford PalmerMark ParkerTammie ParkerJen ParryRobert PaymerArt PaynterMichael PiccininoGary PierpointLarry PinkettAlejandro PradaAlexa PtakEric PuleioJohn RamseyPete RaynorAlbert ReedTara ReillyMark RiccobonoEllen RingleinMark RitaccoRobinson & RobinsonKristen RodgersCarlos RodriguezBridget RohrboughPeter RoidakisJanet RomsaasAlex RosenheimGerry & Larry Rossi

Lorraine RovigElizabeth RylanderChristina SadowskiEric SannerF. Betsy SatoskyEllen SchallJay ScheinDelano SchmidtMike SchramelIlene SchwartzRobin SenecalDrew SheeranMehgan SidhuGreg SkinnerGregory SmithMary Jo SmithRita SpakowskyRobert K. StarttRonald StellabotteCarolyn StephensMike StoneMatthew SturrNassim SultanJonathan SumnerSandra SuttonKelly SwanstonElizabeth TaylorNicholas ThomasSarah ThomasWellgo TomJeffrey ToranElaine TriandafilouCharles TuckerSharon TurbanEllen TyreeAlan UtriaJim & Sonja UvegesLisa Van SantTalya VatmanStewart WadsworthSanta WallaceNicole WalshJeanne WarfieldCurtis WeistPamela WellerHeidi WerntzEliot WesslerBradley WesterBradley WhitmoreMark WilcoxHarold WilsonKeery WolfTerry WomackNijat WorleyAnderson WrangleKaren WrightTravis YatesValerie YinglingMary Jo YoungGavin YoungquistAnita Zimmerman

The Downtown Sailing Center would never be able to accomplish all that it does

and serve as many people in so many ways without the very generous support of

all of our supporters. To each and every one of you who supported us in 2012, we

give our heartfelt thanks!

As of November 30, 2012

Assets

Current Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 116,233

Accounts Receivable 45

Prepaid Expenses 23,977

Assets Held for Sale 4,386

Total Current Assets $ 144,641

Property and Equipment, net $ 350,945

Total Assets $ 495,586

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current Liabilities

Line of Credit $ 23,801

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 7,358

Deferred Revenue 35,550

Total Current Liabilities $ 66,709

Net Assets

Unrestricted

Operations $ 69,620

Investment in Property and Equipment 327,144

Total Unrestricted Net Assets $ 396,764

Temporarily Restricted 32,113

Total Net Assets $ 428,877

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 495,586

Statement of Financial Position

For the Year Ended November 30, 2012 Temporarily Unrestricted Restricted Total

Revenue, Gains, and Other Support Earned Income Community Outreach $ 36,601 - $ 36,601 Juniors Camp 67,376 - 67,376 Adult Education 80,367 - 80,367 Membership Dues 162,442 - 162,442 Event Fees 3,065 - 3,065Other Support: Contributions and Grants 119,370 64,045 183,415 Gain on Sale of Assets 20,547 - 20,547 Other Revenue 10,187 - 10,187 $499,955 $64,045 $564,000

Satisfaction of Purpose Restrictions 34,554 (34,554) - - -

Total Revenues, Gains & Other Support 534,509 29,491 564,000

Expenses Program Services: Community Outreach 137,225 - 137,225 Juniors Camp & Adult Education 138,130 - 138,130 Membership and Charters 189,131 - 189,131 Total Program Services 464,486 - 464,486

Supporting Services: Management and General 129,502 - 129,502 Fundraising 13,122 - 13,122 Total Supporting Services 142,624 - 142,624

Total Expenses 607,110 - 607,110

Change in Net Assets (72,601) 29,491 (43,110)

Net Assets, Beginning of Year 469,365 2,622 471,987

Net Assets, End of Year $ 396,764 $ 32,113 $ 428,877

Statement of Activities

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kathleen S. Lester, President

William Intner, Vice President

Stephen R. Smith, Immediate Past President

Damien Davis, Treasurer

Trevor Smith, Secretary

Ed Duggan, Associate Member

Todd Gustin, Associate Member

Bruce Levy, Associate Member

Bryan Richardson, Associate Member

DSC STAFF

Lynn Handy, Executive Director

Traci Mead, Membership & Marketing Manager

Stuart Proctor, Programs & Education Manager

Julia Riddle, Adult Education Coordinator

Baltimore’s Community Sailing Center

Physical Address: 1425 Key Highway, Suite 110 • Baltimore, MD 21230Mailing Address: P. O. Box 29917 • Baltimore, MD 21230

Office (410) 727-0722 • www.downtownsailing.org