About High School Sailing…

Severn Sailing Association is lucky enough to be located in one of the most competitive high school sailing districts in the US: MASSA (MidAtlantic Scholastic Sailing Association). The league inside of that district which all three of our teams compete in is called MDISA (Maryland Interscholarstic Sailing Association). For more information about MASSA and/or MDISA, you can click the buttons to the right!

SSA hosts three high school teams - Archbishop Spalding, Bethesda Chevy-Chase, and Broadneck High School. At the beginning of every season, there will be a mandatory informational meeting. This meeting is a great way for new sailors to get an introduction to each team, parents, and the coaches. Tryouts are at the beginning of every season. The SSA Junior Program's mission is to help young people learn techniques of one-design racing and to help them fully develop their one-design racing skills, and we proudly continue this through our High School program.

All sailors are expected to show up for tryouts, every practice, and regattas with…

• a US Coast Guard approved life jacket

• closed toed shoes (whether it be sailing boots or old sneakers)

• a bailer

• a watch with countdown feature [for practices and regattas only]

• clothes that can get wet.

• SPRING SEASON: a drysuit and warm, non-cotton layers

If a sailor is missing one of the necessary gear listed, this could cause them to miss out on a practice, regatta, or tryouts.