Boat Usage
Current Members
Returning members who have already registered for the 2025 season can visit the member portal here. If you are interested in becoming a member, scroll further down this page.
Become a Member
The MDI Community Sailing Center is open to everyone interested in learning to sail and to those who are already experienced sailors who wish to use our fleet of boats. If you're an experienced sailor but new to us, we’d like to invite you to become a member.
To become a boat usage member and get access to our fleet of over 40 boats, email us with some details about yourself and your sailing experience. From there, we’ll schedule a sailing proficiency test given by one of our U.S. Sailing Certified instructors. The instructor will monitor from a motorboat while you demonstrate the ability to complete all skills/tasks on the list below. The test will be completed in a Cape Cod Bullseye and can be taken individually or with members of your family/household on board with you. You won’t have to pay the full membership fee before taking the test, but you will have to pay a $50 test fee.
Sailing Proficiency Test Checklist
Rig the boat.
Leaving the mooring
Sail all points of sail with proper sail trim
Execute a tacking turn
Avoid unplanned jibes
Execute a controlled jibe
Execute a man overboard rescue
A controlled return to the mooring
De-rig the boat
Secure the boat to mooring
Know the basic knots - stopper figure eight, cleat hitch, square knot, and bowline
If you don’t pass this test, don’t worry! We’ll work with you through private lessons to get you to where you need to be.
Membership Cost
Individual
For those who want some alone time
$450
Couple
For 2 people directly related or living in the same house
$550
Family
For 3 or more people directly related or living in the same house
$600