Bay Day is our annual open house event to celebrate with our community and share in the enjoyment of our coastal environment!
Where: CISF’s campus @ Ft. Getty Park
(1050 Fort Getty Rd, Jamestown RI 02835)
When: Sunday, June 14th (1 – 4pm)
Rain Date: Sunday, June 21st (1 – 4pm)
We are thrilled to announce that as part of our 2026 Bay Day celebration, we will be providing tours of our newly constructed coastal campus! In addition to tours of CISF’s new campus, Bay Day 2026 will provide a free, inclusive opportunity for our community to enjoy the beautiful outdoors and participate in numerous hands-on activities including sailing, kayaking, fishing, guided marsh exploration, a raffle, and other science-based activities. Food trucks will be on-site as well.
Interested in sponsoring or contributing to this year’s event?
Contact Meg at Meg@JamestownSailing.Org.
Sponsors will directly support inclusive, equitable coastal access, outdoor education, and community boating while receiving positive exposure and visibility for their business!
The envisioned campus will provide safe, year-round facilities for youth, staff and the community.
Main Building: Wet lab, youth cubbies, offices, classrooms, bathrooms.
Experiential Education Space: Defined activity area, tent, community gathering space. This space provides room for growth, anticipating expected increase in demand for programming.
Workshop & Storage: Storage for boats and program supplies, and a space for projects and programs like powerboat engine maintenance.
Campaign support will enable CISF to sustain current programming through the campaign and project, build out new programs and offer more services to the community.
Operational Support: in addition to earned revenue from programs, annual support for current programming, operations and the campaign throughout the project.
Expanded Jamestown School Programming: Onsite CISF educator providing support to all Jamestown public schools, going beyond traditional teaching methods with hands-on projects that support curriculum (K though 8th Grade).
Adult Programming & Community Space: Enhanced sailing opportunties and topical workshops on everything from CPR to splicing and engine maintenance; space for group activities.
Increased On-Water Access: Dedicated weekend sailing instruction and rental opportunities, sail boats, fishing and more for people of all ages.
Expanded Camp Programming: Increased summer camp capacity (up to 25% from current 600 served), scholarship opportunities, and types of sessions offered.
Increased Impact: Consistently improve the quality of youth programs and aligning youth activities with established standards to increase impact. This is done through program quality assessment, data collection, impact reporting, and tying educational standards such as Next Generation Science Standards, Ocean Literacy Principles, and the Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) to CISF programs.
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary, CISF will seek to ensure long-term fiscal sustainability and the continued ability of the organization to positively impact our community.
Donors and sponsors to the campaign will be recognized in the year of their gift and there are opportunities for perpetual recognition on the new campus.
For those who wish to name a space on campus, opportunities are still available!