Through boating and education, CISF inspires and engages people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities with the coastal environment.
CISF is a coastal education organization that provides access, education, and recreation to kids and adults for life on the water. Located in the heart of Jamestown, we serve Rhode Islanders near and far, all year round, with seasonal programming: sailing, marine science, fishing, summer camps, and beyond.
Kids find us at Sea Adventure Camp, in after-school and homeschool programs, and in their own classrooms, where a CISF educator works alongside Jamestown teachers from September through May. Adults sail keelboats with us out of East Ferry, and on summer Wednesday evenings anyone ages 5 and up can sail for free. In 2025, we served 1,000 young people across more than 1,700 hours of programming.
Jamestown Sea Adventure Camp runs one-week sessions at Fort Getty for kids ages 4 to 16. A camp day moves between the boats, the salt marsh, the rocky shore and the touch tanks, and no week is the same, so many families sign up for more than one. No sailing experience is needed.
While CISF does not require submission of financials, scholarships are given out based on the need of the individual (and/or family). Priority is given to full-time Jamestown residents. Scholarships are accepted on a rolling basis. If more than 3 weeks has passed since your application submission and you have not heard anything from us, please reach out to Meg Myles.
Donations of cash, securities and estate planning are all welcome. To make a donation of stock, please contact Meg Myles. To donate boats or equipment, please scroll down the page further for more details. Please contact Meg Myles should you have any questions or for help making a gift.
