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Founded | 2000 |
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Type | Educational |
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Area served | Washington Metropolitan Area |
Key people | Jim Muldoon, Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Website | www |
The National Maritime Heritage Foundation (NMHF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that manages community sailing and maritime education programs in Washington, D.C. In September 2009, the NMHF formally proposed a "National Naval and Maritime Museum" that would be built in Washington, D.C. The NMHF is in no way connected to the Naval Historical Foundation (NHF), the official U.S. Navy-endorsed group that raises private funds in support of the National Museum of the U.S. Navy (U.S. Navy Museum) in Washington, D.C.
The NMHF manages sailing programs for District of Columbia-area youth including "Kids Set Sail," "National Capital High School Sailing," and "Learn to Sail."[4]
DC Sail is a community sailing program for adults that provides sailing lessons, boat rentals, and racing on the Washington Channel.[4][5] DC Sail was designated as a separate program of the National Maritime Heritage Foundation in 2010 and is overseen by a Sailing Director, Sailors Advisory Group, and executive board.[6]
Main article: American Spirit (schooner) |
American Spirit is a 65-foot (20 m) schooner that is owned and operated by the NMHF. The schooner is used as a "floating classroom" and for excursion cruises and private charters.[7][8]
Since 2008, the NMHF has hosted an annual sailboat race held in October on the Washington Channel and Potomac River. More than 100 sailors participated in 2009. The race takes its name from the Cantina Marina, an event partner located on the Washington Channel.[9]