The premier sailing charter in the Philadelphia/Camden area, the Schooner North Wind is home to a range of experiential youth programs. She is racing to support her parent organization, Gloucester City Sail, based in Gloucester City, New Jersey. Their mission is to give local youth the opportunity to do science, learn history, and work on the Schooner North Wind while sailing on the Delaware River. So far in 2023, North Wind has taken more than 400 urban youth on sailing excursions.

Click HERE for a glimpse of some of North Wind's recent expeditions: a sail with students from Gloucester City's "Watch Us Bloom" childcare, and a three-day trip with high schoolers from the Maritime Academy Charter School - down the river to Fort Delaware and the Delaware Bay!

Welcome to the 2023 Virtual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race!

While normal sailboat racing happens on the water, this race is completely online. Each participating schooner has teamed up with a nonprofit partner, and is racing to raise as much money as possible for their charity. YOU can participate in the race by choosing a schooner, making a contribution, and sharing this webpage with your family and friends! 90% of gifts will go directly to the charity of your choice. The other 10% will help the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race achieve its mission to promote awareness of the Chesapeake Bay’s heritage; to encourage preservation of the Bay’s resources; to support Chesapeake Bay education and clean-up efforts; to bring historic schooners to the Bay; and to encourage schooner sailing and preservation. 

Please take a moment to learn more about our schooners and the organizations they support. At the start of the race, please come back here to make a donation and support your team!

Donation links will be available from 12:00 noon on Wednesday, August 23 through 3:00 PM on Saturday, August 26. 

Thank you for supporting our schooner community!

Please note: The Chesapeake Bay schooner community could not exist without people like you, and we're eager to keep in touch. GCBSR will share your contact information and notification preferences with the charity you donated to.  If you do not wish to be contacted by GCBSR, please opt out of communcations on the donation form.