How to Join

Welcome to Community Sailing Fairfield

Community Sailing of Fairfield members get shared use of two fixed keel, family-size Ideal 18’ daysailers, four two-person kayaks, and four one-person kayaks. We're based at the Town Dock in beautiful Southport Harbor.

Household memberships are available to anyone over the age of 18 who has completed the required safety courses. To apply for membership, please follow the Membership Application Checklist and complete the required steps.

CSF is not a sailing school. Members are expected to have some sailing and kayaking experience before joining. Beginning sailors can check Longshore Sailing School in Westport for lessons.

For questions, please review the FAQs and use the Contact Us link if you need direct assistance.

Thank you for joining CSF.

Member Application Checklist

To apply for CSF membership, please complete each of the following steps and mail copies of the documents to the CSF. Please do not send CSF any money until you are notified the application is approved.

Membership address (below).

  1. New Member Application Questionnaire - required for all member applicants and households

  2. Connecticut Safety Boating certificate - required for all sailboat skippers. Not required for kayakers but is strongly recommended.
    See the link below for the State of CT/DEEP sponsored classes and listings for other class providers such as Flotilla 7-7 in Fairfield, located at the South Benson Marina.

    https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/Education/Boating-Classes

  3. CSF Member Handbook - required reading for all CSF members, both sailors and kayakers.

    Reading and knowledge of the CSF member handbook is required. It covers details of our boating rules,

    expectations of all members, and operations requirements.

  4. CSF Liability Waiver and General Release form - original signed copies (in blue ink) required for all CSF members

  5. Address for Documents and Fees - the completed documents outlined above, and membership fee payments are to be sent to:

    a. Postal mail - Documents & Fees: Community Sailing of Fairfield P.O. Box 553, Southport, CT 06890

    b. Email (for scanned documents only): commsailingfairfield.membership@gmail.com

    c. Venmo payments (preferred): Search for Community Sailing Fairfield under business. @Comm-Sailing-Fairfield

  6. Membership Fees - the fee schedule for CSF membership is as follows:

    a. Sailboats - annual fees for a household are $425 (full week), $275, (weekday only), and a 10% discount for seniors (62+).

    b. Kayak-only membership is available for $275.

  7. Additional Requirements - yearly boating skill tests are given to kayak and sailing members, as well as a one-time on the water sailing test. These tests and requirements are:

    a. Sailing Members - New members are required to attend all three spring Safe Boating seminars and existing members are required to attend at least one seminar and preferably all three seminar sessions. Seminars will be held in person at the Fairfield Recreation Center, 75 Mill Plain Rd. on April 23, April 30 and May 7 at 7:00 PM. Links for videos of the 2021 seminars are under the Resources tab of the website. All new members and returning members are required to pass the written Knowledge Test each year. See Calendar for more info.

    b. Sailing Members - a one-time, on the water checkout with a certified sailing instructor.

    c. Kayak Members - mandatory attendance in at least the 1st Spring Boating Safety Seminar session.

    Check our Calendar for information on Sailing Seminars - also sent to all members and prospective