Our Programs
Existing on the water programs now include sailing and racing programs for children and adults; ACCESSAIL for children and adults with physical and cognitive limitations; recreational and competitive rowing for juniors and adults; and Maritime Adventures, which exposes 60 underprivileged campers from Crossroads for Kids to sailing, fishing, kayaking, windsurfing and shell fishing. In 2000, DBMS sponsored the founding of sailing and rowing clubs at Duxbury High School. DHS Sailing is now a varsity sport that fields one of the best public school teams in the country. The DBMS rowing club is active in both the spring and fall, competing in numerous regattas. In addition, DBMS now hosts three other high school sailing teams. In 2007 DBMS drew students from age 81 to age 3, and the student population represented 24 states and 90 Massachusetts towns.
DBMS also operates a marine ecology program for first and second graders, a "Big Fish Little Fish" program that introduces toddlers and their parents to the wonders of the seashore, and a variety of low tide programs for children of all ages.
In addition, DBMS offers "off season" shore school classes. These include boat building, boat maintenance, boating safety for children and adults, coastal piloting and celestial navigation and Women Underway, a program designed to empower female boaters.